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"Knock it off!"
―Theresa Russo
Theresa Russo
Theresa-full
Character Statistics
Gender: Female
Birthday: c. 1970
Dislikes: Magic being used in the house
Lives In: New York City, NY
Relationships
Brothers: Ernesto Larkin

(brother)

Mother: Magdalena Larkin
Father: Unknown father
Husband: Jerry Russo
Children: Alex Russo (daughter)
Justin Russo (oldest son)
Max Russo (youngest son)
Friends: Harper Finkle
Mason
Juliet
Zeke
Production Info
Portrayed by: Maria Canals-Barrera
First Appearance: Crazy 10-Minute Sale
Last Appearance: The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex

Theresa Russo (née Larkin) is the mother of AlexJustin, and Max Russo, and the daughter-in-law of Hank and Rose Russo. She runs the Waverly Sub Station with her husband, Jerry Russo. As a mortal, she possesses no powers but encourages her children's discovery of things such as school and their Latino heritage (Alex and her brothers are half Mexican from Theresa's side of the family). She does not like magic, and can't stand it when she finds "magic running amok in the house."

Background[]

Theresa can be fussy, caring, and can be pretty embarrassing. Theresa lives in Waverly Place in Manhattan with her husband, Jerry Russo, and their three children: Justin, Alex, and Max. Unlike her children, she is a mortal and Jerry gave up his powers so he could be with her. However, all three of her children still inherited his magic abilities.

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Trivia[]

  • Her mother said in a speech at Alex's Quinceañera that Theresa was born at 6:02 pm, on a rainy day. She could hear the leaky roof.
    • Her father would give that "leaky roof" speech for any special occasion, so Theresa already knew it. Given he did not show up for Alex's quinceañera, Theresa's father is likely deceased.
  • Her maiden name Larkin.
  • She is two months younger than her husband.
  • She was wildly popular in high school, which she mentions several times. This is because she was the first girl admitted into a formerly all-boy high school, which she forgets to tell people.
  • She thinks that because she's not a wizard, she can't get in trouble for wizard laws.
  • Out of all the main characters, she appears in the least amount of episodes, unlike Alex who appears in every single episode.
  • She revealed that she doesn't like the Sub Station, and wants the Sub Station to be destroyed permanently, as seen in the episode Wizards Unleashed.
  • She's only taught a brief wizard lesson until the kids start fighting and lets Justin teach it.
  • 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 doesn't like when her children use magic around the house.
  • She wanted to have a Quinceañera for her 15th birthday, but her family couldn't afford to give her a party.
  • She is the one Alex usually comes to when she has a problem that is non-magical.
  • In Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, it was revealed that she met Jerry in the summer after finishing college.
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