Tessa Ariel is a professional alias used by American voice actress, actress, and ADR director Bridget Hoffman. This alias has been credited in various English-language dubs of anime productions.

Hoffman's career in voice acting spans several decades and includes a wide array of prominent roles in anime series and films. She is known for voicing lead and ensemble characters in many classic and influential titles. Some of her most notable roles include Belldandy in Ah! My Goddess: The Movie, Lain Iwakura in Serial Experiments Lain, Mima Kirigoe in Perfect Blue, Miaka Yuki in Fushigi Yûgi, Fuu Hououji in Magic Knight Rayearth, and Mizuho Kazami in Please Teacher. She also voiced the character KOS-MOS in the Xenosaga video game series. In the 1990s, she was involved in the English adaptation of the anime series Hyper Doll; however, the voice cast for the series is documented as including Yuri Shiratori in the role of Shoko Aida.

Beyond performing, Bridget Hoffman has frequently contributed to anime productions in other creative capacities. She has served as an ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) director and script writer on numerous projects, including her work on the Fushigi Yûgi series and films, and Ah! My Goddess: The Movie. Her work in the Los Angeles area has also extended to providing additional voices for major animated feature films.