Acting
Tessa Thompson
EN cinema · 51 credits
Born
3 October 1983 (age 43)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Tessa Lynne Thompson
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 (2018). For her role as a black woman living during the Harlem Renaissance in Passing (2021), she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She portrayed the title role in Hedda (2025), which she also executive produced. On stage, she acted in the off-Broadway production of the Lydia R. Diamond play Smart People (2016). On television, she took recurring roles in shows such as the teen mystery series Veronica Mars (2005–2006), the historical drama series Copper (2012–2013), and the science fiction series Westworld (2016–2022). She starred in the romantic drama film Sylvie's Love (2020) on Amazon Prime Video. Also, she served as an executive producer, for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tessa Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
A Separation
A Separation
Actor, Producer
Foxfinder
as Sam
Last Meals
as Hannah
Is God Is
Producer
Hedda
as Hedda Gabler, Producer
Seeds
Executive Producer
The Listener
as Beth, Producer
The Marvels
as Valkyrie
Creed III
as Bianca Creed
Thor: Love and Thunder
as King Valkyrie
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
as Self - King Valkyrie
Passing
as Irene Redfield
Sylvie's Love
as Sylvie, Executive Producer
Little Woods
as Oleander 'Ollie' Hale, Executive Producer
Lady and the Tramp
as Lady (voice)
Men in Black: International
as Agent M
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
as Tessa Thompson
Avengers: Endgame
as Valkyrie
Shadow Stalker
as Tessa Thompson
Brave Girl Rising
as Nasro (voice)
Annihilation
as Josie Radek
Sorry to Bother You
as Detroit
Creed II
as Bianca
Furlough
as Nicole Stevens
Thor: Ragnarok
as Valkyrie
South Dakota
as Chris
100 Years
as Narrator (voice)
Moonlight
as Monica
War on Everyone
as Jackie Hollis
Salt Water
as Brit
Creed
as Bianca
Dear White People
as Samantha White
Grantham & Rose
as Wallis
Points of Origin
as Rosemary
Selma
as Diane Nash
Automotive
as Maggie
Murder on the 13th Floor
as Nia Palmer
Everyday Black Man
as Claire
For Colored Girls
as Nyla / Purple
Betwixt
as Jenny
Mississippi Damned
as Kari Peterson
Make It Happen
as Dana
The Human Contract
as Waitress
When a Stranger Calls
as Scarlet
