Tessa Thompson

Tessa Thompson

Birthday: 1983-10-03

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Also known as: Tessa Lynne Thompson, Τέσσα Τόμπσον, 蒂莎·湯普森

imdb_id: nm1935086

Biography:

Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. Known for her roles in both blockbusters and independent dramas, her accolades include nominations for two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Thompson began her professional acting career with the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College, acting in productions of The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet. She made her film debut in the horror film When a Stranger Calls (2006), followed by leading roles in the independent drama Mississippi Damned (2009) and Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls (2010). Thompson received favourable notices for roles in the comedy-drama Dear White People (2014) and as civil rights activist Diane Nash in Ava DuVernay's historical drama Selma (2014).  She gained mainstream attention for her roles in franchise films, playing Bianca Taylor in the sports dramas Creed (2015), Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023), and as Valkyrie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the movies Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), as well as her leading role in Men in Black: International (2019). She starred in the independent films Sorry to Bother You (2018), Little Woods (2018), and Annihilation (2018). For her role as a black woman living during the Harlem Renaissance in Passing (2021), she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She portrayed the title role in Hedda (2025), which she also executive produced. On stage, she acted in the off-Broadway production of the Lydia R. Diamond play Smart People (2016). On television, she took recurring roles in shows such as the teen mystery series Veronica Mars (2005–2006), the historical drama series Copper (2012–2013), and the science fiction series Westworld (2016–2022). She starred in the romantic drama film Sylvie's Love (2020) on Amazon Prime Video. Also, she served as an executive producer, for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tessa Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Played in movies:

Avengers: Endgame

Score: 8.2

Salt Water

Score: 8.2

Thor: Ragnarok

Score: 7.6

Creed

Score: 7.4

Selma

Score: 7.4

Lady and the Tramp

Score: 7.2

Creed III

Score: 7.1

Creed II

Score: 7.0

From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues

Score: 7.0

Dirty Computer

Score: 7.0

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder

Score: 6.9

Sorry to Bother You

Score: 6.8

For Colored Girls

Score: 6.7

Grantham & Rose

Score: 6.6

Annihilation

Score: 6.4

Thor: Love and Thunder

Score: 6.4

Passing

Score: 6.3

Sylvie's Love

Score: 6.2

Points of Origin

Score: 6.2

Dear White People

Score: 6.1

Make It Happen

Score: 6.0

100 Years

Score: 6.0

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

Score: 6.0

The Marvels

Score: 6.0

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

Score: 5.9

Men in Black: International

Score: 5.9

War on Everyone

Score: 5.8

When a Stranger Calls

Score: 5.7

Furlough

Score: 5.7

The Listener

Score: 5.7

Hedda

Score: 5.6

Automotive

Score: 5.5

The Initiation of Sarah

Score: 5.5

Little Woods

Score: 5.5

Mississippi Damned

Score: 5.3

Everyday Black Man

Score: 5.0

Murder on the 13th Floor

Score: 4.6

Exquisite Corpse

Score: 4.5

The Human Contract

Score: 4.4

South Dakota

Score: 4.3

Logic Paralyzes the Heart

Score: 0.0

Later the War

Score: 0.0

Brave Girl Rising

Score: 0.0

Betwixt

Score: 0.0

Moonlight

Score: 0.0

Shadow Stalker

Score: 0.0

Creed IV

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

BoJack Horseman

Score: 8.5

Grey's Anatomy

Score: 8.2

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Score: 8.1

What If...?

Score: 8.1

Westworld

Score: 8.0

Rizzoli & Isles

Score: 7.9

Veronica Mars

Score: 7.8

Cold Case

Score: 7.8

Life

Score: 7.7

Private Practice

Score: 7.5

Heroes

Score: 7.5

Marvel Studios Legends

Score: 7.4

Marvel Zombies

Score: 7.3

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

Score: 7.3

The Graham Norton Show

Score: 7.2

Hot Ones

Score: 7.2

Three Rivers

Score: 7.0

Portlandia

Score: 7.0

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Score: 6.7

The Daily Show

Score: 6.4

HIS & HERS

Score: 6.0

Dear White People

Score: 5.9

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Score: 5.9

Mental

Score: 5.8

Hidden Palms

Score: 5.6

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Score: 5.5

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Score: 5.4

Number One on the Call Sheet

Score: 5.3

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Score: 5.3

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Score: 5.3

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Score: 5.0

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Score: 4.6

Sherri

Score: 3.0

Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies

Score: 1.0