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Tessa Thompson

Actress | Producer

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Is of African-American, Mexican, Caucasian, and Central American Descent. See more trivia »

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Tessa Dunnington
in Los Angeles, California, USA
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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 Still of Tessa Thompson in Veronica Mars CBS/Paramount/UPN/Showtime/King World 2006 TCA Winter Press Tour Party Tessa Thompson as Scarlett Still of Tessa Thompson in For Colored Girls Phylicia Rashad, Tyler Perry and Tessa Thompson at event of For Colored Girls
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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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Hidden Palms: Season 1: Episode 2 -- The arrival of Johnny's friend from his rehab days, Nikki, makes Greta completely jealous. Meanwhile, Johnny receives disturbing instant messages from an unidentified sender and learns a shocking fact about Eddie's death. For Colored Girls -- Clip: Sorry At Frontdoor When a Stranger Calls -- During an otherwise routine babysitting gig, a high-school student is harassed by an increasingly threatening prank caller.
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Personal Details

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(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:

Is of African-American, Mexican, Caucasian, and Central American Descent. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra