Tessa Thompson
Tessa Thompson
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Eugene Ashe
Writers: Eugene Ashe,
Cast: Aja Naomi King, Alano Miller, Erica Gimpel, Eva Longoria, Jemima Kirke, Lance Reddick, Nnamdi Asomugha, Tessa Thompson, Tone Bell, Wendi McLendon-Covey,
Director: Charlie Bean
Writers: Andrew Bujalski,
Cast: Adrian Martinez, Arturo Castro, Ashley Jensen, Benedict Wong, Janelle Monáe, Justin Theroux, Kiersey Clemons, Tessa Thompson, Thomas Mann, Yvette Nicole Brown,
Director: Steven Caple Jr.
Writers: Juel Taylor,
Cast: Andre Ward, Brigitte Nielsen, Dolph Lundgren, Florian Munteanu, Michael B. Jordan, Phylicia Rash?d, Russell Hornsby, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Wood Harris,
Director: Boots Riley
Writers: Boots Riley,
Cast: Armie Hammer, Danny Glover, Jermaine Fowler, Kate Berlant, LaKeith Stanfield, Michael X. Sommers, Omari Hardwick, Steven Yeun, Terry Crews, Tessa Thompson,
Director: Taika Waititi
Writers: Eric Pearson,
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Chris Hemsworth, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, Tessa Thompson, Tom Hiddleston,
Director: Ryan Coogler
Writers: Ryan Coogler,
Cast: Andre Ward, Graham McTavish, Jacob 'Stitch' Duran, Malik Bazille, Michael B. Jordan, Phylicia Rash?d, Ritchie Coster, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Tony Bellew,
Director: Tyler Perry
Writers: Tyler Perry,
Cast: Anika Noni Rose, Janet Jackson, Kerry Washington, Kimberly Elise, Loretta Devine, Macy Gray, Phylicia Rash?d, Tessa Thompson, Thandiwe Newton, Whoopi Goldberg,