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Teyonah Parris

Teyonah Parris

Actor Sep 22 (age 38) Hopkins, South Carolina, USA 2000–2026 (26 year career)
6.2 avg rating

Biography

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 Ramb…

Known For

WandaVision
Film

WandaVision

Monica Rambeau / Geraldine
If Beale Street Could Talk
Film

If Beale Street Could Talk

Ernestine Rivers
Charm City Kings
Film

Charm City Kings

Mouse’s Mom
The Marvels
Film

The Marvels

Monica Rambeau
Candyman
Film

Candyman

Brianna Cartwright
They Cloned Tyrone
Film

They Cloned Tyrone

Yo-Yo
Point Blank
Film

Point Blank

Taryn
Dear White People
Film

Dear White People

Colandrea 'Coco' Conners

Filmography

Acting (35)

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