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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- 2023 · The Marvels as Valkyrie
- 2023 · Creed III as Bianca Creed
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Thor: Love and Thunder as King Valkyrie
- 2022 · Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies as Self
- 2021 · What If...? as Valkyrie (voice)
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Legends as Valkyrie (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2019 · Men in Black: International as Molly Wright / Agent M
- 2019 · Avengers: Endgame as Valkyrie
- 2018 · Creed II as Bianca
- 2018 · Annihilation as Josie Radek
- 2017 · Thor: Ragnarok as Valkyrie
- 2017 · Dear White People as Rikki Carter
- 2016 · Westworld as Charlotte Hale
- 2015 · Creed as Bianca
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as Taneisha (voice)
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2012 · RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge
- 2011 · Portlandia as Bailey
- 2010 · Rizzoli & Isles as Anna Farrell
- 2009 · Three Rivers as
- 2009 · Mental as
- 2007 · Life as Liza
- 2007 · Private Practice as Zoe Salter
- 2007 · Hidden Palms as Nikki Barnes
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Heroes as Rebecca Taylor
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Camille Travis
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Veronica Mars as Jackie Cook
- 2003 · Cold Case as Wilhemina 'Billie' Doucette
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- Future · His & Hers as Anna
- 2024 · The Listener as Beth
- 2022 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder as Self - King Valkyrie
- 2022 · Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising as Self
- 2021 · Passing as Irene Redfield
- 2020 · Sylvie's Love as Sylvie
- 2019 · Shadow Stalker as Tessa Thompson
- 2019 · Lady and the Tramp as Lady (voice)
- 2019 · Between Two Ferns: The Movie as Tessa Thompson
- 2019 · Little Woods as Oleander 'Ollie' Hale
- 2019 · Brave Girl Rising as Nasro (voice)
- 2018 · Sorry to Bother You as Detroit
- 2018 · Dirty Computer as Zen
- 2018 · Furlough as Nicole Stevens
- 2017 · Moonlight as Monica
- 2017 · South Dakota as Chris
- 2017 · 100 Years as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · War on Everyone as Jackie Hollis
- 2016 · Salt Water as Brit
- 2015 · From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues 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
- 2013 · Automotive as Maggie
- 2012 · Murder on the 13th Floor as Nia Palmer
- 2011 · Everyday Black Man as Claire
- 2010 · For Colored Girls as Nyla / Purple
- 2010 · Betwixt as Jenny
- 2010 · Exquisite Corpse as Liz
- 2009 · Mississippi Damned as Kari Peterson
- 2008 · The Human Contract as Waitress
- 2008 · Make It Happen as Dana
- 2006 · The Initiation of Sarah as Esme
- 2006 · When a Stranger Calls as Scarlet
- Future · Hedda as Hedda
- Future · Creed IV as Bianca Taylor
- Future · Later the War as