Tessa Thompson is an American actress, producer, singer, and songwriter. Her breakthrough came with leading roles in Tina Mabry’s independent drama film Mississippi Damned and Tyler Perry’s drama film For Colored Girls. She gained mainstream recognition for her starring role as Valkyrie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Endgame.
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Tessa Thompson is an American actress, producer, singer, and songwriter. Her breakthrough came with leading roles in Tina Mabry’s independent drama film Mississippi Damned and Tyler Perry’s drama film For Colored Girls. She gained mainstream recognition for her starring role as Valkyrie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Endgame. She has roles in other movies including the dark comedy Sorry to Bother You, the science-fiction horror film Annihilation, and the musical romance film Lady and the Tramp. On television, she starred in the noir drama series Veronica Mars, the drama series Copper, and the science fiction series Westworld.
Thompson has a younger half-sister, Zsela who is a singer and songwriters. She is married to musician Marc Anthony Thompson, who is of Afro-Panamanian descent and is the founder of the musical collective Chocolate Genius, Inc. Her mother has white, Panamanian and Mexican ancestry. Thompson was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. She attended Santa Monica College where she studied cultural anthropology. Thompson made her professional stage debut in as one of three actors portraying the role of Ariel in LAWSC’s production of The Tempest. In 2003, she appeared as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet: Antebellum New Orleans, 1836 with The Theatre @ Boston Court.
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