Theresa Russo is one of the main characters in Disney Channel Original Series Wizards of Waverly Place. She is Justin, Alex, and Max Russo's mother. She runs the Waverly Sub Station with her husband, Jerry. As a mortal, she possesses no powers, but encourages her children's discovery of things, such as school and their Latino heritage. She does not like magic, and she cannot stand it when she finds "magic running amuck in the house".
Years later in Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, Theresa is the paternal grandmother of Roman and Milo Russo, and the maternal grandmother Billie. Also, she is the mother-in-law of Giada Russo and Damian Pennwolf.
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Personality[]
Theresa Russo is a typical mother. She's fussy, caring, and can be pretty embarrassing. Theresa lives in Waverly Place in Manhattan with her husband, Jerry Russo, and her children: Justin, Alex, and Max.
Trivia[]
- Theresa is the first Latina mother in a live-action Disney Channel Original Series.
- She didn't have a Quinceañera when she turned 15 because her family couldn't afford it at the time.[1]
- She was wildly popular in high school, which she mentions several times, though she skips over the fact that she was the only girl in an all boys' high school.
- She's only taught a brief wizard lesson until the kids start fighting and she yells, "Alright, I quit. Justin, it's on you!!!"[2]
- She is infamous for her catchphrase "Knock it off!"
- She is said to be a fast swimmer in "Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana", always winning first place, mostly because she was afraid of swimming and couldn't wait to get out of the water.
- She has a like/hate relationship with her sister-in-law, Megan Russo.
- She doesn't understand what magic is used for, as in the episode "Night at the Lazerama", Alex said that on the way home (from the lazerama) she learned a spell that could turn a person into a pair of socks (Arygle, boby, tube knee high into socks turn this guy/girl): she says "Max only wears the same pair of socks anyway, so he could just wear Conscience" (portrayed by Hannah Montana's Moises Arias).
- She absolutely hates magic and can't handle a wizard class without getting annoyed. However, in "Max's Secret Girlfriend", she was screaming "I'm a wizard freak!"
- She 'believes' she can play the guitar.
- She 'believes' people think she's Alex's sister.
- She doesn't like to admit she's middle aged.
- She thinks that because she's not a wizard, she can't get in trouble with wizard laws.
- She is of Hispanic descent.
- She is a year and two months younger than Jerry Russo.
- As mentioned in "Retest", Theresa hates travelling by magic because it makes her ears pop, ankles swell, and like Harper, she tastes metal.
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