Tessa Thompson
Birthday: 3 October 1983, Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth Name: Tessa Lynn Thompson
Height: 163 cm
Tessa Thompson was born on October 3, 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Tessa Lynn Thompson. She is an actress, known for Creed (2015), Dear White People (2014) and When a Stranger Calls (2006).
I try to pick interesting projects, the kind of projects that I would want to watch.
I try to pick interesting projects, the kind of projects that I would want to watch.
I grew up as a kid looking at artists like David Bowie and Prince; I really admired them.
I grew up as a kid looking at artists like David Bowie and Prince; I really admired them.
I eat almonds professionally, and I can't get enough of Yerbe Mate Cranberry Synergy Kombucha!
I eat almonds professionally, and I can't get enough of Yerbe Mate Cranberry Synergy Kombucha!
As a kid, I loved going to lots of thrift stores with my parents. There was a period where I thought Show more
As a kid, I loved going to lots of thrift stores with my parents. There was a period where I thought it was embarrassing, and then I started to get older - I realized they were really cool. Hide
I think we just need to have a demand for fresh and nuanced movies.
I think we just need to have a demand for fresh and nuanced movies.
The truth is, no, we don't live in a post-racial state anywhere in America, and this is particularly Show more
The truth is, no, we don't live in a post-racial state anywhere in America, and this is particularly true in Hollywood. Hide
I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I split my time between the West Coast and the East.
I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I split my time between the West Coast and the East.
I grew up partially in L.A. and partially in New York. In L.A., anything goes because it's really te Show more
I grew up partially in L.A. and partially in New York. In L.A., anything goes because it's really temperate. There aren't any fashion rules dictated by weather, whereas in New York, of course, there are. New York is seasonal, and also it's a fashion mecca, so people are a little more aware of how they put things together. Hide
Fashion is a funny thing to talk about. I think what you wear is definitely an extension of you, but Show more
Fashion is a funny thing to talk about. I think what you wear is definitely an extension of you, but I also think it's totally arbitrary. Hide
'Veronica Mars' was my first job, and for some reason, my character changed her hairstyle halfway th Show more
'Veronica Mars' was my first job, and for some reason, my character changed her hairstyle halfway through the season from curly to - I don't even know why - suddenly straight. Hide
There was a period when I had a hard time reconciling all the different parts of me in a way that I Show more
There was a period when I had a hard time reconciling all the different parts of me in a way that I thought would make sense to others. Hide
I'm sort of obsessed with Harlem. Just its history. My father did the music for a play called 'The H Show more
I'm sort of obsessed with Harlem. Just its history. My father did the music for a play called 'The Huey P. Newton Story,' and they did a lot of work in Harlem. So as a little girl, I spent a lot of time in Harlem Library. Hide
The term 'breakout' always makes me think of an inmate or some butterfly emerging out of a cocoon.
The term 'breakout' always makes me think of an inmate or some butterfly emerging out of a cocoon.
I am multiracial, and I went through different phases - at one point, I listened to Wu-Tang and hip- Show more
I am multiracial, and I went through different phases - at one point, I listened to Wu-Tang and hip-hop, and then the next year I listened to Joni Mitchell. Hide
Tessa Thompson's FILMOGRAPHY - Page 3
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Tessa Thompson'S roles
Charlotte Hale
Sara Freeman
Valkyrie
Scarlet
Zoe
Camille Travis
Sam White
Rebecca Taylor
Josie Radek
Nyla
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