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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 3, 1983
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
- Tessa Lynne Thompson
- Τέσσα Τόμπσον
- 蒂莎·湯普森
Tessa Thompson
4.0 Popularity
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.
Known For
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Anna Andrews
HIS & HERS
2026
5.3
Hedda Gabler
Hedda
2025
7.3
Valkyrie (voice)
Marvel Zombies
2025
5.3
Self
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
5.5
Beth
The Listener
2024
6.0
Valkyrie
The Marvels
2023
7.1
Bianca Creed
Creed III
2023
🎬
0.0
Logic Paralyzes the Heart
2022
3.0
Self - Guest
Sherri
2022
6.9
Self - King Valkyrie
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
Credits
HIS & HERS
as Anna Andrews
2026
0.0
Hedda
as Hedda Gabler
2025
5.3
Marvel Zombies
as Valkyrie (voice)
2025
7.3
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self
2025
5.3
The Listener
as Beth
2024
5.5
The Marvels
as Valkyrie
2023
6.0
Creed III
as Bianca Creed
2023
7.1
🎬
Logic Paralyzes the Heart
2022
0.0
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
3.0
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
as Self - King Valkyrie
2022
6.9
Thor: Love and Thunder
as King Valkyrie
2022
6.4
Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies
as Self
2022
1.0
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
as Self
2022
6.0
Passing
as Irene Redfield
2021
6.3
What If...?
as Valkyrie (voice)
2021
8.1
Marvel Studios Legends
as Valkyrie (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
7.4
Sylvie's Love
as Sylvie
2020
6.2
Shadow Stalker
as Tessa Thompson
2019
0.0
Lady and the Tramp
as Lady (voice)
2019
7.2
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
as Tessa Thompson
2019
5.9
Men in Black: International
as Molly Wright / Agent M
2019
5.9
Avengers: Endgame
as Valkyrie
2019
8.2
Little Woods
as Oleander 'Ollie' Hale
2019
5.5
Brave Girl Rising
as Nasro (voice)
2019
0.0
Creed II
as Bianca
2018
7.0
Sorry to Bother You
as Detroit
2018
6.8
Dirty Computer
as Zen
2018
6.9
Furlough
as Nicole Stevens
2018
5.7
Annihilation
as Josie Radek
2018
6.4
Thor: Ragnarok
as Valkyrie
2017
7.6
Moonlight
as Monica
2017
0.0
Dear White People
as Rikki Carter
2017
5.9
South Dakota
as Chris
2017
4.3
100 Years
as Narrator (voice)
2017
6.0
War on Everyone
as Jackie Hollis
2016
5.8
Westworld
as Charlotte Hale
2016
8.0
Salt Water
as Brit
2016
8.2
Creed
as Bianca
2015
7.4
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
as Self
2015
7.0
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2015
5.3
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
2015
5.3
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
7.2
Selma
as Diane Nash
2014
7.4
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
4.6
Dear White People
as Samantha White
2014
6.1
BoJack Horseman
as Taneisha (voice)
2014
8.5
Points of Origin
as Rosemary
2014
6.2
Grantham & Rose
as Wallis
2014
6.6
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
Automotive
as Maggie
2013
5.5
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge
2012
7.3
Murder on the 13th Floor
as Nia Palmer
2012
4.6
Everyday Black Man
as Claire
2011
5.0
Portlandia
as Bailey
2011
7.0
For Colored Girls
as Nyla / Purple
2010
6.6
Rizzoli & Isles
as Anna Farrell
2010
7.9
Betwixt
as Jenny
2010
0.0
Exquisite Corpse
as Liz
2010
4.5
Three Rivers
2009
7.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Mental
2009
5.8
Mississippi Damned
as Kari Peterson
2009
5.3
The Human Contract
as Waitress
2008
4.4
Make It Happen
as Dana
2008
6.0
Private Practice
as Zoe Salter
2007
7.5
Life
as Liza
2007
7.7
Hidden Palms
as Nikki Barnes
2007
5.6
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
The Initiation of Sarah
as Esme
2006
5.5
Heroes
as Rebecca Taylor
2006
7.5
When a Stranger Calls
as Scarlet
2006
5.7
Grey's Anatomy
as Camille Travis
2005
8.2
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2005
6.7
Veronica Mars
as Jackie Cook
2004
7.8
Cold Case
as Wilhemina 'Billie' Doucette
2003
7.8
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
5.5
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
🎬
Creed IV
as Bianca Taylor
N/A
0.0
🎬
Later the War
N/A
0.0