Teyonah Parris
Born
1987-09-22
Place of birth
Hopkins, South Carolina, USA
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 Rambeau in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with the Disney+ series WandaVision. She has since fe...
Known for
WandaVision
Monica Rambeau / Geraldine
What If...?
Monica Rambeau (voice)
The Marvels
Monica Rambeau
Candyman
Brianna Cartwright
Mad Men
Dawn Chambers
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Karen Branston
If Beale Street Could Talk
Ernestine Rivers
How Do You Know
Riva
Empire
Pamela Rose
They Cloned Tyrone
Yo-Yo
The Good Wife
Melinda Gossett
Point Blank
Taryn
Charm City Kings
Mouse’s Mom
Dear White People
Colandrea 'Coco' Conners
They Came Together
Wanda