Tessa Lynne Thompson is an American actress. 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 an NAACP Theatre Award nomination.
Thompson was born on October 3, 1983, in Los Angeles, California and raised between Los Angeles and Brooklyn, New York. She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her work as a producer on Sylvie’s Love. In 2017, she received a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination.
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 her role as Valkyrie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), as well as her leading role in the science fiction franchise film Men in Black: International (2019).
Tessa Thompson Age
38 years
Tessa Thompson Height
1.62 m
Tessa Thompson Movies
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | When a Stranger Calls | Scarlet | ||
| 2008 | Make It Happen | Dana | ||
| The Human Contract | Waitress | |||
| 2009 | Mississippi Damned | Kari Peterson | ||
| 2010 | Everyday Black Man | Claire | ||
| Exquisite Corpse | Liz | |||
| For Colored Girls | Nyla Adrose | |||
| 2011 | Periphery | Caitlin | ||
| Red & Blue Marbles | Becca | |||
| 2012 | Murder on the 13th Floor | Nia Palmer | ||
| 2013 | Automotive | Maggie | ||
| 2014 | Dear White People | Samantha “Sam” White | ||
| Grantham & Rose | Wallis | Also associate producer | ||
| Points of Origin | Rosemary | Short film | ||
| Selma | Diane Nash | |||
| 2015 | The Grand Romantic | Cindy | Short film | |
| Creed | Bianca Taylor | Also songwriter | ||
| 2016 | War on Everyone | Jackie Hollis | ||
| Salt Water | Brit | |||
| 2017 | South Dakota | Chris | ||
| Thor: Ragnarok | Valkyrie / Scrapper 142 | |||
| 2018 | Sorry to Bother You | Detroit | ||
| Annihilation | Josie Radek | |||
| Furlough | Nicole Stevens | |||
| Little Woods | Oleander “Ollie” Hale | Also executive producer | ||
| Dirty Computer | Zen / Mary Apple 53 | Short film | ||
| Creed II | Bianca Taylor | Also songwriter | ||
| 2019 | Brave Girl Rising | Nasro (voice) | Short film | |
| Avengers: Endgame | Valkyrie | |||
| Men in Black: International | Molly Wright / Agent M | |||
| Between Two Ferns: The Movie | Herself | |||
| Lady and the Tramp | Lady (voice) | |||
| 2020 | Sylvie’s Love | Sylvie Parker | Also executive producer | |
| 2021 | Passing | Irene Redfield | ||
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder | King Valkyrie “Val” | ||
| The Listener | Beth | Post-production; also producer | ||
| 2023 | Creed III | Bianca Taylor | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Cold Case | Wilhelmina “Billie” Doucette | Episode: “Best Friends” | |
| 2005–2006 | Veronica Mars | Jackie Cook | Main role (12 episodes) | |
| 2006 | Grey’s Anatomy | Camille Travis | 2 episodes | |
| The Initiation of Sarah | Esme | Television film | ||
| 2007 | Hidden Palms | Nikki Barnes | Main role (7 episodes) | |
| 2008 | Life | Liza | Episode: “Trapdoor” | |
| 2009 | Mental | Lainey Jefferson | Episode: “Lines in the Sand” | |
| Private Practice | Zoe | 2 episodes | ||
| Heroes | Rebecca Taylor | 3 episodes | ||
| Three Rivers | Penelope Kirkell | Episode: “A Roll of the Dice” | ||
| 2010 | Betwixt | Jenny | Television pilot | |
| Blue Belle | Blue | Lead role (5 episodes) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Detroit 1-8-7 | Lauren Washington | 3 episodes | |
| 2011 | Off the Map | Sydney | Episode: “A Doctor Time Out” | |
| Rizzoli & Isles | FBI Agent Anna Farrell | Episode: “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” | ||
| 2012–2013 | 666 Park Avenue | Laurel Harris / Sasha Doran | 5 episodes | |
| Copper | Sara Freeman | Main role (22 episodes) | ||
| 2016 | BoJack Horseman | Tanisha | Voice; Episode: “Love And/Or Marriage” | |
| 2016–2022 | Westworld | Charlotte Hale Dolores Abernathy |
Main role (24 episodes) | |
| 2018 | Portlandia | Bailey | Episode: “Rose Route” | |
| Dear White People | Rikki Carter | 2 episodes | ||
| 2019 | Tuca & Bertie | Sophie Black | Voice; Episode: “The Sex Bugs” | |
| Drunk History | Eartha Kitt | Episode: “Fame” | ||
| 2020 | RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars | Herself | Episode: “I’m In Love!” |
Tessa Thompson Ethnicity
*50% African-Panamanian (Father)
*25% Mexican (Mother)
*25% mix of English, German, Scottish, and Irish (Mother)
Tessa Thompson Instagram
@tessamaethompson