Teyonah Parris

Teyonah Parris was born and raised in Hopkins, South Carolina. She made her television debut in 2010, with a guest-starring role on The Good Wife. In 2012, she was cast in a recurring role as Dawn Chambers in the AMC drama series, Mad Men. In 2014, she had her breakthrough role in the independent film Dear White People.

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Summary Teyonah ParrisTeyonah Parris was born and raised in Hopkins, South Carolina. She made her television debut in 2010, with a guest-starring role on The Good Wife. In 2012, she was cast in a recurring role as Dawn Chambers in the AMC drama series, Mad Men. In 2014, Parris had her breakthrough role in the independent film Dear White People.

In 2015, she starred in the satirical drama film Chi-Raq directed by Spike Lee. In 2016, she played lead character in the period drama film Buffalo Soldier Girl.