Tessa Thompson
Acting
Born: Oct 03, 1983
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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 Women's 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 Perry's For Colored Girls (2010). Thompson received favourable notices for roles in the comedy-drama Dear White People (2014) and as civil rights activist Diane Nash in Ava DuVernay's 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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedda | Hedda Gabler | 2025 | 5.6 |
| The Listener | Beth | 2024 | 5.7 |
| The Marvels | Valkyrie | 2023 | 5.941 |
| Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising | Self | 2022 | 6.0 |
| Thor: Love and Thunder | King Valkyrie | 2022 | 6.371 |
| Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder | Self - King Valkyrie | 2022 | 6.904 |
| Little Woods | Oleander 'Ollie' Hale | 2019 | 5.4 |
| Annihilation | Josie Radek | 2018 | 6.44 |
| Sorry to Bother You | Detroit | 2018 | 6.775 |
| Thor: Ragnarok | Valkyrie | 2017 | 7.58 |
| South Dakota | Chris | 2017 | 4.3 |
| 100 Years | Narrator (voice) | 2017 | 6.0 |
| War on Everyone | Jackie Hollis | 2016 | 5.7 |
| Salt Water | Brit | 2016 | 8.2 |
| From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues | Self | 2015 | 7.0 |
| Creed | Bianca | 2015 | 7.403 |
| Dear White People | Samantha White | 2014 | 6.097 |
| Grantham & Rose | Wallis | 2014 | 6.6 |
| Points of Origin | Rosemary | 2014 | 6.2 |
| Selma | Diane Nash | 2014 | 7.4 |
| Automotive | Maggie | 2013 | 5.5 |
| Murder on the 13th Floor | Nia Palmer | 2012 | 4.6 |
| Everyday Black Man | Claire | 2011 | 5.0 |
| For Colored Girls | Nyla / Purple | 2010 | 6.7 |
| Exquisite Corpse | Liz | 2010 | 4.5 |
| Mississippi Damned | Kari Peterson | 2009 | 5.2 |
| Make It Happen | Dana | 2008 | 6.0 |
| The Human Contract | Waitress | 2008 | 4.4 |
| When a Stranger Calls | Scarlet | 2006 | 5.735 |
| The Initiation of Sarah | Esme | 2006 | 5.5 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1983 |
| From | Los Angeles, California, … |