Tessa Thompson
Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress, producer, singer, and songwriter. She began her professional acting career with the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College. She appeared in productions of The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet, the latter of which earned her a NAACP Theatre Award nomination. Her breakthrough came with leading roles in Tina Mabry's independent drama film Mississippi Damned (2009) and Tyler Perry's drama film For Colored Girls (2010).
Thompson was was raised between Los Angeles and Brooklyn, New York. Her father, singer-songwriter Marc Anthony Thompson, is of Afro-Panamanian descent and is the founder of the musical collective Chocolate Genius, Inc. Her mother has white and Mexican ancestry. She has a younger half-sister, Zsela, who is a singer and songwriter. Thompson attended Santa Monica High School, where she played Hermia in a student production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. She then attended Santa Monica College (SMC), where she studied cultural anthropology and is a member of the alma mater. While at SMC, she also attended lectures by Lisa Wolpe of the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company (LAWSC).
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Known for
Grey's Anatomy
Camille Travis
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge
BoJack Horseman
Taneisha (voice)
Cold Case
Wilhemina 'Billie' Doucette
Rizzoli & Isles
Anna Farrell
Private Practice
Zoe Salter
Westworld
Charlotte Hale
Heroes
Rebecca Taylor
Veronica Mars
Jackie Cook
What If...?
Valkyrie (voice)
Marvel Studios Legends
Valkyrie (archive footage) (uncredited)
Life
Liza
Portlandia
Bailey
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
Avengers: Endgame
Valkyrie
Hidden Palms
Nikki Barnes
Dear White People
Rikki Carter
Thor: Ragnarok
Valkyrie
Three Rivers
Thor: Love and Thunder
King Valkyrie
The Marvels
Valkyrie
Creed III
Bianca Creed
Creed II
Bianca
Creed
Bianca
Annihilation
Josie Radek
Men in Black: International
Molly Wright / Agent M
Mental
Lady and the Tramp
Lady (voice)
Sorry to Bother You
Detroit
The Human Contract
Waitress
When a Stranger Calls
Scarlet
His & Hers
Anna
Selma
Diane Nash
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Self - King Valkyrie
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Tessa Thompson
Passing
Irene Redfield
For Colored Girls
Nyla / Purple
War on Everyone
Jackie Hollis
The Initiation of Sarah
Esme
Dear White People
Samantha White
Little Woods
Oleander 'Ollie' Hale
Sylvie's Love
Sylvie
Make It Happen
Dana
Exquisite Corpse
Liz
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
The Daily Show
Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Self
Furlough
Nicole Stevens
The Listener
Beth
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
Self
Hedda
Hedda
Creed IV
Bianca Taylor
100 Years
Narrator (voice)
Murder on the 13th Floor
Nia Palmer
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Dirty Computer
Zen
Moonlight
Monica
Everyday Black Man
Claire
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
Mississippi Damned
Kari Peterson
Betwixt
Jenny
Automotive
Maggie
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Grantham & Rose
Wallis
Sherri
Self - Guest
Salt Water
Brit
Shadow Stalker
Tessa Thompson
Points of Origin
Rosemary
Later the War
South Dakota
Chris
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Brave Girl Rising
Nasro (voice)
Hot Ones
Self
Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies
Self