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Teyonah Parris

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Teyonah Parris

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Sep 22, 1987 (39 years old)

Place of Birth

Hopkins, South Carolina, USA

Biography

Teyonah Parris (/tiˈɒnə/ tee-ON-ə; born September 22, 1987) is an American actress. A graduate of Juilliard School, she began acting in 2010. Her first prominent roles were in the drama series Mad Men (2012–2015) and in the independent film Dear White People (2014). She then appeared in the drama series Empire (2014), Spike Lee's crime comedy Chi-Raq (2015), and the drama film If Beale Street Could Talk(2018).  In 2021, Parris starred in the horror film Candyman and began portraying Monica Rambeau in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with the Disney+ series WandaVision. She has since featured in the black comedy series No Good Deed (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Teyonah Parris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2026MatchboxCharmaine
2024Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The MarvelsSelf - 'Monica Rambeau'
2024No Good DeedCarla Owens
2023Dashing Through the SnowAllison Garrick
2023They Cloned TyroneYo-Yo
2023The MarvelsMonica Rambeau
2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf
2021Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day SpecialMonica Rambeau / Geraldine (archive footage)
2021CandymanBrianna Cartwright
2021Marvel Studios AssembledSelf - Monica Rambeau
2021WandaVisionMonica Rambeau / Geraldine
2021What If...?Monica Rambeau (voice)
2021Married to Real EstateSelf - Client
2020Charm City KingsMouse’s Mom
2020The PhotographAsia
2019Point BlankTaryn
2019Marvel Studios: Expanding the UniverseSelf
2018If Beale Street Could TalkErnestine Rivers
201690 DaysJessica
2016Five Nights in MainePenelope
2016Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard StoryMiki
2015Chi-RaqLysistrata
2015Where Children PlayBellissima Mccain
2015EmpirePamela Rose
2014Dear White PeopleColandrea 'Coco' Conners
2014A Picture of YouMika
2014They Came TogetherWanda
2014Survivor's RemorseMissy Vaughn
2010How Do You KnowRiva
2009The Good WifeMelinda Gossett
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2007Mad MenDawn Chambers
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationKaren Branston
-Empire Corner