Tessa Thompson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

80

Gender

Female

Birthday

1983-10-03 (42 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

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. Her father, singer-songwriter Marc Anthony Thompson, is of Afro-Panamanian descent and is the founder of the musical collective Chocolate Genius, Inc. Her mother has white and Mexican ancestry. She has a younger half-sister, Zsela, who is a singer and songwriter. Thompson attended Santa Monica High School, where she played Hermia in a student production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. She then attended Santa Monica College (SMC), where she studied cultural anthropology and is a member of the alma mater. While at SMC, she also attended lectures by Lisa Wolpe of the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company (LAWSC). This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.

Known For

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • Westworld

    Westworld

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Heroes

    Heroes

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Rizzoli & Isles

    Rizzoli & Isles

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • Marvel Zombies

    Marvel Zombies

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • Veronica Mars

    Veronica Mars

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Hedda

    Hedda

  • Life

    Life

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Thor: Love and Thunder

    Thor: Love and Thunder

  • Creed

    Creed

  • Thor: Ragnarok

    Thor: Ragnarok

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • The Marvels

    The Marvels

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

  • From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues

    From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues

  • Creed II

    Creed II

  • Creed III

    Creed III

  • Annihilation

    Annihilation

  • Little Woods

    Little Woods

  • When a Stranger Calls

    When a Stranger Calls

  • Men in Black: International

    Men in Black: International

  • Mississippi Damned

    Mississippi Damned

  • Lady and the Tramp

    Lady and the Tramp

  • Exquisite Corpse

    Exquisite Corpse

  • Salt Water

    Salt Water

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

  • Passing

    Passing

  • Dear White People

    Dear White People

  • The Listener

    The Listener

  • Dirty Computer

    Dirty Computer

  • 100 Years

    100 Years

  • Sorry to Bother You

    Sorry to Bother You

  • Furlough

    Furlough

  • Three Rivers

    Three Rivers

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

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

  • Mental

    Mental

  • Selma

    Selma

  • Moonlight

    Moonlight

  • The Human Contract

    The Human Contract

  • Between Two Ferns: The Movie

    Between Two Ferns: The Movie

  • Hidden Palms

    Hidden Palms

  • Dear White People

    Dear White People

  • Betwixt

    Betwixt

  • War on Everyone

    War on Everyone

  • Make It Happen

    Make It Happen

  • The Initiation of Sarah

    The Initiation of Sarah

  • HIS & HERS

    HIS & HERS

  • Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

    Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

  • For Colored Girls

    For Colored Girls

  • Sylvie's Love

    Sylvie's Love

  • Murder on the 13th Floor

    Murder on the 13th Floor

  • Later the War

    Later the War

  • Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies

    Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies

  • Creed IV

    Creed IV

  • Points of Origin

    Points of Origin

  • Brave Girl Rising

    Brave Girl Rising

  • South Dakota

    South Dakota

  • Automotive

    Automotive

  • Everyday Black Man

    Everyday Black Man

  • Grantham & Rose

    Grantham & Rose

  • Logic Paralyzes the Heart

    Logic Paralyzes the Heart

  • Shadow Stalker

    Shadow Stalker