Teyonah Parris

Acting

Teyonah Parris

22 September 1987 (age 39)Hopkins, South Carolina, USA

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Teyonah Parris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Matchbox the Movie

Matchbox the Movie

2026

The Marvels

The Marvels

2023

Charm City Kings

Charm City Kings

2020

If Beale Street Could Talk

If Beale Street Could Talk

2018

Candyman

Candyman

2021

How Do You Know

How Do You Know

2010

They Cloned Tyrone

They Cloned Tyrone

2023

Dashing Through the Snow

Dashing Through the Snow

2023

They Came Together

They Came Together

2014

Point Blank

Point Blank

2019

Dear White People

Dear White People

2014

The Photograph

The Photograph

2020