Tess is the stage name of Tessa Lynn Thompson, an American actress. Tina Mabry’s indie film Mississippi Damned gave her her first break in 2009.

Net Worth of Tessa Thompson :

Thompson is worth $4 million dollars as of 2021, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

Early Life and Family Life of Tessa Thompson:

Tessa Thompson was born in Los Angeles, California, on October 3, 1983. Tessa Lynn Thompson is her full name. Marc Anthony Thompson is her father’s name, and he is an Afro-Panamanian singer and songwriter. Her mother is of European and Mexican origin, and she is of American nationality. She grew up in both Los Angeles and Brooklyn. She graduated from Santa Monica High School and went on to Santa Monica College to study cultural arthrography.

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Career Life of Tessa Thompson:

Thompson had her professional theatrical debut in The Tempest, a production of The Tempest by the Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company, in which she played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. She then appeared in Second Stage Theatre’s off-Broadway production of Lydia R. Diamond’s play Smart People in 2016.

Thompson had her debut television appearance in the character of a bootlegging lesbian in an episode of the CBS series Cold Case in 2005. In the same year, she also landed the part of Jackie Cook in the drama series Veronica Mars. In 2006, she starred as Nikki Barnes on the ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, and in 2007, she was a member of the cast of the short-lived drama Hidden Palms. She appeared in the fourth season of Heroes and worked as a guest star on Life and Private Practice. In 2010, Thompson appeared as the wife of a cop on Detroit 187, and in 2012, she played Gavin Doran’s daughter, Sasha, on 666 Park Avenue. She played as board director Charlotte in HBO’s science-fiction drama West World and in BBC America’s first original series Copper in 2013.

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Thompson made his first appearance in the film in 2006, in a remake of a horror film, as Scarlet, played by a stranger. Then, in 2008, she appeared in the dance film Make it Happen. In 2010, she was cast in the film For Colored Girls. In 2014, she starred in Ava DuVernay’s Martin Luther King, Jr. and played a civil rights activist in Dear White People. In 2015, she also starred in the films Creed and The Grand Romantic. In 2016, she was cast in the film Thor: Ragnarok, which came out on November 3, 2017. She was cast in the film Sorry to Bother You, which will hit theaters on July 6, 20185.

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Personal Life of Tessa Thompson:

In a June 2018 interview with Porter Magazine, Tessa Thompson came out as bisexual, adding, “In my family, you can be anything you want to be.” I am attracted to both men and women. We don’t even have to talk about it if I bring a lady or a man home.” Thompson is also dating Janelle Monae Robinson, a singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, and model from the United States.

Awards and Nominations of Tessa Thompson:

Thompson was nominated for and won the best actor award at the American Black Film Festival in 2009 for Mississippi Damned. In 2010, she was nominated for and won the Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance for Colored Girls. She was nominated for a Gotham Award for Best Breakthrough Actress for Dear White People in 2014, and she won. She was nominated for and won the African American Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for Creed in 2015. She was just nominated for a Team Choice Award for Best Movie Actress in a Sci-Fi Film for Thor: Ragnarok.

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