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Teyonah Parris
Acting

Teyonah Parris

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

22 Sep 1987

Age

39 Years

Born In

Hopkins, South Carolina, USA

Total Projects

36

Years Active

26 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.2 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

Matchbox

movie

Matchbox

2026

Matchbox

as Charmaine

No Good Deed

tv

No Good Deed

2024

No Good Deed

as Carla Owens

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels

movie

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels

2024

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels

as Self - 'Monica Rambeau'

Dashing Through the Snow

movie

Dashing Through the Snow

2023

Dashing Through the Snow

as Allison Garrick

The Marvels

movie

The Marvels

2023

The Marvels

as Monica Rambeau

They Cloned Tyrone

movie

They Cloned Tyrone

2023

They Cloned Tyrone

as Yo-Yo

The Jennifer Hudson Show

tv

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Married to Real Estate

tv

Married to Real Estate

2021

Married to Real Estate

as Self - Client

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

movie

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

2021

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

as Monica Rambeau / Geraldine (archive footage)

Candyman

movie

Candyman

2021

Candyman

as Brianna Cartwright

What If...?

tv

What If...?

2021

What If...?

as Monica Rambeau (voice)

Marvel Studios Assembled

tv

Marvel Studios Assembled

2021

Marvel Studios Assembled

as Self - Monica Rambeau

WandaVision

tv

WandaVision

2021

WandaVision

as Monica Rambeau / Geraldine

The Photograph

movie

The Photograph

2020

The Photograph

as Asia

Charm City Kings

movie

Charm City Kings

2020

Charm City Kings

as Mouse’s Mom

Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe

movie

Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe

2019

Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe

as Self

Point Blank

movie

Point Blank

2019

Point Blank

as Taryn

If Beale Street Could Talk

movie

If Beale Street Could Talk

2018

If Beale Street Could Talk

as Ernestine Rivers

Five Nights in Maine

movie

Five Nights in Maine

2016

Five Nights in Maine

as Penelope

Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story

movie

Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story

2016

Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story

as Miki

90 Days

movie

90 Days

2016

90 Days

as Jessica

Chi-Raq

movie

Chi-Raq

2015

Chi-Raq

as Lysistrata

Empire

tv

Empire

2015

Empire

as Pamela Rose

Where Children Play

movie

Where Children Play

2015

Where Children Play

as Bellissima Mccain

Dear White People

movie

Dear White People

2014

Dear White People

as Colandrea 'Coco' Conners

Survivor's Remorse

tv

Survivor's Remorse

2014

Survivor's Remorse

as Missy Vaughn

They Came Together

movie

They Came Together

2014

They Came Together

as Wanda

A Picture of You

movie

A Picture of You

2014

A Picture of You

as Mika

CineRaya

movie

Wu Is Dead

2011

Wu Is Dead

as Alma

How Do You Know

movie

How Do You Know

2010

How Do You Know

as Riva

The Good Wife

tv

The Good Wife

2009

The Good Wife

as Melinda Gossett

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

tv

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Mad Men

tv

Mad Men

2007

Mad Men

as Dawn Chambers

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

tv

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

tv

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Karen Branston

CineRaya

movie

Empire Corner

TBA

Empire Corner

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