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Teyonah Parris
Teyonah Parris’s screen credits include Brianna Cartwright in Candyman and Charmaine in Matchbox the Movie.
Born September 22, 1987 Hopkins, South Carolina, USA2 movies on MoviHero
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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Teyonah Parris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- 2024Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The MarvelsSelf - 'Monica Rambeau'
- 2023Dashing Through the SnowAllison Garrick
- 2023The MarvelsMonica Rambeau
- 2023They Cloned TyroneYo-Yo
- 2021Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day SpecialMonica Rambeau / Geraldine (archive footage)
- 2020The PhotographAsia
- 2020Charm City KingsMouse’s Mom
- 2019Marvel Studios: Expanding the UniverseSelf
- 2019Point BlankTaryn
- 2018If Beale Street Could TalkErnestine Rivers
- 2016Five Nights in MainePenelope
- 2016Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard StoryMiki
- 201690 DaysJessica
- 2015Chi-RaqLysistrata
- 2015Where Children PlayBellissima Mccain
- 2014Dear White PeopleColandrea 'Coco' Conners
- 2014They Came TogetherWanda
- 2014A Picture of YouMika
- 2011Wu Is DeadAlma
- 2010How Do You KnowRiva
- Don't Go GentleEllen
- Empire CornerActor
- RunningActor
- TurpentineActor
- Tyler Perry's Madea's Family AffairMia Johnson
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Matchbox the Movie
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Candyman
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