Cast & creator
Tessa Thompson
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers
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.
Also known as: Tessa Lynne Thompson
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1988–2026 · acting roles
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Filmography (94)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Grey's Anatomy
Camille Travis
2005
The Daily Show
Self
1996
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self
1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Westworld
Charlotte Hale
2016
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Avengers: Endgame
Valkyrie
2019
Heroes
Rebecca Taylor
2006
Rizzoli & Isles
Anna Farrell
2010
Cold Case
Wilhemina 'Billie' Doucette
2003
BoJack Horseman
Taneisha (voice)
2014
Private Practice
Zoe Salter
2007
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Veronica Mars
Jackie Cook
2004
What If...?
Valkyrie (voice)
2021
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge
2012
Thor: Ragnarok
Valkyrie
2017
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
1992
Portlandia
Bailey
2011
Life
Liza
2007
Marvel Studios Legends
Valkyrie (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
The Marvels
Valkyrie
2023
Thor: Love and Thunder
King Valkyrie
2022
Annihilation
Josie Radek
2018
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
2025
HIS & HERS
Anna Andrews
2026HIS & HERS
Executive Producer
2026
Creed
Bianca
2015
Marvel Zombies
Valkyrie (voice)
2025
Creed III
Bianca Creed
2023
Dear White People
Rikki Carter
2017
Creed II
Bianca
2018
Men in Black: International
Agent M
2019
Lady and the Tramp
Lady (voice)
2019
Is God Is
Producer
2026
Three Rivers
2009
When a Stranger Calls
Scarlet
2006
666 Park Avenue
Laurel Harris
2012
Hidden Palms
Nikki Barnes
2007
Mental
2009
Sorry to Bother You
Detroit
2018
Hedda
Hedda Gabler
2025Hedda
Producer
2025
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Self - King Valkyrie
2022
Passing
Irene Redfield
2021
War on Everyone
Jackie Hollis
2016
Sylvie's Love
Sylvie
2020Sylvie's Love
Executive Producer
2020
Selma
Diane Nash
2014
Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies
Self
2022
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Tessa Thompson
2019
Dear White People
Samantha White
2014
For Colored Girls
Nyla / Purple
2010
The Listener
Beth
2024The Listener
Producer
2024
Make It Happen
Dana
2008
Furlough
Nicole Stevens
2018
Little Woods
Oleander 'Ollie' Hale
2019Little Woods
Executive Producer
2019A Separation
A Separation
Producer
The Human Contract
Waitress
2008
The Initiation of Sarah
Esme
2006
Mississippi Damned
Kari Peterson
2009
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Self
2022
Murder on the 13th Floor
Nia Palmer
2012
Betwixt
Jenny
2010
Moonlight
Monica
2017
100 Years
Narrator (voice)
2017
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
Self
2015
Foxfinder
Sam
Everyday Black Man
Claire
2011
Logic Paralyzes the Heart
2022
Dirty Computer
Zen
2018
Exquisite Corpse
Liz
2010
South Dakota
Chris
2017
Grantham & Rose
Wallis
2014
Salt Water
Brit
2016
Brave Girl Rising
Nasro (voice)
2019
Last Meals
Hannah
Later the War
Kiki
Automotive
Maggie
2013
Points of Origin
Rosemary
2014
Seeds
Executive Producer
2025
Shadow Stalker
Tessa Thompson
2019