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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
October 3, 1983Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
49Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, USAAlso known as
테사 톰슨, Tessa Lynne Thompson, Τέσα Τόμσον, Тесса Томпсон, テッサ・トンプソン, 泰莎·汤普森, تسا تامپسونCast credits
When a Stranger Calls
ScarletThe Initiation of Sarah
EsmeMake It Happen
DanaFor Colored Girls
Nyla / PurpleDear White People
Samantha WhiteMurder on the 13th Floor
Nia PalmerGrantham & Rose
WallisExquisite Corpse
LizSelma
Diane NashPoints of Origin
RosemaryCreed
BiancaWar on Everyone
Jackie HollisAnnihilation
Josie RadekThe Grand Romantic
Boss' secretarySorry to Bother You
DetroitMississippi Damned
Kari PetersonSalt Water
BritAutomotive
MaggieThe Human Contract
WaitressSouth Dakota
ChrisEveryday Black Man
Claire