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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1987-09-22 (37 years old)

Place of Birth

Richland, Washington, USA

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

Acting

2024

2023

Dashing Through the Snow as Allison Garrick
The Marvels as Monica Rambeau

2022

2021

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as Monica Rambeau / Geraldine (archive footage)
Candyman as Brianna Cartwright
Marvel Studios Assembled as Self - Monica Rambeau
WandaVision as Monica Rambeau / Geraldine
What If...? as Monica Rambeau (voice)

2020

Charm City Kings as Mouse’s Mom

2019

2018

If Beale Street Could Talk as Ernestine Rivers

2016

2015

Chi-Raq as Lysistrata
Where Children Play as Bellissima Mccain

2014

Dear White People as Colandrea Conners
Survivor's Remorse as Missy Vaughn

2012

Honest Trailers as Monica Rambeau (archive footage)

2010

2009

The Good Wife as Melinda Gossett

2007

Mad Men as Dawn Chambers

2000

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