Tessa Thompson

Personal Info

Birthday

October 3, 1983

(41 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Tessa Lynne Thompson

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Tessa Thompson

Biography

Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress, producer, singer, and songwriter. She began her professional acting career with the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College.

She appeared in productions of The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet, the latter of which earned her a NAACP Theatre Award nomination. Her breakthrough came with leading roles in Tina Mabry's independent drama film Mississippi Damned (2009) and Tyler Perry's drama film For Colored Girls (2010). Thompson was was raised between Los Angeles and Brooklyn, New York.

Known For

Grey's Anatomy

Westworld

Heroes

BoJack Horseman

Rizzoli & Isles

Cold Case

Veronica Mars

What If...?

Filmography

2025
Hedda
as Hedda
2024
The Listener
as Beth
2023
The Marvels
as Valkyrie
Creed III
as Bianca Creed
2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
as Self - King Valkyrie
Thor: Love and Thunder
as King Valkyrie
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
as Self
2021
Passing
as Irene Redfield
2020
Sylvie's Love
as Sylvie
2019
Shadow Stalker
as Tessa Thompson
Lady and the Tramp
as Lady (voice)
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
as Tessa Thompson
Men in Black: International
as Molly Wright / Agent M
Avengers: Endgame
as Valkyrie
Little Woods
as Oleander 'Ollie' Hale
Brave Girl Rising
as Nasro (voice)
2018
Creed II
as Bianca
Sorry to Bother You
as Detroit
Dirty Computer
as Zen
Furlough
as Nicole Stevens
Annihilation
as Josie Radek
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
as Valkyrie
Moonlight
as Monica
South Dakota
as Chris
100 Years
as Narrator (voice)
2016
War on Everyone
as Jackie Hollis
Salt Water
as Brit
2015
Creed
as Bianca
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
as Self
2014
Selma
as Diane Nash
Points of Origin
as Rosemary
Grantham & Rose
as Wallis
2013
Automotive
as Maggie
2012
Murder on the 13th Floor
as Nia Palmer
2011
Everyday Black Man
as Claire
2010
For Colored Girls
as Nyla / Purple
Betwixt
as Jenny
Exquisite Corpse
as Liz
2009
Mississippi Damned
as Kari Peterson
2008
The Human Contract
as Waitress
Make It Happen
as Dana
2006
The Initiation of Sarah
as Esme
When a Stranger Calls
as Scarlet