Tessa Thompson

Tessa Lynne Thompson born October 3 1983 is an American actress Known for her roles in both blockbusters and independent dramas her accolades include nominations for two BAFTA Awards a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award Thompson began her professional acting career with the Los Angeles Womens Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College acting in productions of The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet She made her film debut in the horror film When a Stranger Calls 2006 followed by leading roles in the independent drama Mississippi Damned 2009 and Tyler Perrys For Colored Girls 2010 Thompson received favourable notices for roles in the comedydrama Dear White People 2014 and as civil rights activist Diane Nash in Ava DuVernays historical drama Selma 2014  She gained mainstream attention for her roles in franchise films playing Bianca Taylor in the sports dramas Creed 2015 Creed II 2018 and Creed III 2023 and as Valkyrie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe including the movies Thor Ragnarok 2017 and Thor Love and Thunder 2022 as well as her leading role in Men in Black International 2019 She starred in the independent films Sorry to Bother You 2018 Little Woods 2018 and Annihilation 2018 For her role as a black woman living during the Harlem Renaissance in Passing 2021 she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role She portrayed the title role in Hedda 2025 which she also executive produced On stage she acted in the offBroadway production of the Lydia R Diamond play Smart People 2016 On television she took recurring roles in shows such as the teen mystery series Veronica Mars 20052006 the historical drama series Copper 20122013 and the science fiction series Westworld 20162022 She starred in the romantic drama film Sylvies Love 2020 on Amazon Prime Video Also she served as an executive producer for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie Description above from the Wikipedia article Tessa Thompson licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia