Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October , ) is an American actress,
producer, singer, and songwriter. She began her professional acting
career with the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company while studying
at Santa Monica College. She appeared in productions of The Tempest
and Romeo and Juliet, the latter of which earned her a NAACP Theatre
Award nomination. Her breakthrough came with leading roles in Tina
Mabry's independent drama film Mississippi Damned () and Tyler Perry's
drama film For Colored Girls ().Thompson gained critical acclaim for
her performances in the comedy-drama Dear White People (), as civil
rights activist Diane Nash in the historical drama Selma (), and as
Bianca Taylor in the sport drama films Creed () and Creed II (). She
gained mainstream recognition for her starring role as Valkyrie in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films Thor: Ragnarok () and
Avengers: Endgame ().Her other films include the dark comedy Sorry to
Bother You (), the science-fiction horror film Annihilation (), the
science fiction action film Men in Black: International (), and the
musical romance film Lady and the Tramp (). On television, she starred
in the noir drama series Veronica Mars (â€"), the drama series Copper
(â€"), and the science fiction series Westworld (â€"present).
producer, singer, and songwriter. She began her professional acting
career with the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company while studying
at Santa Monica College. She appeared in productions of The Tempest
and Romeo and Juliet, the latter of which earned her a NAACP Theatre
Award nomination. Her breakthrough came with leading roles in Tina
Mabry's independent drama film Mississippi Damned () and Tyler Perry's
drama film For Colored Girls ().Thompson gained critical acclaim for
her performances in the comedy-drama Dear White People (), as civil
rights activist Diane Nash in the historical drama Selma (), and as
Bianca Taylor in the sport drama films Creed () and Creed II (). She
gained mainstream recognition for her starring role as Valkyrie in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films Thor: Ragnarok () and
Avengers: Endgame ().Her other films include the dark comedy Sorry to
Bother You (), the science-fiction horror film Annihilation (), the
science fiction action film Men in Black: International (), and the
musical romance film Lady and the Tramp (). On television, she starred
in the noir drama series Veronica Mars (â€"), the drama series Copper
(â€"), and the science fiction series Westworld (â€"present).
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