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). 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.
When a Stranger Calls
(Scarlet)
The Initiation of Sarah
(Esme)
Make It Happen
(Dana)
The Listener
(Beth)
For Colored Girls
(Nyla / Purple)
Hedda
(Hedda Gabler)
The Invite
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
(Self)
Dear White People
(Samantha White)
Murder on the 13th Floor
(Nia Palmer)
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
(Self)
Grantham & Rose
(Wallis)
Thor: Love and Thunder
(King Valkyrie)
Exquisite Corpse
(Liz)
The Marvels
(Valkyrie)
Creed IV
(Bianca Taylor)
Points of Origin
(Rosemary)
Selma
(Diane Nash)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
(Self - King Valkyrie)
Creed
(Bianca)
War on Everyone
(Jackie Hollis)
Annihilation
(Josie Radek)
Thor: Ragnarok
(Valkyrie)
The Grand Romantic
(Boss' secretary)
Everyday Black Man
(Claire)
The Human Contract
(Waitress)
Automotive
(Maggie)
Salt Water
(Brit)
South Dakota
(Chris)
Mississippi Damned
(Kari Peterson)
Little Woods
(Oleander 'Ollie' Hale)
Sorry to Bother You
(Detroit)
100 Years
(Narrator (voice))
Creed II
(Bianca)
Furlough
(Nicole Stevens)
Dirty Computer
(Zen)
Passing
(Irene Redfield)
Lady and the Tramp
(Lady (voice))
Men in Black: International
(Molly Wright / Agent M)
Sylvie's Love
(Sylvie)
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
(Tessa Thompson)
Avengers: Endgame
(Valkyrie)
Creed III
(Bianca Creed)
Shadow Stalker
(Tessa Thompson)
Moonlight
(Monica)
Betwixt
(Jenny)
Veronica Mars
(Jackie Cook)
Heroes
(Rebecca Taylor)
Cold Case
(Wilhemina 'Billie' Doucette)
Life
(Liza)
Private Practice
(Zoe Salter)
Mental
Three Rivers
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
(Self)
The Daily Show
(Self)
Marvel Studios Legends
(Valkyrie (archive footage) (uncredited))
Grey's Anatomy
(Camille Travis)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
(Self - Guest)
Westworld
(Charlotte Hale)
Sherri
(Self - Guest)
What If...?
(Valkyrie (voice))
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
(Self - Guest Judge)
Hot Ones
(Self)
Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies
(Self)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
(Self)
Hidden Palms
(Nikki Barnes)
Portlandia
(Bailey)
Dear White People
(Rikki Carter)
Rizzoli & Isles
(Anna Farrell)
BoJack Horseman
(Taneisha (voice))
His & Hers
(Anna)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
