Teyonah Parris

Biography

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Teyonah Parris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Good Wife

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Mad Men

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

What If...?

Empire

All Movies (25)

• Matchbox2026 · as Charmaine
• Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels2024 · as Self - 'Monica Rambeau'
• Dashing Through the Snow2023 · as Allison Garrick
• The Marvels2023 · as Monica Rambeau
• They Cloned Tyrone2023 · as Yo-Yo
• Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special2021 · as Monica Rambeau / Geraldine (archive footage)
• Candyman2021 · as Brianna Cartwright
• The Photograph2020 · as Asia
• Charm City Kings2020 · as Mouse’s Mom
• Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe2019 · as Self
• Point Blank2019 · as Taryn
• If Beale Street Could Talk2018 · as Ernestine Rivers
• Five Nights in Maine2016 · as Penelope
• Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story2016 · as Miki
• 90 Days2016 · as Jessica
• Chi-Raq2015 · as Lysistrata
• Where Children Play2015 · as Bellissima Mccain
• Dear White People2014 · as Colandrea 'Coco' Conners
• They Came Together2014 · as Wanda
• A Picture of You2014 · as Mika
• Wu Is Dead2011 · as Alma
• How Do You Know2010 · as Riva
• Empire Corner—
• Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Affair— · as Mia Johnson
• Turpentine—

All TV Shows (13)

• No Good Deed2024 · as Carla Owens
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self
• Married to Real Estate2021 · as Self - Client
• What If...?2021 · as Monica Rambeau (voice)
• Marvel Studios Assembled2021 · as Self - Monica Rambeau
• WandaVision2021 · as Monica Rambeau / Geraldine
• Empire2015 · as Pamela Rose
• Survivor's Remorse2014 · as Missy Vaughn
• The Good Wife2009 · as Melinda Gossett
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Mad Men2007 · as Dawn Chambers
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Karen Branston