Teyonah Parris
September 22, 1987 (36 years old) in Richland, Washington, USA
Teyonah Parris (born September 22, 1987) is an American actress. She began her career playing a recurring role as Dawn Chambers in the AMC drama series, Mad Men, before landing her breakthrough role in the 2014 independent film Dear White People. In 2015, Parris starred in the satirical drama film Chi-Raq directed by Spike Lee. Parris gained further recognition for her role as Monica Rambeau / Photon in WandaVision (2021) and The Marvels (2023). Other notable film credits include If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Candyman (2021) and They Cloned Tyrone (2023).
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- 2024 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels as Self - 'Monica Rambeau'
- 2023 · Dashing Through the Snow as Allison Garrick
- 2023 · The Marvels as Monica Rambeau
- 2023 · They Cloned Tyrone as Yo-Yo
- 2021 · Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as Monica Rambeau / Geraldine (archive footage)
- 2021 · Candyman as Brianna Cartwright
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Assembled as Self - Monica Rambeau
- 2021 · WandaVision as Monica Rambeau / Geraldine
- 2020 · The Photograph as Asia
- 2020 · Charm City Kings as Mouse’s Mom
- 2019 · Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe as Self
- 2019 · Point Blank as Taryn
- 2018 · If Beale Street Could Talk as Ernestine Rivers
- 2016 · Five Nights in Maine as Penelope
- 2016 · Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story as Miki
- 2016 · 90 Days as Jessica
- 2015 · Chi-Raq as Lysistrata
- 2015 · Where Children Play as Bellissima Mccain
- 2014 · Dear White People as Colandrea Conners
- 2014 · Survivor's Remorse as Missy Vaughn
- 2014 · They Came Together as Wanda
- 2014 · A Picture of You as Mika
- 2012 · Honest Trailers as Monica Rambeau (archive footage)
- 2010 · How Do You Know as Riva
- 2007 · Mad Men as Dawn Chambers
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Karen Branston
- Future · No Good Deed as Carla
- Future · Empire Corner as