Teyonah Parris Biography
Teyonah Parris is an American actress and producer she is known for starring in the 2014 film Dear White People, Chi-Raq, If Beale Street Could Talk. She has got the role of Monica Rambeau in Captain Marvel.
Teyonah Parris Age
Parris was born on September 22nd, 1987 in Hopkins, South Carolina. She is currently 33 years old as of 2020. Parris celebrates her birthday on September 22nd of every year.
Teyonah Parris Family
Parris was raised in Hopkins, South Carolina she is the middle child of two brothers.
Teyonah Parris Education
Parris studied at South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities she later graduated from Juilliard School.
Teyonah Parris Career
Parris made her tv debut in 2010 when she guest-starred on The Good Wife. 2012 she was cast as Dawn Chambers in AMC’s drama series Mad Men. She was the first major African American character on the series. 2014 she had her breakthrough in the film when she appeared on Dear White People. Parris later starred on the satrire drama film Chi-Raq. She got her first NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture nomination for the film. Parris had her leading role on Where Children Play.
Teyonah Parris Wandavision
WandaVision is a tv miniseries created by Jac Schaeffer its based on Marvel Comics. The lead characters being Wanda Maximoff/ Scarlet Witch and Vision its set in Marvel Universe and share continuity of the films of the franchise. The series premiered on January 15th, 2021 with the first two episodes. It features three weeks after the events of Avengers: Endgame. Wanda and Vision live in suburban life in the town of Westview. The two try to hide their true intentions, things in their surroundings start to move in different decades and they soon realize things may not seem as they appear.
Teyonah Parris Marvel
Parris is set to play Monica Rambeau in Wandavision and Captain Marvel 2. She appeared in Wandavision where she introduces herself as the daughter of Maria Rambeau and the captain in S.W.O.R.D.
Teyonah Parris Madmen
Mad Men is an American tv series that was created by Matthew Weiner. The series is set at the fictional Sterling Cooper advertising agency the slang Madmen is a reference that was used by 1950s advertisers who worked on Madison Avenue referring mad being short for Madison. The main character is the womanizing advertising executive Don Draper who was initially the creative director at Sterling Cooper. The series follows the people in their professional and personal lives. 2012 Parris was cast as Dawn Chambers in AMC’s drama series Mad Men. She was the first major African American character on the series.
Teyonah Parris Movies and Tv Shows
Movies
- How Do You Know
- Dear White People
- They Came Together
- Five Nights in Maine
- Chi-Raq
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- Point Black
- Charm City Kings
- The Photograph
- Candyman
- Captain Marvel
- The Cloned Tyrone
Tv shows
- Wandavision
- Mad Men
- Survivor’s Remorse
Teyonah Parris Husband
Parris has kept matters concerning her love life private from the public eye. We will update this information.
Teyonah Parris Meaurements
Height – stands at a height of 1.68 meters tall.
Hair Colour – Black
Eye Colour – Dark Brown
Teyonah Parris Salary
Parris has not revealed any details concerning her salary. We will update this information once its available.
Teyonah Parris Net worth
Parris has an estimated net worth of $ 2 million dollars.
