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Teyonah Parris

Acting · Born September 22, 1987 · Hopkins, South Carolina, USA

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).

Movies with Teyonah Parris

• The Marvels (2023) — Monica Rambeau
• Matchbox the Movie (2026) — Charmaine
• How Do You Know (2010) — Riva
• If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) — Ernestine Rivers
• Candyman (2021) — Brianna Cartwright
• They Cloned Tyrone (2023) — Yo-Yo
• They Came Together (2014) — Wanda
• Charm City Kings (2020) — Mouse’s Mom
• Dashing Through the Snow (2023) — Allison Garrick
• The Photograph (2020) — Asia
• Point Blank (2019) — Taryn
• Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021) — Monica Rambeau / Geraldine (archive footage)

TV shows with Teyonah Parris

• Mad Men (2007) — Dawn Chambers
• Empire (2015) — Pamela Rose
• WandaVision (2021) — Monica Rambeau / Geraldine
• Survivor's Remorse (2014) — Missy Vaughn
• No Good Deed (2024) — Carla Owens