Tessa Thompson
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
as Hedda Gabler
as Bianca Taylor
as Anna
as Beth
as Valkyrie
as Bianca Creed
as Self - King Valkyrie
as King Valkyrie
as Self - Guest
as Irene Redfield
as Valkyrie (voice)
as Valkyrie (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Sylvie
as Tessa Thompson
as Lady (voice)
as Tessa Thompson
as Molly Wright / Agent M
as Valkyrie
as Oleander 'Ollie' Hale
as Bianca
as Detroit
as Zen
as Nicole Stevens
as Josie Radek
as Valkyrie
as Monica
as Chris
as Narrator (voice)
as Rikki Carter
as Jackie Hollis
as Brit
as Charlotte Hale
as Bianca
as Boss' secretary
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Diane Nash
as Samantha White
as Rosemary
as Wallis
as Self
as Taneisha (voice)
as Maggie
as Nia Palmer
as Self - Guest Judge
as Claire
as Bailey
as Nyla / Purple
as Jenny
as Liz
as Anna Farrell
as Kari Peterson
as Waitress
as Dana
as Liza
as Zoe Salter
as Nikki Barnes
as Self
as Esme
as Scarlet
as Rebecca Taylor
as Camille Travis
as Jackie Cook
as Wilhemina 'Billie' Doucette
as Self
as Self
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
Director
as Director
Writer
as Story