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Tessa Thompson
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Tessa Thompson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1983-10-03,Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender
Female
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). 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.

Filmography

When a Stranger Calls

5.747

When a Stranger Calls
2006-02-03

The Initiation of Sarah

5.5

The Initiation of Sarah
2006-10-22

6.003

Make It Happen
2008-08-08

4.8

The Listener
2024-03-29

For Colored Girls

6.703

For Colored Girls
2010-11-05

0

Hedda
2025-10-22

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

6

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
2022-02-03

Dear White People

6.1

Dear White People
2014-10-17

Murder on the 13th Floor

4.6

Murder on the 13th Floor
2012-05-18

From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues

7

From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
2015-11-18

Grantham & Rose

6.6

Grantham & Rose
2014-03-23

Thor: Love and Thunder

6.396

Thor: Love and Thunder
2022-07-06

Exquisite Corpse

4.5

Exquisite Corpse
2010-01-01

5.976

The Marvels
2023-11-08

0

Creed IV

Points of Origin

6.2

Points of Origin
2014-06-18

7.4

Selma
2014-12-25

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder

6.9

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022-09-08

7.408

Creed
2015-11-25

War on Everyone

5.764

War on Everyone
2016-10-07

6.433

Annihilation
2018-02-22

7.583

Thor: Ragnarok
2017-10-02

5.5

Automotive
2013-06-01

Everyday Black Man

5

Everyday Black Man
2011-02-01

The Human Contract

4.5

The Human Contract
2008-09-12

8.2

Salt Water
2016-01-01

4.3

South Dakota
2017-04-28

Mississippi Damned

5.6

Mississippi Damned
2009-01-16

5.513

Little Woods
2019-04-19

Sorry to Bother You

6.792

Sorry to Bother You
2018-07-06

6

100 Years
2017-01-17

7.035

Creed II
2018-11-21

5.7

Furlough
2018-03-16

7

Dirty Computer
2018-04-23

6.271

Passing
2021-10-27

Lady and the Tramp

7.179

Lady and the Tramp
2019-11-12

Men in Black: International

5.902

Men in Black: International
2019-06-12

6.2

Sylvie's Love
2020-01-27

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

5.94

Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019-09-20

Avengers: Endgame

8.238

Avengers: Endgame
2019-04-24

7.096

Creed III
2023-03-01

0

Shadow Stalker
2019-11-13

0

Moonlight
2017-08-10

0

Betwixt
2010-05-02

Brave Girl Rising

0

Brave Girl Rising
2019-03-08

0

Later the War

Logic Paralyzes the Heart

0

Logic Paralyzes the Heart
2022-10-01

7.823

Veronica Mars
2004-09-22

7.455

Heroes
2006-09-25

7.8

Cold Case
2003-09-28

7.7

Life
2007-09-26

Private Practice

7.5

Private Practice
2007-09-26

5.8

Mental
2009-05-26

7.1

Three Rivers
2009-10-04

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

6.7

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005-01-03

6.388

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

Marvel Studios Legends

7.381

Marvel Studios Legends
2021-01-08

8.219

Grey's Anatomy
2005-03-27

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.2

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015-03-23

8

Westworld
2016-10-02

3.5

Sherri
2022-09-12

8.08

What If...?
2021-08-11

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

7.352

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012-10-22

7.421

Hot Ones
2015-03-12

Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies

1

Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies
2022-06-17

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.2

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015-03-23

5.6

Hidden Palms
2007-05-30

6.911

Portlandia
2011-01-21

Dear White People

6.076

Dear White People
2017-04-28

Rizzoli & Isles

7.907

Rizzoli & Isles
2010-07-12

BoJack Horseman

8.547

BoJack Horseman
2014-08-22

0

His & Hers

The Graham Norton Show

7.184

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.87

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.433

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

4.6

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014-12-21

Number One on the Call Sheet

6

Number One on the Call Sheet
2025-03-27

7.455

Marvel Zombies
2025-09-24