Nome di nascita: Tessa Lynn Thompson
Data di nascita: 1983-10-03
Luogo di nascita: Los Angeles, California, United States
Dettagli
Nomi alternativi: Tessa Lynne Thompson, Τέσσα Τόμπσον, 蒂莎·湯普森
Caratteristiche fisiche: N/A
Carriera
Prime apparizioni: - When a Stranger Calls (2006) come Scarlet
Ruoli più importanti: - When a Stranger Calls (2006) come Scarlet
- The Initiation of Sarah (2006) come Esme
- Make It Happen (2008) come Dana
- The Listener (2024) come Beth
- For Colored Girls (2010) come Nyla / Purple
- Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising (2022) come Self
- Dear White People (2014) come Samantha White
- Murder on the 13th Floor (2012) come Nia Palmer
Punti salienti della carriera: - When a Stranger Calls (2006)
- The Initiation of Sarah (2006)
- Make It Happen (2008)
- The Listener (2024)
- For Colored Girls (2010)
- Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising (2022)
- Dear White People (2014)
- Murder on the 13th Floor (2012)
Premi
Premi: - Nominated for 1 Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress (2018)
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award - Best Leading Actress (2022)
- Nominated for 1 EE Rising Star Award (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Critics Choice Award - Best Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie Made for Television (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Television Movie (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Gotham Independent Film Award - Outstanding Lead Performance (2021)
- Won Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor (2014)
- Won Breakthrough Performer (2015)
- Nominated for 1 Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture (2022)
- Nominated for 1 Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (2018)
- Won Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (2016)
- Nominated for 1 Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture (2015)
- Nominated for 1 People's Choice Award - Favorite Female Movie Star (2019)
- Nominated for 1 Teen Choice Award - Choice Action Movie Actress (2019)
- Nominated for 1 Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Actress: Drama (2016)
- Nominated for 1 Empire Award - Best Female Newcomer (2018)
- Won Grand Jury Prize - Best Actor (2009)
Biografia completa
Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) 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 (2009) and Tyler Perry's drama film For Colored Girls (2010).
Thompson was was raised between Los Angeles and Brooklyn, New York. Her father, singer-songwriter Marc Anthony Thompson, is of Afro-Panamanian descent and is the founder of the musical collective Chocolate Genius, Inc. Her mother has white and Mexican ancestry. She has a younger half-sister, Zsela, who is a singer and songwriter. Thompson attended Santa Monica High School, where she played Hermia in a student production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. She then attended Santa Monica College (SMC), where she studied cultural anthropology and is a member of the alma mater. While at SMC, she also attended lectures by Lisa Wolpe of the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company (LAWSC).
