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Tessa Thompson

Actress | Producer

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Was raised part time in Brooklyn, New York. See more trivia »

Born:

Tessa Dunnington
in Los Angeles, California, USA
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CW 2007 Winter TCA Party - Arrivals with Executive producer Kevin Williamson, and actress Ellary Porterfield Tessa Thompson attends the The International Women's Media Foundation's Courage In Journalism Awards 10/21/2010 - Beverly Hills Hotel Beverly Hills, CA United States Tessa Thompson attends the The International Women's Media Foundation's Courage In Journalism Awards 10/21/2010 - Beverly Hills Hotel Beverly Hills, CA United States CBS/Paramount/UPN/Showtime/King World 2006 TCA Winter Press Tour Party BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 19: Steve Sandvoss and Tessa Thompson attends the Haven Oscar Suite at the Haven on February 19, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. Tessa Thompson as Jackie Cook (Season Two)
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2014 Veronica Mars (announced)
Jackie Cook (rumored)
 
2013 Grantham & Rose (post-production)
Wallis
 
2012 The Prop Is the Girl (post-production)
Brit
 
2013 Automotive (completed)
Maggie
 
2013 South Dakota
Chris
 
2012-2013 666 Park Avenue (TV series)
Laurel Harris
– Sins of the Fathers (2013) … Laurel Harris
– The Comfort of Death (2013) … Laurel Harris
– Hypnos (2012) … Laurel Harris
– Diabolic (2012) … Laurel Harris
– A Crowd of Demons (2012) … Laurel Harris
 
2012 Copper (TV series)
Sara Freeman
– A Vast and Fiendish Plot (2012) … Sara Freeman
– A Day to Give Thanks (2012) … Sara Freeman
– Better Times Are Coming (2012) … Sara Freeman
– The Hudson River School (2012) … Sara Freeman
– La Tempête (2012) … Sara Freeman
See all 9 episodes »
 
2012 Murder on the 13th Floor
Nia Palmer
 
2011 Rizzoli & Isles (TV series)
FBI Agent Anna Farrell
– He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (2011) … FBI Agent Anna Farrell
 
2010-2011 Detroit 1-8-7 (TV series)
Lauren Washington
– Blackout (2011) … Lauren Washington
– Home Invasion/Drive-By (2010) … Lauren Washington
– Local Hero/Overboard (2010) … Lauren Washington
 
2011 Off the Map (TV series)
Sydney
– A Doctor Time Out (2011) … Sydney
 
2011 Red & Blue Marbles
Becca
 
2011/II Periphery
Caitlin
 
2010 For Colored Girls
Nyla / Purple
 
2010/I Exquisite Corpse
Liz
 
2010 Blue Belle (TV series)
Blue
– Komshe Thunderfuck (2010) … Blue
– Goin' to Vegas (2010) … Blue
– Your Whack Off Fantasy (2010) … Blue
– Apple (2010) … Blue
– As Little Soiled as Possible... (2010) … Blue
 
2010 Everyday Black Man
Claire
 
2010 Betwixt (TV movie)
Jenny
 
2009 Three Rivers (TV series)
Penelope Kirkell
– A Roll of the Dice (2009) … Penelope Kirkell
 
2009 Heroes (TV series)
Rebecca Taylor
– Chapter Eight 'Shadowboxing' (2009) … Rebecca Taylor
– Chapter Six 'Strange Attractors' (2009) … Rebecca Taylor
– Chapter Four 'Hysterical Blindness' (2009) … Rebecca Taylor
 
2009 Private Practice (TV series)
Zoe
– Strange Bedfellows (2009) … Zoe
– Yours, Mine & Ours (2009) … Zoe
 
2009 Mental (TV series)
Lainey Jefferson
– Lines in the Sand (2009) … Lainey Jefferson
 
2009 Mississippi Damned
Kari Peterson
 
2008 Life (TV series)
Liza
– Trapdoor (2008) … Liza
 
2008 The Human Contract
Waitress
 
2008 Make It Happen
Dana
 
2007 Hidden Palms (TV series)
Nikki Barnes
– Second Chances (2007) … Nikki Barnes
– Dangerous Liaisons (2007) … Nikki Barnes
– Stand by Your Woman (2007) … Nikki Barnes
– Mulligan (2007) … Nikki Barnes
– What Liza Beneath (2007) … Nikki Barnes
See all 7 episodes »
 
2006 The Initiation of Sarah (TV movie)
Esme
 
2006 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Camille Travis
– Deterioration of the Fight or Flight Response (2006) … Camille Travis
– Losing My Religion (2006) … Camille Travis
 
2005-2006 Veronica Mars (TV series)
Jackie Cook
– Not Pictured (2006) … Jackie Cook
– Happy Go Lucky (2006) … Jackie Cook
– Look Who's Stalking (2006) … Jackie Cook
– Nevermind the Buttocks (2006) … Jackie Cook
– I Am God (2006) … Jackie Cook (credit only)
See all 22 episodes »
 
2006 When a Stranger Calls
Scarlet
 
2005 Cold Case (TV series)
Wilhemina 'Billie' Doucette
– Best Friends (2005) … Wilhemina 'Billie' Doucette
 
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2013 Grantham & Rose (associate producer) (post-production)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
2011 Span of the Rainbow (documentary short)
Herself
 
2010 The Mo'Nique Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 November 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Film Fiend (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– For Colored Girls (2010) … Herself - Guest
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2006) Currently starring in the American premiere of "Pyrenees" opposite Frances Conroy and Tom Irwin, for the Center Theatre Group. See more »

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Trivia:

Was raised part time in Brooklyn, New York. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra