Tessa Thompson

Tessa Thompson Movies and TV Shows

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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Female
  • Date of birth: 10/3/1983 (40 years old)
  • Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.62 m
  • Net worth: $4,000,000
  • twitter: tessathompson_x
  • instagram: tessamaethompson
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
The Marvels
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 62%
role:
Valkyrie
2023

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6
62%
Creed III
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 72%
role:
Bianca Taylor
2023

Drama

6.7
72%
Thor: Love and Thunder
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 65%
role:
King Valkyrie & 1 more
2022

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2
65%
Passing
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 64%
role:
Irene Redfield
2021

Drama

6.7
64%
Sylvie's Love
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 63%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2020

Drama

Romance

6.8
63%
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Lady and the Tramp
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 73%
role:
Lady (voice)
2019

Comedy

Family

Romance

6.2
73%
2019

Comedy

6.1
60%
Men in Black: International
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 60%
role:
Molly Wright / Agent M
2019

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6
60%
2019

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.4
83%
Little Woods
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 60%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2019

Drama

Thriller

6.2
60%
Creed II
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 70%
role:
Bianca
2018

Drama

7.1
70%
2018

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9
68%
2018

Drama

Music

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6
72%
Furlough
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 59%
role:
Nicole Stevens
2018

Comedy

5.5
59%
Annihilation
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 64%
role:
Josie Radek
2018

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
64%
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Thor: Ragnarok
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 76%
role:
Scrapper 142 / Valkyrie
2017

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.9
76%
War on Everyone
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 57%
role:
Jackie Hollis
2016

Action

Comedy

Mystery

5.8
57%
Westworld
IMDB 8.5
TMDB 81%
role:
Charlotte Hale
2016

Western

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.5
81%
Creed
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 74%
role:
Bianca
2015

Drama

7.6
74%
Selma
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 74%
role:
Diane Nash
2014

Drama

History

7.5
74%
Dear White People
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 62%
role:
Samantha White & 1 more
2014

Comedy

Drama

6.2
62%
2014

Comedy

Drama

5.7
56%
2011

Action

Drama

5.4
50%
For Colored Girls
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 68%
role:
Nyla / Purple
2010

Drama

6.2
68%
2010

Horror

4.4
46%
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Mississippi Damned
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 56%
role:
Kari Peterson
Not available
2009

Drama

7.5
56%
Not available
2008

Drama

5.1
47%
2008

Comedy

Drama

Romance

5.4
61%
Hidden Palms
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 50%
role:
Nikki Barnes
2007

Drama

6.7
50%
2006

Horror

5.1
57%
2006

Drama

Horror

TV Movie

Thriller

5.0
55%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Tessa Thompson are, for example, The Marvels, Creed III and Thor: Love and Thunder.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.
The best Anystream ratings are Avengers: Endgame (8.4), Westworld (8.3) and Thor: Ragnarok (7.8).
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