Acting
Teyonah Parris
Born 1987
Known for WandaVision, The Marvels, Candyman.
16
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Born09/22/1987
Age38 years old
BirthplaceHopkins, South Carolina, USA
DepartmentActing
Biography
Teyonah Parris (/tiˈɒnə/ tee-ON-ə; born September 22, 1987) is an American actress. A graduate of Juilliard School, she began acting in 2010. Her first prominent roles were in the drama series Mad Men (2012–2015) and in the independent film Dear White People (2014). She then appeared in the drama series Empire (2014), Spike Lee's crime comedy Chi-Raq (2015), and the drama film If Beale Street Could Talk(2018). In 2021, Parris starred in the horror film Candyman and began portraying Monica Rambeau in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with the Disney+ series WandaVision. She has since featured in the black comedy series No Good Deed (2024).
Movie Credits
Chi-Raq (2015)
The Marvels (2023)
Candyman (2021)
Where Children Play (2015)
They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
Charm City Kings (2020)
Dashing Through the Snow (2023)
Point Blank (2019)
Five Nights in Maine (2015)
Dear White People (2014)
The Photograph (2020)
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
They Came Together (2014)
