Tessa Thompson
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).
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Acted in
The Listener
2024
as Beth
The Marvels
2023
as Valkyrie
Creed III
2023
as Bianca Creed
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Self - King Valkyrie
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as King Valkyrie
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
2022
as Self
Passing
2021
as Irene Redfield
What If...?
2021
as Valkyrie (voice)
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
as Valkyrie (archive footage)
Sylvie's Love
2020
as Sylvie
Shadow Stalker
2019
as Tessa Thompson
Lady and the Tramp
2019
as Lady (voice)
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019
as Tessa Thompson
Men in Black: International
2019
as Molly Wright / Agent M
Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Valkyrie
Little Woods
2019
as Oleander 'Ollie' Hale
Creed II
2018
as Bianca
Sorry to Bother You
2018
as Detroit
Dirty Computer
2018
as Zen
Furlough
2018
as Nicole Stevens
Annihilation
2018
as Josie Radek
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
as Valkyrie
South Dakota
2017
as Chris
Dear White People
2017
as Rikki Carter
100 Years
2017
as Narrator (voice)
War on Everyone
2016
as Jackie Hollis
Westworld
2016
as Charlotte Hale
Salt Water
2016
as Brit
Creed
2015
as Bianca
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
2015
as Self
The Grand Romantic
2015
as Boss' secretary
Selma
2014
as Diane Nash
Dear White People
2014
as Samantha White
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Taneisha (voice)
Points of Origin
2014
as Rosemary
Grantham & Rose
2014
as Wallis
Automotive
2013
as Maggie
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
Murder on the 13th Floor
2012
as Nia Palmer
Everyday Black Man
2011
as Claire
Portlandia
2011
as Bailey
For Colored Girls
2010
as Nyla / Purple
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Anna Farrell
Exquisite Corpse
2010
as Liz
Three Rivers
2009
Mental
2009
Mississippi Damned
2009
as Kari Peterson
The Human Contract
2008
as Waitress
Make It Happen
2008
as Dana
Life
2007
as Liza
Private Practice
2007
as Zoe Salter
Hidden Palms
2007
as Nikki Barnes
The Initiation of Sarah
2006
as Esme
Heroes
2006
as Rebecca Taylor
When a Stranger Calls
2006
as Scarlet
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Camille Travis
Veronica Mars
2004
as Jackie Cook
Cold Case
2003
as Wilhemina 'Billie' Doucette
Hedda
as Hedda Gabler
The Invite
Creed IV
as Bianca Taylor
His & Hers
as Anna