Teyonah Parris
Known for ActingBorn 1987-09-22Hopkins, South Carolina, USA
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).
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Known for
The Marvels
2023 · as Monica Rambeau
Charm City Kings
2020 · as Mouse’s Mom
How Do You Know
2010 · as Riva
They Cloned Tyrone
2023 · as Yo-Yo
Candyman
2021 · as Brianna Cartwright
Point Blank
2019 · as Taryn
Matchbox
2026 · as Charmaine
Turpentine
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018 · as Ernestine Rivers
Chi-Raq
2015 · as Lysistrata
The Photograph
2020 · as Asia
They Came Together
2014 · as Wanda
Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Affair
as Mia Johnson
Dashing Through the Snow
2023 · as Allison Garrick
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021 · as Monica Rambeau / Geraldine (archive footage)
Dear White People
2014 · as Colandrea 'Coco' Conners
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
2019 · as Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
2024 · as Self - 'Monica Rambeau'