Tessa Lynne Thompson\u00a0(born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. Known for her roles in both\u00a0blockbusters\u00a0and\u00a0independent\u00a0dramas,\u00a0her accolades\u00a0include nominations for two\u00a0BAFTA Awards, a\u00a0Golden Globe Award, and a\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award.<\/p>\n
Thompson began her professional acting career with the\u00a0Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company\u00a0while studying at\u00a0Santa Monica College, acting in productions of\u00a0The Tempest\u00a0and\u00a0Romeo and Juliet. She made her film debut in the horror film\u00a0When a Stranger Calls\u00a0(2006), followed by leading roles in the independent drama\u00a0Mississippi Damned\u00a0(2009) and\u00a0Tyler Perry’s\u00a0For Colored Girls\u00a0(2010). Thompson received favourable notices for roles in the comedy-drama\u00a0Dear White People (2014) and as\u00a0civil rights\u00a0activist\u00a0Diane Nash\u00a0in\u00a0Ava DuVernay’s historical drama\u00a0Selma\u00a0(2014).\u00a0<\/p>\n
She gained mainstream attention for her roles in franchise films, playing\u00a0Bianca Taylor\u00a0in the sports dramas\u00a0Creed\u00a0(2015),\u00a0Creed II\u00a0(2018) and\u00a0Creed III\u00a0(2023), and as\u00a0Valkyrie\u00a0in the\u00a0Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the movies\u00a0Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and\u00a0Thor: Love and Thunder\u00a0(2022), as well as her leading role in\u00a0Men in Black: International\u00a0(2019). She starred in the independent films\u00a0Sorry to Bother You\u00a0(2018),\u00a0Little Woods\u00a0(2018), and\u00a0Annihilation\u00a0(2018). For her role as a black woman living during the\u00a0Harlem Renaissance\u00a0in\u00a0Passing\u00a0(2021), she was nominated for the\u00a0BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She portrayed the\u00a0title role in\u00a0Hedda\u00a0(2025), which she also executive produced.<\/p>\n
On stage, she acted in the\u00a0off-Broadway\u00a0production of the\u00a0Lydia R. Diamond\u00a0play\u00a0Smart People (2016). On television, she took recurring roles in shows such as the teen mystery series\u00a0Veronica Mars\u00a0(2005\u20132006), the historical drama series\u00a0Copper\u00a0(2012\u20132013), and the science fiction series\u00a0Westworld\u00a0(2016\u20132022). She starred in the romantic drama film\u00a0Sylvie’s Love\u00a0(2020) on Amazon Prime Video. Also, she served as an executive producer, for which she received a nomination for the\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.<\/p>\n
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Tessa Lynne Thompson\u00a0(born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. Known for her roles in both\u00a0blockbusters\u00a0and\u00a0independent\u00a0dramas,\u00a0her accolades\u00a0include nominations for two\u00a0BAFTA Awards, a\u00a0Golden Globe Award, and a\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award. Thompson began her professional acting career with the\u00a0Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company\u00a0while studying at\u00a0Santa Monica College, acting in productions of\u00a0The Tempest\u00a0and\u00a0Romeo and Juliet. She made her film […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-26355","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n