Biography
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).
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Filmography
all 71
Movies 45
TV Shows 26
self 14
Voice 3
Producer 2
The Listener (2024)
The Marvels (2023)
Creed III (2023)
Sherri (2022)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies (2022)
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising (2022)
Passing (2021)
What If...? (2021)
Loki (2021)
Marvel Studios Legends (2021)
Centerpiece (2020)
Sylvie's Love (2020)
Shadow Stalker (2019)
Lady and the Tramp (2019)
Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019)
Men in Black: International (2019)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Little Woods (2019)
Creed II (2018)
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Dirty Computer (2018)
Furlough (2018)
Annihilation (2018)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
South Dakota (2017)
Dear White People (2017)
100 Years (2017)
War on Everyone (2016)
Westworld (2016)
Salt Water (2016)
Creed (2015)
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues (2015)
The Grand Romantic (2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Hot Ones (2015)
Selma (2014)
Dear White People (2014)
BoJack Horseman (2014)
Points of Origin (2014)
Grantham & Rose (2014)
Automotive (2013)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012)
Copper (2012)
Murder on the 13th Floor (2012)
Everyday Black Man (2011)
Portlandia (2011)
For Colored Girls (2010)
Exquisite Corpse (2010)
Three Rivers (2009)
Mental (2009)
Mississippi Damned (2009)
The Human Contract (2008)
Make It Happen (2008)
Life (2007)
Private Practice (2007)
Hidden Palms (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
The Initiation of Sarah (2006)
Heroes (2006)
When a Stranger Calls (2006)
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
Veronica Mars (2004)
Cold Case (2003)
The Daily Show (1996)
Periphery
Creed IV
The Invite
Hedda
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1983-10-03 (40 years old)
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
RelationshipsJanelle Monáe (2015-01-01 - 2017-01-01)
FatherMarc Anthony Thompson
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesLos Angeles · Brooklyn, United States of America
Also Known As테사 톰슨, Tessa Lynne Thompson, Τέσα Τόμσον, Тесса Томпсон, テッサ・トンプソン, 泰莎·汤普森, تسا تامپسون
AwardsGotham Awards for Best Actor
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