Tessa Thompson Biography
Tessa Lynne Thompson is an American actress and musician. She began her acting career with the Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College. She appeared in productions of The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet, the latter of which earned her a NAACP Theatre Award nomination. Her breakthrough came with a leading roles in Tina Mabry’s independent drama film Mississippi Damned (2009) and Tyler Perry’s drama film For Colored Girls (2010).
Thompson was born October 3, 1983, in Los Angeles, California. She was raised between Los Angeles and Brooklyn, New York. Her father, singer-songwriter Marc Anthony Thompson, of the musical collective Chocolate Genius, Inc., is of Afro-Panamanian descent, while her mother is of Caucasian and Mexican ancestry. She attended Santa Monica High School where she played Hermia in a student production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She then attended Santa Monica College (SMC), where she studied cultural anthropology. While at SMC, she also attended lectures by Lisa Wolpe of Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company (LAWSC). Thompson has a younger half-sister, Zsela Thompson, who is a singer-songwriter.
In 2002, Thompson made her professional stage debut in as one of three actors portraying the role of Ariel in LAWSC’s production of The Tempest. In 2003, she appeared as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. Thompson made her first television appearance in a 2005 episode of the CBS series Cold Case in the role of a lesbian bootlegger from the 1930s. Thompson’s first feature film appearance was in the 2006 remake of the horror film When a Stranger Calls playing the role of Scarlett. Thompson was next seen opposite Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the dancing film Make it Happen in 2008.
Is Tessa Thompson single or married? Who is Tessa Thompson dating?
There has been much talk about Thompson’s rumoured relationship with American singer-actress Janelle Monae, but this doesn’t faze her at all. She seems to be enjoying some well-deserved time off with rumored boyfriend Devonté Hynes.
However, she has had one or two flings and relationships, here and there. Her then-relationship with Ben Crowley was heavily publicized but sadly, they called it off even before it began.
Quick Facts:
Tessa Thompson weight
Not available
Tessa Thompson height
5′ 4″ (163 cm)
Tessa Thompson hair color
Black
Tessa Thompson eye color
Dark brown
Tessa Thompson body measurement
34-23-34
Tessa Thompson bra size/breast size
34B
Tessa Thompson hip size
23
Tessa Thompson waist size
34
Tessa Thompson shoe size / feet size
7.5 US
Tessa Thompson body type / build
Athletic
Tessa Thompson net worth 2020
$4 Million
Tessa Thompson full name
Tessa Lynne Thompson
Tessa Thompson middle name
Lynne
Tessa Thompson birthplace
Los Angeles, California
Tessa Thompson date of birth
October 3, 1983
Tessa Thompson age in 2020
37
Tessa Thompson zodiac
Libra
Tessa Thompson ethnicity
Black
Tessa Thompson nationality
American
Tessa Thompson religion
Not available
Tessa Thompson high school
Santa Monica High School
Tessa Thompson college
Not available
Tessa Thompson spouse/husband
N/A
Tessa Thompson boyfriend/affairs/dating
Tessa Thompson has been in a relationship with Ben Crowley.
Tessa Thompson children/kids
N/A
Tessa Thompson father
Marc Anthony Thompson
Tessa Thompson mother
N/A
Tessa Thompson sister
N/A
Tessa Thompson brother
N/A
Tessa Thompson job
American actress and musician
Tessa Thompson website
Tessa Thompson Facts / Controversy
- Thompson gained critical acclaim for her performances in the comedy-drama Dear White People (2014).
- Thompson is also a singer-songwriter.
- She has in the past been a member of the Los Angeles-based indie electro soul band Caught a Ghost.
- Thompson is co-producer and star of the mystery-sci-fi podcast series The Left Right Game.
- Thompson said in a 2018 interview that she is “attracted to men and also to women”, but states she chooses not to label herself bisexual.