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Teyonah Parris

Sep 22, 1987 (37 years old) in Richland, Washington, USA

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 those of secretary Dawn Chambers in the AMC drama series Mad Men (2012–2015) and a starring role in the 2014 independent film Dear White People. Since then, she has appeared in the drama series Empire (2014), Spike Lee's crime comedy Chi-Raq (2015), and the drama film If Beale Street Could Talk (2018).

In 2021, Parris starred in the horror film Candyman and began portraying Monica Rambeau in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with the Disney+ series WandaVision.

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Karen Branston
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Honest Trailers
Monica Rambeau (archive footage)
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The Good Wife
Melinda Gossett
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Mad Men
Dawn Chambers
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What If...?
Monica Rambeau (voice)
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The Marvels
Monica Rambeau
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WandaVision
Monica Rambeau / Geraldine
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How Do You Know
Riva
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They Came Together
Wanda
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If Beale Street Could Talk
Ernestine Rivers

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