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
Matchbox the Movie (2026)
as Charmaine
How Do You Know (2010)
as Riva
They Came Together (2014)
as Wanda
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
as Ernestine Rivers
They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
as Yo-Yo
Charm City Kings (2020)
as Mouse’s Mom
Candyman (2021)
as Brianna Cartwright
Dashing Through the Snow (2023)
as Allison Garrick
The Photograph (2020)
as Asia
Point Blank (2019)
as Taryn
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021)
as Monica Rambeau / Geraldine (archive footage)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels (2024)
as Self - 'Monica Rambeau'
Dear White People (2014)
as Colandrea 'Coco' Conners
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe (2019)
as Self
Chi-Raq (2015)
as Lysistrata
Turpentine (—)
Actor
Five Nights in Maine (2016)
as Penelope
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair (—)
as Mia Johnson
Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story (2016)
as Miki
Running (—)
Actor
A Picture of You (2014)
as Mika
Don't Go Gentle (—)
as Ellen
Empire Corner (—)
Actor
Where Children Play (2015)
as Bellissima Mccain
Wu Is Dead (2011)
as Alma
90 Days (2016)
as Jessica