

Acting
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...
Highest rated appearances
as Yo-Yo

Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
as Self

Point Blank
as Taryn

If Beale Street Could Talk
as Ernestine Rivers

Five Nights in Maine
as Penelope

Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story
as Miki

90 Days
as Jessica

Chi-Raq
as Lysistrata

Where Children Play
as Bellissima Mccain

Dear White People
as Colandrea 'Coco' Conners

They Came Together
as Wanda

A Picture of You
as Mika
Wu Is Dead
as Alma

How Do You Know
as Riva