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Teyonah Parris

Teyonah Parris

Acting1987Hopkins, South Carolina, USA

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 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).

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Acting History

2026
Matchbox
as Charmaine
2024
No Good Deed
TVas Carla Owens
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TVas Self1 eps
What If...?
TVas Monica Rambeau (voice)1 eps
2023
Dashing Through the Snow
as Allison Garrick
The Marvels
as Monica Rambeau
2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney Plus Day Special
as Monica Rambeau / Geraldine (archive footage)
Candyman
as Brianna Cartwright
Marvel Studios Assembled
TVas Self - Monica Rambeau1 eps
WandaVision
TVas Monica Rambeau / Geraldine9 eps
Married to Real Estate
TVas Self - Client
2020
Charm City Kings
as Mouse’s Mom
2018
If Beale Street Could Talk
as Ernestine Rivers
2015
Chi-Raq
as Lysistrata
Where Children Play
as Bellissima Mccain
2014
Dear White People
as Colandrea 'Coco' Conners
Survivor's Remorse
TVas Missy Vaughn36 eps
2013
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TVas Karen Branston1 eps
2012
Mad Men
TVas Dawn Chambers22 eps
2010
The Good Wife
TVas Melinda Gossett1 eps
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Guest

Social Media

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
9/22/1987(38 years old)
Place of Birth
Hopkins, South Carolina, USA