Teyonah Parris
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1987-09-22
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
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021Monica Rambeau / Geraldine (archive footage)
Dear White People
2014Colandrea 'Coco' Conners
How Do You Know
2010Riva
A Picture of You
2014Mika
They Came Together
2014Wanda
Dashing Through the Snow
2023Allison Garrick
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
2024Self - 'Monica Rambeau'
90 Days
2016Jessica
Chi-Raq
2015Lysistrata
Five Nights in Maine
2016Penelope
Where Children Play
2015Bellissima Mccain
Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story
2016Miki
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018Ernestine Rivers
Point Blank
2019Taryn
Charm City Kings
2020Mouse’s Mom
Candyman
2021Brianna Cartwright
The Photograph
2020Asia
They Cloned Tyrone
2023Yo-Yo
The Marvels
2023Monica Rambeau