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
- 2024 · The Listener as Beth
- 2023 · The Marvels as Valkyrie
- 2023 · Creed III as Bianca Creed
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder as Self - King Valkyrie
- 2022 · Thor: Love and Thunder as King Valkyrie
- 2022 · Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies as Self
- 2022 · Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising as Self
- 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 · Between Two Ferns: The Movie as Tessa Thompson
- 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 · Sorry to Bother You as Detroit
- 2018 · Dirty Computer as Zen
- 2018 · Furlough as Nicole Stevens
- 2018 · Annihilation as Josie Radek
- 2017 · Thor: Ragnarok as Valkyrie
- 2017 · Dear White People as Rikki Carter
- 2017 · South Dakota as Chris
- 2017 · 100 Years as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · War on Everyone as Jackie Hollis
- 2016 · Westworld as Charlotte Hale
- 2016 · Salt Water as Brit
- 2015 · Creed as Bianca
- 2015 · From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues as Self
- 2015 · The Grand Romantic as Boss' secretary
- 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 · Selma as Diane Nash
- 2014 · Dear White People as Samantha White
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as Taneisha (voice)
- 2014 · Points of Origin as Rosemary
- 2014 · Grantham & Rose as Wallis
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Automotive as Maggie
- 2012 · RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge
- 2012 · Murder on the 13th Floor as Nia Palmer
- 2011 · Everyday Black Man as Claire
- 2011 · Portlandia as Bailey
- 2010 · For Colored Girls as Nyla / Purple
- 2010 · Rizzoli & Isles as Anna Farrell
- 2010 · Exquisite Corpse as Liz
- 2009 · Three Rivers as
- 2009 · Mental as
- 2009 · Mississippi Damned as Kari Peterson
- 2008 · The Human Contract as Waitress
- 2008 · Make It Happen as Dana
- 2007 · Private Practice as Zoe Salter
- 2007 · Life as Liza
- 2007 · Hidden Palms as Nikki Barnes
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · The Initiation of Sarah as Esme
- 2006 · Heroes as Rebecca Taylor
- 2006 · When a Stranger Calls as Scarlet
- 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
- Future · Hedda as Hedda Gabler
- Future · Creed IV as Bianca Taylor
- Future · The Invite as