Teyonah Parris

Teyonah Parris

ActorBorn Hopkins, South Carolina, USA5 credits

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6.8Mixed

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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).

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Career Woke Trend

Woke score trend data
DateAverage score out of 10Titles analyzed
2014-07-0191
2019-07-0181
2021-07-0181
2023-07-0161
2026-07-0131