Teyonah Parris
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
Matchbox
as Charmaine
Dashing Through the Snow
as Allison Garrick
The Marvels
as Monica Rambeau
They Cloned Tyrone
as Yo-Yo
Candyman
as Brianna Cartwright
The Photograph
as Asia
Charm City Kings
as Mouse’s Mom
Point Blank
as Taryn
If Beale Street Could Talk
as Ernestine Rivers
Five Nights in Maine
as Penelope
90 Days
as Jessica
Chi-Raq
as Lysistrata
Where Children Play
as Bellissima Mccain
Dear White People
as Colandrea 'Coco' Conners
They Came Together
as Wanda
A Picture of You
as Mika
How Do You Know
as Riva