Teyonah Parris
Acting
- Born:
- 1987-09-22
- Place of birth:
- Hopkins, South Carolina, USA
Biography
Teyonah Parris (/tiˈɒnə/ tee-ON-ə; born September 22, 1987) is an American actress. A graduate of Juilliard School, she began acting in 2010. Her first prominent roles were in the drama series Mad Men (2012–2015) and in the independent film Dear White People (2014). She then appeared in the drama series Empire (2014), Spike Lee's crime comedy Chi-Raq (2015), and the drama film If Beale Street Could Talk(2018). In 2021, Parris starred in the horror film Candyman and began portraying Monica Rambeau in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with the Disney+ series WandaVision. She has since featured in the black comedy series No Good Deed (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Teyonah Parris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Compassionate Release
Matchbox the Movie
No Good Deed
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
Dashing Through the Snow
The Marvels
They Cloned Tyrone
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Married to Real Estate
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Candyman
What If...?
Marvel Studios Assembled
WandaVision
The Photograph
Charm City Kings
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
Point Blank
If Beale Street Could Talk
Five Nights in Maine
Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story
90 Days
Chi-Raq
Empire
Where Children Play
Dear White People
Survivor's Remorse
They Came Together
A Picture of You
Wu Is Dead
How Do You Know
The Good Wife
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Mad Men
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Empire Corner
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair
Turpentine
Running
Don't Go Gentle
Before I Let Go