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Born · October 3, 1983 (41 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Beth
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2024
Valkyrie
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2023
Self - King Valkyrie
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2022
King Valkyrie
6.4
2022
Self
6.0
2022
Irene Redfield
6.3
2021
Lady (voice)
7.2
2019
Oleander 'Ollie' Hale
5.6
2019
Bianca
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2018
Detroit
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2018
Zen
7.0
2018
Nicole Stevens
5.8
2018
Josie Radek
6.4
2018
Valkyrie
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2017
Chris
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2017
Narrator (voice)
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2017
Jackie Hollis
5.8
2016
Brit
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2016
Bianca
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2015
Self
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2015
Boss' secretary
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2015
Diane Nash
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2014
Samantha White
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2014
Rosemary
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2014
Wallis
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2014
Maggie
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2013
Nia Palmer
4.9
2012
Claire
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2011
Nyla / Purple
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2010
Liz
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2010
Kari Peterson
5.6
2009
Waitress
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2008
Dana
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2008
Esme
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2006
Scarlet
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2006
Hedda Gabler
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Bianca Taylor
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Bianca Creed
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2023
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
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2022
Self · (1 episode)
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2022
Valkyrie (voice) · (1 episode)
8.1
2021
Valkyrie (archive footage) (uncredited) · (2 episodes)
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2021
Sylvie
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2020
Tessa Thompson
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2019
Tessa Thompson
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2019
Molly Wright / Agent M
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2019
Valkyrie
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2019
Monica
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2017
Rikki Carter · (2 episodes)
6.1
2017
Charlotte Hale · (36 episodes)
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2016
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
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2015
Self · (1 episode)
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2015
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
2015
Self · (1 episode)
4.4
2014
Taneisha (voice) · (1 episode)
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2014
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2014
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
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2012
Bailey · (1 episode)
6.9
2011
Anna Farrell · (1 episode)
7.9
2010
Jenny
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2010
(1 episode)
7.5
2009
(1 episode)
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2009
Liza · (1 episode)
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2007
Zoe Salter · (2 episodes)
7.6
2007
Nikki Barnes · (8 episodes)
5.6
2007
Self · (1 episode)
7.2
2007
Rebecca Taylor · (3 episodes)
7.5
2006
Camille Travis · (2 episodes)
8.2
2005
Self · (1 episode)
6.8
2005
Jackie Cook · (22 episodes)
7.9
2004
Wilhemina 'Billie' Doucette · (1 episode)
7.8
2003
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2003
Self · (1 episode)
6.4
1996
Anna · (1 episode)
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