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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 22, 1987
Place of Birth:
Hopkins, South Carolina, USA
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Teyonah Parris
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 those of secretary Dawn Chambers in the AMC drama series Mad Men (2012–2015) and a starring role in the 2014 independent film Dear White People. Since then, she has 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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels | Self - 'Monica Rambeau' |
| 2023 | Dashing Through the Snow | Allison Garrick |
| 2023 | They Cloned Tyrone | Yo-Yo |
| 2023 | The Marvels | Monica Rambeau |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special | Monica Rambeau / Geraldine (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Candyman | Brianna Cartwright |
| 2020 | Charm City Kings | Mouse’s Mom |
| 2020 | The Photograph | Asia |
| 2019 | Point Blank | Taryn |
| 2019 | Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe | Self |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Ernestine Rivers |
| 2016 | 90 Days | Jessica |
| 2016 | Five Nights in Maine | Penelope |
| 2016 | Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story | Miki |
| 2015 | Chi-Raq | Lysistrata |
| 2015 | Where Children Play | Bellissima Mccain |
| 2014 | Dear White People | Colandrea Conners |
| 2014 | A Picture of You | Mika |
| 2014 | They Came Together | Wanda |
| 2010 | How Do You Know | Riva |
| Empire Corner | ||
| Matchbox |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | No Good Deed | Carla |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios Assembled | Self - Monica Rambeau |
| 2021 | WandaVision | Monica Rambeau / Geraldine |
| 2021 | What If...? | Monica Rambeau (voice) |
| 2021 | Married to Real Estate | Self - Client |
| 2014 | Survivor's Remorse | Missy Vaughn |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers | Monica Rambeau (archive footage) |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Melinda Gossett |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Mad Men | Dawn Chambers |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Karen Branston |