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Tessa Thompson
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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

5.195

The Initiation of Sarah
2006-10-22

6

Make It Happen
2008-08-08

5.3

The Listener
2024-03-29

For Colored Girls

6.77

For Colored Girls
2010-11-05

0

Hedda

0

The Invite

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

6

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

Dear White People

6.2

Dear White People
2014-10-17

Murder on the 13th Floor

4.9

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

6.4

Grantham & Rose
2014-03-23

Thor: Love and Thunder

6.441

Thor: Love and Thunder
2022-07-06

Exquisite Corpse

4.9

Exquisite Corpse
2010-01-01

6.072

The Marvels
2023-11-08

0

Creed IV

Points of Origin

6.2

Points of Origin
2014-06-18

7.398

Selma
2014-12-25

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

7

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

7.4

Creed
2015-11-25

War on Everyone

5.778

War on Everyone
2016-10-07

6.422

Annihilation
2018-02-22

7.59

Thor: Ragnarok
2017-10-02

The Grand Romantic

0

The Grand Romantic
2015-08-20

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

5.6

Little Woods
2019-04-19

Sorry to Bother You

6.8

Sorry to Bother You
2018-07-06

6

100 Years
2017-01-17

7

Creed II
2018-11-21

5.802

Furlough
2018-03-16

7

Dirty Computer
2018-04-23

6.3

Passing
2021-10-27

Lady and the Tramp

7.2

Lady and the Tramp
2019-11-12

Men in Black: International

5.914

Men in Black: International
2019-06-12

6.3

Sylvie's Love
2020-01-27

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

6

Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019-09-20

Avengers: Endgame

8.247

Avengers: Endgame
2019-04-24

7.1

Creed III
2023-03-01

0

Shadow Stalker
2019-11-13

7.849

Veronica Mars
2004-09-22

7.5

Heroes
2006-09-25

7.763

Cold Case
2003-09-28

7.7

Life
2007-09-26

Private Practice

7.6

Private Practice
2007-09-26

5.8

Mental
2009-05-26

7.5

Three Rivers
2009-10-04

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

6.7

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

6.4

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

Marvel Studios Legends

7.4

Marvel Studios Legends
2021-01-08

8.2

Grey's Anatomy
2005-03-27

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.413

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

8.044

Westworld
2016-10-02

4.2

Sherri
2022-09-12

8.1

What If...?
2021-08-11

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

7.4

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

7.4

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

5.413

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

5.6

Hidden Palms
2007-05-30

7

Portlandia
2011-01-21

Dear White People

6.2

Dear White People
2017-04-28

Rizzoli & Isles

7.9

Rizzoli & Isles
2010-07-12

BoJack Horseman

8.559

BoJack Horseman
2014-08-22

0

His & Hers

The Graham Norton Show

7.2

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.5

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26