Teyonah Parris
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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 in the drama series Mad Men (2012–2015) and in the independent film Dear White People (2014). She then 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. She has since featured in the black comedy series No Good Deed (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Teyonah Parris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
The Marvels (2023)
as Monica Rambeau
Candyman (2021)
as Brianna Cartwright
Charm City Kings (2020)
as Mouse’s Mom
Matchbox (2026)
as Charmaine
How Do You Know (2010)
as Riva
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
as Ernestine Rivers
They Came Together (2014)
as Wanda
They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
as Yo-Yo
Dear White People (2014)
as Colandrea 'Coco' Conners
Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Affair (—)
as Mia Johnson
Point Blank (2019)
as Taryn
Dashing Through the Snow (2023)
as Allison Garrick
The Photograph (2020)
as Asia
Turpentine (—)
Actor
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021)
as Monica Rambeau / Geraldine (archive footage)
Chi-Raq (2015)
as Lysistrata
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels (2024)
as Self - 'Monica Rambeau'
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe (2019)
as Self
Five Nights in Maine (2016)
as Penelope
Empire Corner (—)
Actor
Wu Is Dead (2011)
as Alma
Where Children Play (2015)
as Bellissima Mccain
A Picture of You (2014)
as Mika
Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story (2016)
as Miki
90 Days (2016)
as Jessica