Teyonah Parris
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 Rambe...
Known For
Filmography
Matchbox the Movie
2026
as Charmaine
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
2024
as Self - 'Monica Rambeau'
No Good Deed
2024
as Carla Owens
Dashing Through the Snow
2023
as Allison Garrick
They Cloned Tyrone
2023
as Yo-Yo
The Marvels
2023
as Monica Rambeau
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021
as Monica Rambeau / Geraldine (archive footage)
Candyman
2021
as Brianna Cartwright
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
as Self - Monica Rambeau
WandaVision
2021
as Monica Rambeau / Geraldine
What If...?
2021
as Monica Rambeau (voice)
Married to Real Estate
2021
as Self - Client
Charm City Kings
2020
as Mouse’s Mom
The Photograph
2020
as Asia
Point Blank
2019
as Taryn
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
2019
as Self
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
as Ernestine Rivers
90 Days
2016
as Jessica
Five Nights in Maine
2016
as Penelope
Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story
2016
as Miki
Chi-Raq
2015
as Lysistrata
Where Children Play
2015
as Bellissima Mccain
Empire
2015
as Pamela Rose
Dear White People
2014
as Colandrea 'Coco' Conners
A Picture of You
2014
as Mika
They Came Together
2014
as Wanda
Survivor's Remorse
2014
as Missy Vaughn
Wu Is Dead
2011
as Alma
How Do You Know
2010
as Riva
The Good Wife
2009
as Melinda Gossett
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Mad Men
2007
as Dawn Chambers
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Karen Branston