Teyonah Parris

Teyonah Parris
Birthday
September 22nd, 1987
From
Hopkins, South Carolina, USA
Actor

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Matchbox The Movie - Arturo Castro, Jessica Biel, John Cena, Teyonah Parris and Sam Richardson

Teyonah Parris Biography

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 in the drama series Mad Men (2012–2015) and in the independent film Dear White People (2014). She then 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. She has since featured in the black comedy series No Good Deed (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Teyonah Parris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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A Conversation on Pride and Expectations

Mrs. Hunt: I hope you're proud how you raised your daughters. My girls ain't gon be bringing no bastards home to feed. I can tell you that!
Ernestine Rivers: That's because won't nobody fuck em.

Protective Feelings and Inner Conflict

Ernestine Rivers: Adrienne, baby. Can I tell you something, sweetie? Ever since the first day I laid eyes on your very fine person, I got caught up in your Adam's apple. Oh, I've been dreaming about it. And I can't tell whether I want to tear it out with my fingers or my teeth. And if you touch my baby sister I'm going to have to make up my mind real quick.

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