Theresa (Kingdom)

This article is about the TV Series character. For other pages with the same name, see: Theresa

Theresa
Actor	Terri Joe Kennedy
Gender	Female
Hair Color	Black
Age	Late 40s to Early 50s ("The Well") Mid to Late 50s ("Bounty") Late 50s to Early 60s ("Rest in Peace")
Occupation	Unknown
Family	Unknown
Ethnicity	Asian-American
Status	Alive
Episode Count	21
First Appearance	"The Well"
Last Appearance	"Rest in Peace"

“

This is about a friend of mine. She's sick and can't afford the treatment. Will put her family into debt. She needs a small procedure. If we can take care of it outside the system. ―Ezekiel asking Tomi to help Theresa.

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Theresa is a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. She was a resident of the Kingdom, who later moved to the Hilltop Colony following the Kingdom's fall. After the Whisperer War and the destruction of Hilltop, she moved to Alexandria with other refugees. Many months later, she was among those to move to the Commonwealth.

Pre-Apocalypse

Location Unknown

Nothing is known about Theresa's life prior to or as the outbreak began.

Post-Apocalypse

Washington, D.C.

At some point in the apocalypse, Theresa joined a community called the Kingdom.

Season 7

"The Well"

Theresa eats dinner in the Kingdom's cafeteria with the other residents as Morgan chats with Benjamin at the next table over.

"New Best Friends"

Theresa walks past the Kingdom's gardens with another man as Daryl and Richard chat about fighting the Saviors.

Season 8

"Some Guy"

Theresa is among the Kingdommers to gather in the center of town and listen to Ezekiel's speech about his confidence in the militia. She smiles as she listens and cheers with the other townspeople. When Ezekiel, Carol, and Jerry return to the Kingdom later that day, Theresa gathers with the other townspeople and is saddened by the loss of the Kingdom army.

"How It's Gotta Be"

Theresa is among the townspeople rounded up by Gavin and his Saviors as they search for Ezekiel. When Ezekiel rams the school bus creating a diversion, Theresa flees the Kingdom with the rest of the residents to the designated safe house.

"Dead or Alive Or"

Theresa is among the Kingdommers to have evacuated to the Hilltop Colony. She rests and sits outside while chatting with another woman.

"Do Not Send Us Astray"

Theresa is among the civilians to take shelter inside the Barrington House as the Saviors attack Hilltop. That night, she is among the residents and refugees to survive the outbreak that occurred due to the Saviors' tainted weapons infecting and turning several people.

"Worth"

At Hilltop, Theresa helps another woman with laundry duty.

Season 9

"Bounty"

In the Kingdom, Theresa is among the townspeople working in the crop fields.

"Chokepoint"

Theresa is among the Kingdom's residents to help prepare the town for the Harvest Festival where travelers from Alexandria, Hilltop, and Oceanside would be visiting for a fair. When the generators are fixed and turned on, she and other townspeople cheer at the accomplishment.

"The Calm Before"

Theresa watches from the crowd as Ezekiel declares they've finally accomplished Rick, Carl, and Jesus' dreams of reuniting the communities. "Let the fair of a new beginning begin!" Ezekiel says as everyone celebrates and applauds. Theresa then enjoys the fair and socializes with the people of the Coalition. That night, Theresa attends the theater and watches the movie with other fair attendees.

The next day, Theresa listens from the crowd as Siddiq delivers the tragic news about the fate of the missing fair attendees, tells them how brave the victims were in their final moments and how he was intentionally kept alive to tell this very story. He encourages everyone to remember the fallen as brave heroes and to honor them.

"The Storm"

Although unseen, Theresa is among the refugees to move to Hilltop after the Kingdom was abandoned due to further deterioration and destruction as a result of rot and fires in the buildings.

Season 10

"Morning Star"

Theresa walks around Hilltop as the convoy from Alexandria arrives to town. When the Whisperers and their horde attack the Hilltop at night, Theresa remains inside the Barrington House for shelter.

"A Certain Doom"

Theresa is among the Hilltop refugees to evacuate to the abandoned hospital referred to as the "Tower". She helps prepare supplies and equipment in the face of the impending Whisperer attack on the hospital. When the Whisperers eventually break into the hospital, Theresa and the others are evacuated safely from the hospital via the elevator shafts and basement tunnels. After Beta and the Whisperers are wiped out, the remaining survivors congregate in the woods where the injured are treated and families are reunited.

Season 11

"New Haunts"

Theresa is among the Alexandria residents to move to the city in the Commonwealth as their town is being rebuilt. She enjoys the Halloween festivities in the main plaza and cheers on during the children's costume contest.

"The Lucky Ones"

Theresa is at the Commonwealth Hospital awaiting her appointment as Ezekiel is in the same examining room being tended to by Dr. Okumura and Theo. A nurse enters the room and speaks with Theresa before exiting. Upon hearing the news that Ezekiel was approved for his surgery, Theresa was happy and shared a smile with her friend.

"Trust"

Theresa has developed appendicitis and she requires an appendectomy to save her life. However, Theresa can't afford the treatment at the Commonwealth Hospital and she refuses to put her family into debt by trying to get it so Ezekiel seeks the help of Dr. Tomi Okumura to treat her in secret. After initially refusing due to the dangers, Tomi ultimately decides to help Theresa.

Ezekiel leads Tomi to a secret clinic that he has set up at his new job where Tomi begins operating on Theresa with Theo's help. However, Theresa's appendix bursts in the middle of the surgery and Tomi sends Theo back to the hospital for more antibiotics for her. With the help of Ezekiel and Carol, Tomi successfully removes Theresa's burst appendix.

