Tessa Thompson Biography
Tessa Lynne Thompson is an American actress. Her famousness became after her performance in the comedy drama Dear White People, and as civil rights activist Diane Nash in Ava DuVernay’s historical drama Selma. She also gained mainstream attention for her roles in franchise films, playing Bianca Taylor in the sport dramas Creed, Creed II and Creed III and her role as Valkyrie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Endgame and Thor: Love and Thunder.
How old is Tessa Thompson? – Age
The star is 38 years old as of 3 October, 2022. She was born on 3 October, 1983, in Los Angeles, California.
Tessa Thompson Height
Tessa stands at a height of 5feet 4inches tall.
Who are Tessa Thompson parents? – Family
The actress was born to singer-songwriter Marc Anthony Thompson, who is Afro-Panamanian and a half Mexican, half American ancestry mother, whom she hasn’t yet reviled her name. Marc Anthony, her father, is also the founder of the musical collective Chocolate Genius, Inc. 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 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and attended Santa Monica College where she studied cultural anthropology.
Is Tessa Thompson dating? – Relationship
While Thompson currently appears to be single, she is known to keep her love life elusive.
Tessa Thompson Career
In 2002, Tessa made her professional stage debut as one of three actors portraying the role of Ariel in LAWSC’s production of The Tempest. Then in 2003, she appeared as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet: Antebellum New Orleans, 1836 with The Theatre @ Boston Court in Pasadena, California, which earned her an NAACP Theatre Award nomination. Later, her first television appearance was made in a 2005 episode of the CBS crime drama series Cold Case in the role of a lesbian bootlegger from the 1930’s. still in the same year, she rose to fame as she landed the role of Jackie Cook on the UPN/CW neo-noir drama series Veronica Mars, starring as a regular in season two. In 2006, she appeared on the ABC medical drama series Grey’s Anatomy.
First feature film appearance was in the 2006 remake of the horror film When a Stranger Calls playing the role of Scarlett. Thompson appeared in Tyler Perry’s stage play adaptation For Colored Girls in 2010, after she directly approached Perry to be cast in the film. Same year, she had a guest role as the wife of a detective on the drama series Detroit 187. Another guest role the actress had was as Gavin Doran’s daughter, Sasha, on the horror series 666 Park Avenue that was in 2012. Next year, Tessa starred in BBC America’s first original series Copper.
The 39 years old actress starred as Samantha White in Justin Simien’s Sundance – winning comedy Dear White People in 2014. That same year, Thompson played civil rights activists Diane Nash in Ava DuVernay’s Martin Luther King Jr. biopic Selma. As board director Charlotte Hale, Lynne began a starring role in the HBO science fiction drama series Westworld in 2016. Also in 2016, the American actress appeared in the off-Broadway run of the Lydia R Diamond play Smart People at Second Stage Theatre, starring alongside Mahershala Ali, Joshua Jackson and Anne Son. Valkryie, the role she was cast in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Thor: Ragnarock, was reprised by her in the superhero sequel film Avengers: Endgame, which was released on April 26, 2019.
At the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that Thompson would reprice her role as King Valkyrie ‘Val’ in the superhero film Thor: Love and Thunder, as a part of Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Lynne co-produced and voiced the lead role in the mystery sci-fi podcast series The Left Right Game, which was released in 2020. The audio drama series featured Thompson as a journalist who follows a story about a group of paranormal adventurers. Amazon Studios secured the screen rights to the series, with Thompson executive producing. During the month of October 2021, Tessa wrapped up production on drama film The Listener, directed by Steve Buscemi.
Tessa Thompson Net Worth
The famous actress is believed to have a net worth of $4 million dollars.
Tessa Thompson Movies
2006 – When a Stranger Calls
2008 – Make It Happen
2008 – The Human Contract
2009 – Mississippi Damned
2010 – Exquisite Corpse
2011 – Periphery
2011 – Red & Blue Marbles
2012 – Murder on the 13th Floor
2013 – Automotive
2014 – Points of Origin
2014 – Selma
2015 – The Grand Romantic
2015 – Creed
2016 – War on Everyone
2017 – Thor: Ragnarock
2018 – Little Woods
2018 – Dirty Computers
2018 – Creed II
2019 – Men In Black: International
2019 – Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2020 – Sylvie’s love
2021 – Passing
2022 – Thor: Love and Thunder
Tessa Thompson TV
2005 – Cold Case
2006 – Grey’s Anatomy
2006 – The Initiation of Sarah
2007 – Hidden Palms
2008 – Life
2009 – Private Practice
2010 – Betwixt
2011 – Off the Map
2011 – Rizzoli & Isles
2016 – BoJock Horseman
2016–2022 – Westworld
2018 – Portlandia
2019 – Tuca & Bertie
2020 – RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
