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Tessa Thompson

1983 - Today

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Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. Her accolades include nominations for two British Academy Film Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Thompson began her professional acting career with the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College, appearing in productions of The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet. Following her role in Veronica Mars (2005–2006), her breakthrough came with leading roles in Tina Mabry's independent drama film Mississippi Damned (2009) and Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls (2010). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tessa Thompson is the 5,283rd most popular actor (down from 4,400th in 2019), the 8,212th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,454th in 2019) and the 2,417th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tessa Thompson ranks 5,283 out of 13,578Before her are Billy Gilbert, Laura Innes, Elizabeth Spriggs, Cyril Raffaelli, John Getz, and Justin Long. After her are Bibi Besch, Chikage Awashima, David Conrad, Steven Ogg, Richard Boone, and Colman Domingo.

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Among people born in 1983, Tessa Thompson ranks 92Before her are Fernando Verdasco, Greta Lee, Kate Bosworth, Lorik Cana, Sergio García, and Zhang Zhilei. After her are Kate Mara, Gabi, Maryse Ouellet, Greta Gerwig, Rebeca Linares, and John Heitinga.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tessa Thompson ranks 8,214 out of 20,380Before her are Darlene Love (1941), John Getz (1946), Justin Long (1978), Joe R. Lansdale (1951), Rod Blagojevich (1956), and John Brinck (1908). After her are Andy Samberg (1978), John Legend (1978), Vernon A. Walters (1917), Armistead Maupin (1944), David Conrad (1967), and Theodore Long (1947).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Tessa Thompson ranks 2,418Before her are Miguel A. Núñez Jr. (1964), William S. Hart (1864), Billy Gilbert (1894), Laura Innes (1957), John Getz (1946), and Justin Long (1978). After her are David Conrad (1967), Richard Boone (1917), Colman Domingo (1969), Ina Balin (1937), Buster Crabbe (1908), and Dina Merrill (1923).