After stitching Theresa back up, Tomi tells Ezekiel and Carol that they will know more over the next 24 hours, but that it looks good for Theresa.

"Variant"

In the aftermath of the undead attack on the Founders' Day festivities, Theresa attempts to flee Union Square among the dozens of other civilians running and screaming.

"What's Been Lost"

As Yumiko attempts to follow a government agent around Union Square, Theresa is out and about walking around the square with her purse. At the press conference in Union Station later that day, Theresa stands in the back of the crowd among her fellow Virginia immigrants listening to Yumiko and the others share their remarks. She applauds along with many others once Yumiko announces her intent to defend Eugene in trial against Pamela and the Commonwealth government. In an act of retaliation, Pamela has Theresa and the remaining immigrants rounded up and sent to Outpost #22. Hooded and drugged, she is seated next to Ezekiel on a bus as part of a convoy to the prison labor camp.

"Outpost 22"

Theresa awakens on a bus of other kidnapped immigrants next to Ezekiel and listens to the Warden as he addresses everyone and what will happen to them. She then spends the day at the work site clearing rubble. At lunch, she sits with her friends and eats porridge. She witnesses several prisoners attempt to escape but are shot instead. That night, she and the others are ordered onto the buses where they head for Alexandria, which had been turned into a prison camp.

"Faith"

Theresa is among the enslaved Alexandrians working at a site beyond the walls where tracks are being laid for the Commonwealth's train. That night, she and the other prisoners are awoken and brought to the windmill for Negan's execution. Instead, she witnesses Ezekiel, Juanita, Magna, Nabila, Tyler Davis, and several others make a stand against the Commonwealth soldiers, and their subsequent surrender along with the Warden's death.

"Family"

Theresa accompanies a group of Alexandrians and liberated prisoners to the Commonwealth to rescue Eugene, Yumiko, Maxxine, and the missing children, and hold Pamela Milton accountable for her crimes. Upon arriving at Union Station through the access tunnels, they were ambushed by Milton's men. Fortunately Theresa survived the ambush and escaped the train station into the streets with the remaining fighters in her group.

"Rest in Peace"

After the herd swarmed the city streets, Theresa made it to the Commonwealth Hospital with several other survivors. After the herd breaks through the front doors and kills two people, Theresa follows Daryl, Carol, Judith, Magna, Yumiko, Connie, Kelly, Dianne, a Kingdom woman, and a Hilltop man through the overrun hospital and to safety.

One year later, Theresa is living in the Commonwealth and attends Ezekiel and Mercer's speech in a city park. Seated in the audience, Theresa listens to the Governor as he addresses the crowd and stands up in applause at the end of his remarks.

Killed Victims

This list shows the victims Theresa has killed:

• Possibly numerous counts of zombies

Relationships

Allies The Kingdom Ezekiel Sutton - Leader and Friend Jerry Dianne The Coalition Carol Peletier The Commonwealth Michael Mercer - Lieutenant Governor Tomichi Okumura - Surgeon Theo - Surgeon

Enemies The Saviors Gavin † The Whisperers The Commonwealth Pamela Milton The Warden †

Appearances

• List
• Table

TV Series

Season 7

• "The Well" ^{(No Lines)}
• "New Best Friends" ^{(No Lines)}

Season 8

• "Some Guy" ^{(No Lines)}
• "How It's Gotta Be" ^{(No Lines)}
• "Dead or Alive Or" ^{(No Lines)}
• "Do Not Send Us Astray" ^{(No Lines)}
• "Worth" ^{(No Lines)}

Season 9

• "Bounty" ^{(No Lines)}
• "Chokepoint" ^{(No Lines)}
• "The Calm Before" ^{(No Lines)}

Season 10

• "Morning Star" ^{(No Lines)}
• "A Certain Doom" ^{(No Lines)}

Season 11

• "New Haunts" ^{(No Lines)}
• "The Lucky Ones" ^{(No Lines)}
• "Trust" ^{(No Lines)}
• "Variant" ^{(No Lines)}
• "What's Been Lost" ^{(No Lines)}
• "Outpost 22" ^{(No Lines)}
• "Faith" ^{(No Lines)}
• "Family" ^{(No Lines)}
• "Rest in Peace" ^{(No Lines)}

Episodes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
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Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
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Season 11										👁		👁			👁				👁	👁	👁	👁	👁	👁

✔	Appears	✔	Voice is heard
👁	Appears with no lines	✔	Appears in a flashback
✔	Appears as a walker	🖼	Appears in a photograph/video
✔	Appears as a corpse	✔	Appears in a hallucination/dream

Gallery

For more images of Theresa, please visit Background Survivors (TV Series)/The Kingdom.

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Trivia

• The character was named after the actress who portrays her, Terri Joe Kennedy.
• According to Talking Dead, this extra was personally picked by Khary Payton to portray the appendicitis patient as he wanted her to "represent the Kingdom for Ezekiel. She's this precious thing that somehow survived" the undead apocalypse, the war against the Saviors, the fall of the Kingdom and later Hilltop, the Whisperer conflict, and the storm that ravaged Alexandria only to end up sick in the Commonwealth.
• Theresa is one of eight named characters introduced in Season 7 that are confirmed to be alive, the others being Ezekiel Sutton, Jerry, Dianne, Nabila, Douglas, Rachel Ward, and Cyndie.