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Teyonah Parris
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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).
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Good Wife
2009
Mad Men
2007
What If...?
2021
WandaVision
2021
Empire
2015
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
The Marvels
2023
No Good Deed
2024
They Came Together
2014
Candyman
2021
They Cloned Tyrone
2023
Charm City Kings
2020
How Do You Know
2010
Point Blank
2019
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
Dear White People
2014
Dashing Through the Snow
2023
The Photograph
2020
Chi-Raq
2015
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