Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. She began her professional acting career with the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College, appearing in productions of The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet. Her breakthrough came with leading roles in Tina Mabry's independent drama film Mississippi Damned (2009) and Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls (2010).
Thompson gained favorable notices for roles in the comedy-drama Dear White People (2014), and as civil rights activist Diane Nash in Ava DuVernay's historical drama Selma (2014). She gained mainstream attention for her roles in franchise films, playing Bianca Taylor in the sports dramas Creed (2015), Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023), and as Valkyrie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films, including Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), as well as her leading role in Men in Black: International (2019). She received acclaim for her roles in the independent films Sorry to Bother You (2018), Annihilation (2018), Sylvie's Love (2020), and Passing (2021), the latter of which earned her a nomination for a British Academy Film Award.
On television, she starred in the noir drama series Veronica Mars (2005–2006), the drama series Copper (2012–2013), and the science fiction series Westworld (2016–2022).
Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. She began her professional acting career with the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company...
Look up tessa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tessa is a feminine given name, sometimes a shortened form of Theresa. It may refer to: Tessa (rapper)...
r/nosleep subreddit in 2017. It is produced by QCODE, Automatik, and TessaThompson. Alice Sharman is a journalist who is investigating the story of a paranormal...
directed by Nia DaCosta in her feature directorial debut. The film stars TessaThompson, Lily James, Luke Kirby, James Badge Dale and Lance Reddick. Little...
father is musician Marc Anthony Thompson of Chocolate Genius, Inc. and her older paternal half-sister is actress TessaThompson. Ache of Victory (self-released...
installment in the Rocky film series. It stars Michael B. Jordan, Stallone, TessaThompson, Wood Harris, Phylicia Rashad, Florian Munteanu, and Dolph Lundgren...
and the ninth overall in the Rocky film series. The film also stars TessaThompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris, Mila Davis-Kent, Florian Munteanu and...
directed by TessaThompson. The album features contributions from musicians including Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily, Moor Mother, and Thompson's father Chocolate...
Boots Riley, in his directorial debut. It stars LaKeith Stanfield, TessaThompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, Patton Oswalt, David...
by director Alex Garland, starring Natalie Portman, Gina Rodriguez, TessaThompson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Oscar Isaac. It was released on February...
original on 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2015-02-20. Zemler, Emily (2014-01-20). "TessaThompson and Jesse Nolan Make Music Magic in Caught A Ghost". Elle. Archived...
Rachel Wood and TessaThompson. The Wood-portrayed Dolores Prime is considered to be the lead character of the show, while the Thompson-portrayed Dolores...
perspective of several black students. It stars Tyler James Williams, TessaThompson, Kyle Gallner, Teyonah Parris, Brandon P. Bell, Brittany Curran, Marque...
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