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Tessa Lynne Thompson
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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 Selma (2014). She gained mainstream attention for her roles in franchise films, playing Bianca Taylor in the sports dramas Creed (2015), Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023), and as Valkyrie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the movies Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), as well as her leading role in Men in Black: International (2019). She starred in the independent films Sorry to Bother You (2018), Little Woods (2018), and Annihilation (2018). For her role as a black woman living during the Harlem Renaissance in Passing (2021), she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She portrayed the title role in Hedda (2025), which she also executive produced. On stage, she acted in the off-Broadway production of the Lydia R. Diamond play Smart People (2016). On television, she took recurring roles in shows such as the teen mystery series Veronica Mars (2005–2006), the historical drama series Copper (2012–2013), and the science fiction series Westworld (2016–2022). She starred in the romantic drama film Sylvie's Love (2020) on Amazon Prime Video. Also, she served as an executive producer, for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tessa Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- wc Gender: Female
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1983-10-03
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 4.5
- info Birth Place Los Angeles, California, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Tessa Thompson
5.7
When a Stranger Calls
2006-02-03
5.5
The Initiation of Sarah
2006-10-22
6
Make It Happen
2008-08-08
5.7
The Listener
2024-03-29
6.7
For Colored Girls
2010-11-05
5.6
Hedda
2025-10-22
6
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
2022-02-03
6.1
Dear White People
2014-10-17
4.6
Murder on the 13th Floor
2012-05-18
7
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
2015-11-18
6.6
Grantham & Rose
2014-03-23
6.4
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022-07-06
4.5
Exquisite Corpse
2010-01-01
6
The Marvels
2023-11-08
0
Creed IV
6.2
Points of Origin
2014-06-18
7.4
Selma
2014-12-25
6.9
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022-09-08
7.5
Creed
2015-11-25
5.8
War on Everyone
2016-10-07
6.5
Annihilation
2018-02-22
7.6
Thor: Ragnarok
2017-10-02
8.2
Salt Water
2016-01-01
4.4
The Human Contract
2008-09-12
5.5
Automotive
2013-06-01
5
Everyday Black Man
2011-02-01
4.3
South Dakota
2017-04-28
5.2
Mississippi Damned
2009-01-16
5.4
Little Woods
2019-04-19
6.8
Sorry to Bother You
2018-07-06
6
100 Years
2017-01-17
7.1
Creed II
2018-11-21
5.7
Furlough
2018-03-16
7
Dirty Computer
2018-04-23
6.3
Passing
2021-10-27
7.2
Lady and the Tramp
2019-11-12
5.9
Men in Black: International
2019-06-12
6.2
Sylvie's Love
2020-01-27
5.9
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019-09-20
8.3
Avengers: Endgame
2019-04-24
7.1
Creed III
2023-03-01
0
Shadow Stalker
2019-11-13
0
Moonlight
2017-08-10
0
Betwixt
2010-05-02
0
Brave Girl Rising
2019-03-08
0
Later the War
0
Logic Paralyzes the Heart
2022-10-01
0
A Separation
7.9
Veronica Mars
2004-09-22
7.4
Heroes
2006-09-25
7.8
Cold Case
2003-09-28
7.7
Life
2007-09-26
7.5
Private Practice
2007-09-26
5.8
Mental
2009-05-26
7
Three Rivers
2009-10-04
6.8
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005-01-03
6.5
The Daily Show
1996-07-22
7.4
Marvel Studios Legends
2021-01-08
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005-03-27
5.2
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015-03-23
8.1
Westworld
2016-10-02
2.7
Sherri
2022-09-12
8.1
What If...?
2021-08-11
7.2
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012-10-22
7.2
Hot Ones
2015-03-12
1
Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies
2022-06-17
5.2
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015-03-23
5.6
Hidden Palms
2007-05-30
7
Portlandia
2011-01-21
5.9
Dear White People
2017-04-28
8
Rizzoli & Isles
2010-07-12
8.5
BoJack Horseman
2014-08-22
7.3
HIS & HERS
2026-01-08
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17
5.4
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26
4.5
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014-12-21
4.3
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025-03-27
7.3
Marvel Zombies
2025-09-24
5.1
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009-07-16
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05
8.1
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992-06-10
5.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25
