Tessa Thompson

Acting · Born 1983-10-03 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. Known for her roles in both blockbusters and independent dramas, her accolades include nominations for two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Thompson began her professional acting career with the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College, acting in productions of The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet. She made her film debut in the horror film When a Stranger Calls (2006), followed by leading roles in the independent drama Mississippi Damned (2009) and Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls (2010). Thompson received favourable notices for roles in the comedy-drama Dear White People (2014) and as civil rights activist Diane Nash in Ava DuVernay's historical drama…

Filmography

• Selma as Diane Nash
• Creed as Bianca
• Thor: Ragnarok as Valkyrie
• Creed II as Bianca
• Lady and the Tramp as Lady (voice)
• Avengers: Endgame as Valkyrie
• Creed III as Bianca Creed
• When a Stranger Calls as Scarlet
• The Initiation of Sarah as Esme
• Make It Happen as Dana

TV

• Veronica Mars as Jackie Cook
• Cold Case as Wilhemina 'Billie' Doucette
• Life as Liza
• Grey's Anatomy as Camille Travis
• Westworld as Charlotte Hale
• What If...? as Valkyrie (voice)
• Rizzoli & Isles as Anna Farrell
• BoJack Horseman as Taneisha (voice)
• Heroes as Rebecca Taylor
• Private Practice as Zoe Salter