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).
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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Filmography (Movies)
Hedda
Character:Hedda Gabler
Release Date:22/10/2025
The Listener
Character:Beth
Release Date:29/03/2024
The Marvels
Character:Valkyrie
Release Date:08/11/2023
Creed III
Character:Bianca Creed
Release Date:01/03/2023
Logic Paralyzes the Heart
Character:
Release Date:01/10/2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Character:Self - King Valkyrie
Release Date:08/09/2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
Character:King Valkyrie
Release Date:06/07/2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Character:Self
Release Date:03/02/2022
Passing
Character:Irene Redfield
Release Date:27/10/2021
Sylvie's Love
Character:Sylvie
Release Date:27/01/2020
Shadow Stalker
Character:Tessa Thompson
Release Date:13/11/2019
Lady and the Tramp
Character:Lady (voice)
Release Date:12/11/2019
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Character:Tessa Thompson
Release Date:20/09/2019
Men in Black: International
Character:Molly Wright / Agent M
Release Date:12/06/2019
Avengers: Endgame
Character:Valkyrie
Release Date:24/04/2019
Little Woods
Character:Oleander 'Ollie' Hale
Release Date:19/04/2019
Brave Girl Rising
Character:Nasro (voice)
Release Date:08/03/2019
Creed II
Character:Bianca
Release Date:21/11/2018
Sorry to Bother You
Character:Detroit
Release Date:06/07/2018
Dirty Computer
Character:Zen
Release Date:23/04/2018
Furlough
Character:Nicole Stevens
Release Date:16/03/2018
Annihilation
Character:Josie Radek
Release Date:22/02/2018
Thor: Ragnarok
Character:Valkyrie
Release Date:02/10/2017
Moonlight
Character:Monica
Release Date:10/08/2017
South Dakota
Character:Chris
Release Date:28/04/2017
100 Years
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:17/01/2017
War on Everyone
Character:Jackie Hollis
Release Date:07/10/2016
Salt Water
Character:Brit
Release Date:01/01/2016
Creed
Character:Bianca
Release Date:25/11/2015
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
Character:Self
Release Date:18/11/2015
Selma
Character:Diane Nash
Release Date:25/12/2014
Dear White People
Character:Samantha White
Release Date:17/10/2014
Points of Origin
Character:Rosemary
Release Date:18/06/2014
Grantham & Rose
Character:Wallis
Release Date:23/03/2014
Automotive
Character:Maggie
Release Date:01/06/2013
Murder on the 13th Floor
Character:Nia Palmer
Release Date:18/05/2012
Everyday Black Man
Character:Claire
Release Date:01/02/2011
For Colored Girls
Character:Nyla / Purple
Release Date:05/11/2010
Betwixt
Character:Jenny
Release Date:02/05/2010
Exquisite Corpse
Character:Liz
Release Date:01/01/2010
Mississippi Damned
Character:Kari Peterson
Release Date:16/01/2009
The Human Contract
Character:Waitress
Release Date:12/09/2008
Make It Happen
Character:Dana
Release Date:08/08/2008
The Initiation of Sarah
Character:Esme
Release Date:22/10/2006
When a Stranger Calls
Character:Scarlet
Release Date:03/02/2006
Television Appearances
HIS & HERS
Character:Anna Andrews
Marvel Zombies
Character:Valkyrie (voice)
Number One on the Call Sheet
Character:Self
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies
Character:Self
What If...?
Character:Valkyrie (voice)
Marvel Studios Legends
Character:Valkyrie (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dear White People
Character:Rikki Carter
Westworld
Character:Charlotte Hale
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self
Hot Ones
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
BoJack Horseman
Character:Taneisha (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Character:Self - Guest Judge
Portlandia
Character:Bailey
Rizzoli & Isles
Character:Anna Farrell
Three Rivers
Character:
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Mental
Character:
Life
Character:Liza
Private Practice
Character:Zoe Salter
Hidden Palms
Character:Nikki Barnes
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Heroes
Character:Rebecca Taylor
Grey's Anatomy
Character:Camille Travis
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character:Self
Veronica Mars
Character:Jackie Cook
Cold Case
Character:Wilhemina 'Billie' Doucette
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Character:Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
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