Tessa Thompson
- Acting
- October 3, 1983 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Is God Is · Producer
- HIS & HERS · Anna Andrews, Executive producer
- Hedda · Hedda Gabler, Producer
- Marvel Zombies · Valkyrie (Voice)
- Number One on the Call Sheet · Self
- Seeds · Executive producer
- The Listener · Beth, Producer
- The Marvels · Valkyrie
- Creed III · Bianca Creed
- Logic Paralyzes the Heart
- Sherri · Self
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder · Self
- Thor: Love and Thunder · King Valkyrie
- Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies · Self
- Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising · Self
- Passing · Irene Redfield
- What If...? · Valkyrie (Voice)
- Marvel Studios Legends · Valkyrie (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Sylvie's Love · Sylvie, Executive producer
- Shadow Stalker · Tessa Thompson
- Lady and the Tramp · Lady (Voice)
- Between Two Ferns: The Movie · Tessa Thompson
- Men in Black: International · Agent M
- Avengers: Endgame · Valkyrie
- Little Woods · Oleander 'Ollie' Hale, Executive producer
- Brave Girl Rising · Nasro (Voice)
- Creed II · Bianca
- Sorry to Bother You · Detroit
- Dirty Computer · Zen
- Furlough · Nicole Stevens
- Annihilation · Josie Radek
- Thor: Ragnarok · Valkyrie
- Moonlight · Monica
- South Dakota · Chris
- Dear White People · Rikki Carter
- 100 Years · Narrator (Voice)
- War on Everyone · Jackie Hollis
- Westworld · Charlotte Hale
- Salt Water · Brit
- Creed · Bianca
- From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues · Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden · Self
- Hot Ones · Self
- Selma · Diane Nash
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors · Self
- Dear White People · Samantha White
- BoJack Horseman · Taneisha (Voice)
- Points of Origin · Rosemary
- Grantham & Rose · Wallis
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Automotive · Maggie
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars · Self
- 666 Park Avenue · Laurel Harris
- Murder on the 13th Floor · Nia Palmer
- Everyday Black Man · Claire
- Portlandia · Bailey
- For Colored Girls · Nyla / Purple
- Rizzoli & Isles · Anna Farrell
- Betwixt · Jenny
- Exquisite Corpse · Liz
- Three Rivers
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- Mental
- Mississippi Damned · Kari Peterson
- The Human Contract · Waitress
- Make It Happen · Dana
- Life · Liza
- Private Practice · Zoe Salter
- Hidden Palms · Nikki Barnes
- The Graham Norton Show · Self
- The Initiation of Sarah · Esme
- Heroes · Rebecca Taylor
- When a Stranger Calls · Scarlet
- Grey's Anatomy · Camille Travis
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson · Self
- Veronica Mars · Jackie Cook
- Cold Case · Wilhemina 'Billie' Doucette
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- The View · Self