Tessa Lynne Thompson is an American actress. She began her professional acting career with the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College, appearing in productions of The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet. Following her role in Veronica Mars (2005–2006), her breakthrough came with leading roles in Tina Mabry's independent drama film Mississippi Damned (2009) and Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls (2010).
Thompson was born on October 3, 1983, in Los Angeles, California, and raised between Los Angeles and Brooklyn, New York. Her father, singer-songwriter Marc Anthony Thompson, is Afro-Panamanian and the founder of the musical collective Chocolate Genius, Inc. Her mother is half Mexican and half white. Her younger paternal half-sister, Zsela, 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, and attended Santa Monica College (SMC) where she studied cultural anthropology. While at SMC, she attended lectures by Lisa Wolpe of the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company (LAWSC).
Date of Birth | 3rd October 1983 |
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Age | 41 Years |
Zodiac Sign | Libra |
Country | United States of America |
Current City | Los Angeles |
Birth Place | Los Angeles |
Nationality | United States of America |
Citizenship | United States of America |
Language | English |
Reference | IMDB |
Education |
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Santa Monica College, Santa Monica High School |
Occupation | actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor, singer, composer |
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Awards |
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Creed III
The Listener
Thor: Love and Thunder
Passing
Sylvie's Love
Lady and the Tramp
Men in Black: International
Avengers: Endgame
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Creed II
Annihilation
Sorry to Bother You