Actress Tessa Thompson

Tessa Thompson
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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). This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, USA Los Angeles, California, USA
Date of birth
3rd October 1983
Movies that starred Tessa Thompson (14 in total)
Creed III poster

Creed III [2023]

Bianca Taylor
Thor: Love and Thunder poster

Thor: Love and Thunder [2022]

King Valkyrie
Thor: Love and Thunder poster

Thor: Love and Thunder [2022]

King Valkyrie
Passing poster

Passing [2021]

Irene Redfield
Men in Black: International poster

Men in Black: International [2019]

Molly Wright / Agent M
Lady and the Tramp poster

Lady and the Tramp [2019]

Lady (voice)
Creed II poster

Creed II [2018]

Bianca Taylor
Annihilation poster

Annihilation [2018]

Josie Radek
Thor: Ragnarok poster

Thor: Ragnarok [2017]

Scrapper 142 / Valkyrie
Creed poster

Creed [2015]

Bianca
Grantham & Rose poster

Grantham & Rose [2014]

Wallis
Mississippi Damned poster

Mississippi Damned [2009]

Kari Peterson
When a Stranger Calls poster

When a Stranger Calls [2006]

Scarlet
The Initiation of Sarah poster

The Initiation of Sarah [2006]

Esme
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