Tessa Thompson

Actor | Producer

Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress, producer, singer, and songwriter. She began her p...

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The Marvels

The Marvels

... 2023

Creed III

Creed III

... 2023

Passing

Passing

... 2021

Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder

... 2022

The Human Contract

The Human Contract

... 2008

Fullname:

Tessa Thompson

Date of Birth:

1983-10-03

Country:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography of

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.

Biography of

Tessa Thompson

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Biography of

Tessa Thompson

Found movies in total

City of Hope

City of Hope

... 1991

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

... 2012

Pearl

Pearl

... 2022

The Ninth

The Ninth

... 2019

Final Analysis

Final Analysis

... 1992

Before I Fall

Before I Fall

... 2017

Cheeky

Cheeky

... 2000

The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game

... 2014

Deepsea Challenge 3D

Deepsea Challenge 3D

... 2014