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