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Teyonah Parris

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Teyonah Parris
Parris in 2019
Born (1987-09-22) September 22, 1987 (age 37)
Hopkins, South Carolina, U.S.
EducationJuilliard School (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
SpouseJames Parris
Children1

Teyonah Parris (/tiˈɒnə/ tee-ON-ə;[1] born September 22, 1987)[2] is an American actress. A graduate of Juilliard School, she began acting in 2010. Her first prominent roles were those of secretary Dawn Chambers in the AMC drama series Mad Men (2012–2015), and a starring role in the 2014 independent film Dear White People. Since then, she has 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.[3]

Early life and education

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Parris was born on September 22, 1987,[2] and raised in Hopkins, South Carolina.[citation needed] She attended Lower Richland High School until her sophomore year. She was accepted into the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities where she finished 11th and 12th grades, before attending and graduating from the Juilliard School.[4]

Career

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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.[5] She played the first major African American character on Mad Men.[6]

In 2014, Parris had her breakthrough role in the independent film Dear White People.[4][7] Later in that year, Parris began starring in the Starz comedy series, Survivor's Remorse.[8][9][10] In 2015, Parris went to star in the satirical drama film Chi-Raq directed by Spike Lee.[11] She received her first NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture nomination for this film.[12] She played the leading role in Where Children Play directed by Leila Djansi, and starred alongside David Oyelowo in Five Nights in Maine.[13][14] Later in 2015, she played R&B/Jazz singer Miki Howard in the biopic Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story.[15]

In 2016, Parris was cast as lead character in the period drama film Buffalo Soldier Girl about a woman who, disguised as a man, enlisted and fought with the African American Post Civil War era as a Buffalo Soldier.[16] In 2017, she had a recurring role on the Fox prime time soap opera Empire playing Detective Pamela Rose.[17] In early 2018, Parris was cast in a leading role on the CBS drama pilot Murder.[18] Also that year, she co-starred in If Beale Street Could Talk, a drama film written and directed by Barry Jenkins and based on James Baldwin's novel of the same name.[19] She played the lead role of Kaneisha in the 2018 Off-Broadway production of Slave Play at the New York Theatre Workshop.[20]

Parris plays the adult version of Monica Rambeau (introduced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain Marvel) in the Disney+ series WandaVision.[21] She reprised the role in The Marvels released in November 2023.[3]

Personal life

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In September 2022, Parris and her husband James announced that they were expecting their first child;[22] their daughter was born in early 2023.[23]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 Empire Corner Alma Short film
Wu is Dead Alma Short film
How Do You Know Riva
2013 A Picture of You Mika
2014 Dear White People Colandrea "Coco" Conners
They Came Together Wanda
2015 Five Nights in Maine Penelope
Where Children Play Bellissima Mccain
Chi-Raq Lysistrata
2016 Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story Miki Howard Also producer
90 Days Jessica Short
2018 If Beale Street Could Talk Ernestine Rivers
2019 Point Blank Taryn
2020 Charm City Kings Terri
The Photograph Asia
2021 Candyman Brianna Cartwright
2023 They Cloned Tyrone Yo-Yo
The Marvels Monica Rambeau
Dashing Through the Snow Allison Garrick

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Good Wife Melinda Gossett Episode: "Double Jeopardy"
2012–15 Mad Men Dawn Chambers Recurring cast: season 5-7a, guest: season 7b
2013 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Karen Branston Episode: "Take the Money and Run"
2014–17 Survivor's Remorse Missy Vaughn Main cast
2017 Placeholders Marla 2 episodes
Empire Detective Pamela Rose Recurring cast: season 4
2018 Murder Det. Ayana Lake TV movie
2021 WandaVision Monica Rambeau / "Geraldine" Main cast
Marvel Studios: Assembled Herself Episode: "Assembled: The Making of WandaVision"
2024 Marvel Studios: Assembled Herself Episode: "Assembled: The Making of The Marvels"
What If...? Monica Rambeau (voice)
TBA No Good Deed Carla Upcoming series[24]

Awards and nominations

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Association Year Work Category Result Ref.
AAFCA Awards 2015 Chi-Raq Best Actress Won [25]
Black Reel Awards 2015 Dear White People Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female Won [26]
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture Nominated
2016 Chi-Raq Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture Won [27]
2017 Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series (as producer) Nominated [28]
Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series Nominated
2021 WandaVision Nominated
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards 2021 WandaVision Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie Nominated [29]
Hollywood Film Festival 2017 90 Days Exceptional Emerging Artist - Acting Won [30]
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2021 WandaVision Best Hero Nominated [31]
NAACP Image Awards 2016 Chi-Raq Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated [32]
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2013 Mad Men Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated [33]
Seattle Film Critics Society 2018 If Beale Street Could Talk Best Ensemble Cast Nominated [34]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2018 If Beale Street Could Talk Best Acting Ensemble Nominated [35]

References

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  3. ^ a b "'Captain Marvel 2' Reveals New Release Date, Roles for Ms. Marvel and Monica Rambeau". Collider. 2020-12-11. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  4. ^ a b "'Mad Men' secretary lands a new job with 'Dear White People'". New York Post. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Q&A – Teyonah Parris (Dawn)". amc.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Mad Men: Teyonah Parris Becomes First African American In Mad Men Office". Black Enterprise. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  7. ^ A. O. SCOTT (16 October 2014). "Advanced Course in Diversity:'Dear White People,' About Racial Hypocrisy at a College". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  8. ^ Tiggett, Jai (23 October 2014). "Interview: Teyonah Parris Tells S&A About Color on TV, Be - Shadow and Act". Shadow and Act. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Teyonah Parris on Survivor's Remorse and Mad Men -- Vulture". Vulture. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  10. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (3 March 2014). "'Mad Men' Alum Boards Starz's LeBron James Comedy (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  11. ^ Los Angeles Times (2 December 2015). "Teyonah Parris hopes to 'inspire change' with her role in Spike Lee's 'Chi-Raq'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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  16. ^ Busch, Anita (5 May 2016). "Teyonah Parris In Talks To Star In 'Buffalo Soldier Girl'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  17. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (27 September 2017). "'Empire': Teyonah Parris To Recur In season 4 Of Fox Series". Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  18. ^ Otterson, Joe (5 February 2018). "Teyonah Parris to Star in CBS Pilot 'Murder'". Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  19. ^ "Teyonah Parris in Talks to Join Barry Jenkins' "Moonlight" Follow-Up "If Beale Street Could Talk" (Exclusive)". 25 September 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  20. ^ Clement, Olivia (2018-12-07). "Slave Play Extends Another 2 Weeks at NYTW". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  21. ^ Nolan, L.D. (July 20, 2019). "WandaVision Casts Mad Men Alum As Its Adult Monica Rambeau". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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