Tessa Thompson

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1983-10-03 (41 years old)

Place of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As Tessa Lynne Thompson, Τέσσα Τόμπσον, 蒂莎·湯普森

Tessa Thompson

Biography

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.

Known For

Actor

Hedda

as Hedda Gabler

Creed IV

as Bianca Taylor

His & Hers

as Anna

2024
The Listener

as Beth

2023
The Marvels

as Valkyrie

2023
Creed III

as Bianca Creed

2022
Thor: Love and Thunder

as King Valkyrie

2022
Sherri

as Self - Guest

2021
Passing

as Irene Redfield

2021
What If...?

as Valkyrie (voice)

2021
Marvel Studios Legends

as Valkyrie (archive footage) (uncredited)

2020
Sylvie's Love

as Sylvie

2019
Shadow Stalker

as Tessa Thompson

2019
Lady and the Tramp

as Lady (voice)

2019
2019
Men in Black: International

as Molly Wright / Agent M

2019
Avengers: Endgame

as Valkyrie

2019
Little Woods

as Oleander 'Ollie' Hale

2018
Creed II

as Bianca

2018
2018
2018
Furlough

as Nicole Stevens

2018
Annihilation

as Josie Radek

2017
Thor: Ragnarok

as Valkyrie

2017
South Dakota

as Chris

2017
100 Years

as Narrator (voice)

2017
Dear White People

as Rikki Carter

2016
War on Everyone

as Jackie Hollis

2016
Salt Water

as Brit

2016
Westworld

as Charlotte Hale

2015
Creed

as Bianca

2015
The Grand Romantic

as Boss' secretary

2015
Hot Ones

as Self

2014
Selma

as Diane Nash

2014
Dear White People

as Samantha White

2014
Points of Origin

as Rosemary

2014
Grantham & Rose

as Wallis

2014
BoJack Horseman

as Taneisha (voice)

2013
Automotive

as Maggie

2012
2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

as Self - Guest Judge

2011
2011
Portlandia

as Bailey

2010
For Colored Girls

as Nyla / Purple

2010
2010
Rizzoli & Isles

as Anna Farrell

2009
Mississippi Damned

as Kari Peterson

2009
2008
The Human Contract

as Waitress

2008
2007
Life

as Liza

2007
Private Practice

as Zoe Salter

2007
Hidden Palms

as Nikki Barnes

2006
2006
Heroes

as Rebecca Taylor

2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Camille Travis

2004
Veronica Mars

as Jackie Cook

2003
Cold Case

as Wilhemina 'Billie' Doucette

2003
1996

Producer

His & Hers

as Executive Producer

Is God Is

as Producer

Hedda

as Producer

2024
The Listener

as Producer

2020
Sylvie's Love

as Executive Producer

2019
Little Woods

as Executive Producer

Director

2024
Raat Ki Rani

as Director

Writer

2024
Raat Ki Rani

as Story