Teyonah Parris

Teyonah Parris

Acting
23 Movies 13 TV Shows

Born

September 22, 1987

Place of Birth

Hopkins, South Carolina, USA

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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 Coul…

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