
Teyonah Parris
Known for: Acting
Born: September 22, 1987
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 Rambe…
Known for

A Picture of You
2014

90 Days
2016

Chi-Raq
2015
Empire Corner

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
2024

Where Children Play
2015

Candyman
2021

The Marvels
2023

Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story
2016

Charm City Kings
2020

They Cloned Tyrone
2023

Dear White People
2014

Dashing Through the Snow
2023

Five Nights in Maine
2016

Point Blank
2019
Wu Is Dead
2011

Matchbox
2026

The Photograph
2020
Turpentine

If Beale Street Could Talk
2018

They Came Together
2014

How Do You Know
2010
Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Affair

Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
2019

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021

Marvel Studios Assembled
2021

WandaVision
2021

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000

Survivor's Remorse
2014

Mad Men
2007

No Good Deed
2024

The Good Wife
2009

What If...?
2021

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009

Married to Real Estate
2021

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

Empire
2015