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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Full filmography
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Karen Branston
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- The Good Wife (2009) as Melinda Gossett
- Mad Men (2007) as Dawn Chambers
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- Empire (2015) as Pamela Rose
- What If...? (2021) as Monica Rambeau (voice)
- WandaVision (2021) as Monica Rambeau / Geraldine
- The Marvels (2023) as Monica Rambeau
- Marvel Studios Assembled (2021) as Self - Monica Rambeau
- No Good Deed (2024) as Carla Owens
- Candyman (2021) as Brianna Cartwright
- Matchbox (2026) as Charmaine
- Survivor's Remorse (2014) as Missy Vaughn
- Charm City Kings (2020) as Mouse’s Mom
- They Cloned Tyrone (2023) as Yo-Yo
- Point Blank (2019) as Taryn
- If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) as Ernestine Rivers
- They Came Together (2014) as Wanda
- Married to Real Estate (2021) as Self - Client
- How Do You Know (2010) as Riva
- Dashing Through the Snow (2023) as Allison Garrick
- Chi-Raq (2015) as Lysistrata