Therese was a little girl when she first showed signs of mental illness, namely dissociative identity disorder, which came in the form of an alternative personality called Jeanette. Therese's exact age is unknown, but Jeanette mentioned their last sunrise as being over two lifetimes ago. Therese Voerman (also known as Jeanette Voerman) is the Malkavian Baron, as well as the aspiring Prince of Santa Monica and the proprietor of The Asylum, a nightclub in the area of Santa Monica.