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Teyonah Parris

Actor, ProducerBorn September 22, 1987 (38 years)
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).

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Known For

  • WandaVision
  • The Marvels
  • Candyman
  • They Cloned Tyrone
  • Chi-Raq
  • Dear White People
  • If Beale Street Could Talk
  • Point Blank
  • No Good Deed
  • Charm City Kings
  • Dashing Through the Snow
  • The Photograph
  • Survivor's Remorse
  • A Picture of You
  • Five Nights in Maine
  • Where Children Play

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    Filmography

    2026
    Matchbox the Movie · as Charmaine
    2024
    No Good Deed (TV Series) · as Carla Owens
    2023
    Dashing Through the Snow · as Allison Garrick
    2023
    The Marvels · as Monica Rambeau
    2023
    They Cloned Tyrone · as Yo-Yo
    2021
    Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special · as Monica Rambeau / Geraldine (archive Footage)
    2021
    Candyman · as Brianna Cartwright
    2021
    What If…? (TV Series) · as Monica Rambeau (voice)
    2021
    WandaVision (TV Series) · as Monica Rambeau / Geraldine
    2020
    Charm City Kings · as Mouse’s Mom
    2020
    The Photograph · as Asia
    2019
    Point Blank · as Taryn
    2018
    If Beale Street Could Talk · as Ernestine Rivers
    2017
    Placeholders (TV Series) · as Marla
    2016
    2015
    Five Nights in Maine · as Penelope
    2015
    Chi-Raq · as Lysistrata
    2015
    Empire (2015) (TV Series) · as Pamela Rose
    2015
    Where Children Play · as Bellissima Mccain
    2014
    Dear White People · as Colandrea 'coco' Conners
    2014
    Survivor's Remorse (TV Series) · as Missy Vaughn
    2014
    They Came Together · as Wanda
    2013
    A Picture of You · as Mika
    2010
    How Do You Know · as Riva
    2009
    The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Melinda Gossett
    2007
    Mad Men (TV Series) · as Dawn Chambers
    2003
    America's Next Top Model (TV Series) · as Teyona A
    2000
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Karen Branston

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