Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1987-09-22 (37 years)
- Place of BirthHopkins, South Carolina, USA
- Also Known Asテヨナ・パリスטיונה פאריס 媞優娜·佩瑞斯
Teyonah Parris
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 those of secretary Dawn Chambers in the AMC drama series Mad Men (2012–2015) and a starring role in the 2014 independent film Dear White People. Since then, she has appeared in the drama series Empire (2014), Spike Lee's...Read More
Acting Career
- 2024
No Good Deed
As: Carla
- 2023
Dashing Through the Snow
As: Allison Garrick
- 2023
The Marvels
As: Monica Rambeau
- 2023
They Cloned Tyrone
As: Yo-Yo
- 2021
Candyman
As: Brianna Cartwright
- 2021
What If...?
As: Monica Rambeau (voice)
- 2021
WandaVision
As: Monica Rambeau / Geraldine
- 2020
The Photograph
As: Asia
2020Charm City Kings
As: Mouse’s Mom
2019Point Blank
As: Taryn
- 2018
If Beale Street Could Talk
As: Ernestine Rivers
2016Five Nights in Maine
As: Penelope
2016Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story
As: Miki
201690 Days
As: Jessica
2015Chi-Raq
As: Lysistrata
2015Where Children Play
As: Bellissima Mccain
2014Dear White People
As: Colandrea Conners
2014Survivor's Remorse
As: Missy Vaughn
2014They Came Together
As: Wanda
2014A Picture of You
As: Mika
- 2010
How Do You Know
As: Riva
2009The Good Wife
As: Melinda Gossett
2007Mad Men
As: Dawn Chambers
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
As: Karen Branston