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).
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Filmography
Matchbox: The Movie
2026
as Charmaine
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
2024
as Self - 'Monica Rambeau'
Dashing Through the Snow
2023
as Allison Garrick
The Marvels
2023
as Monica Rambeau
They Cloned Tyrone
2023
as Yo-Yo
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021
as Monica Rambeau / Geraldine (archive footage)
Candyman
2021
as Brianna Cartwright
The Photograph
2020
as Asia
Charm City Kings
2020
as Mouse’s Mom
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
2019
as Self
Point Blank
2019
as Taryn
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
as Ernestine Rivers
Five Nights in Maine
2016
as Penelope
Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story
2016
as Miki
90 Days
2016
as Jessica
Chi-Raq
2015
as Lysistrata
Where Children Play
2015
as Bellissima Mccain
Dear White People
2014
as Colandrea 'Coco' Conners
They Came Together
2014
as Wanda
A Picture of You
2014
as Mika
- No poster
Wu Is Dead
2011
as Alma
How Do You Know
2010
as Riva
- No poster
Empire Corner
Unreleased
- No poster
Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Affair
Unreleased
as Mia Johnson