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Tessa Thompson Net Worth And Biography
This article details Tessa Thompson’s net worth, biography, and career. She is no doubt one of the most successful actresses in America.
Tessa Lynne Thompson is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She started gaining attention when she joined the Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College and is now one of the most successful actresses in the US. However, RNN details her (Tessa Thompson’s) net worth, biography, and career following information gathered from Celebritynetworth and Wikipedia.
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Bio-Data
| Name | Tessa Lynne Thompson |
| Date of Birth | October 3, 1983 |
| Gender | Female |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Professions | Actress, Singer, & Songwriter |
| Tessa Thompson’s Net Worth | $4 Million |
| Nationality | American |
Biography
Tessa Thompson was born in Los Angeles, California on October 3, 1983. She was raised between where she was born and Brooklyn in New York. Her father, Marc Anthony Thompson is a singer, songwriter, and the founder of the musical collective, Chocolate Genius, Inc. He is Afro-Panamanian and her mother is half Mexican and half American ancestry. She has a younger half-sister, Zsela who is also a singer and songwriter.
Tessa Thompson attended Santa Monica High School. After graduation, she attended Santa Monica College where she joined the Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company (LAWSC) and attend Lisa Wolpe’s lectures there. She also played Hermia in a student production, A Midsummer Night’s Dream written by Williams Shakespeare. Tessa Thompson studied Cultural Anthropology in College.
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Early Career
In 2002, Tessa Thompson made her professional stage debut in LAWSC’s production of The Tempest. In 2003, she played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet: Antebellum New Orleans, 1836 with The Theatre @ Boston Court in Pasadena, California. This earned her an NAACP Theatre Award nomination.
In 2005, she made her first television appearance in an episode of the CBS crime drama, Cold Case. She played a lesbian bootlegger from the 1930s. That was when she rose to fame and it led to her getting the role of Jackie Cook on the UPN/CW neo-noir drama series, Veronica Mars. In 2006, she appeared in the popular drama series, Grey’s Anatomy. In the same year, she had her first feature film appearance in the remake of the horror film, When a Stranger Calls, and she played Scarlett. Following that, she continually appeared, featured, and starred in different films and it all just contributed to her popularity.
In 2010, Tessa Thompson appeared in Tyler Perry’s stage play adaptation, For Colored Girls. In the same year, she had a guest role as the wife of a detective on Detroit 187. Two years after, she had a guest role as Gavin Doran’s daughter, Sasha on the horror series, 666 Park Avenue. In 2013, she starred in Copper, BBC America’s first original series.
Tessa Thompson starred as Samantha White in White People and she also played Diane Nash in Selma in the same year. In 2015, she appeared in Ryan Coogler’s Creed and a short film, The Grand Romantic.
Career Breakthrough
In 2016, Tessa Thompson got a starring in the HBO science fiction drama series, Westworld as Charlotte Hale. Also in the same year, she appeared in the off-Broadway run of the Lydia R. Diamond play Smart People at Second Stage Theatre. In April of the same year, she was cast as Valkyrie in Thor: Ragnarok, which was released on November 3, 2017. She also appeared in the science-fiction horror, Annihilation, which was released on February 23, 2018.
Tessa Thompson repeated her role as Valkryie in Avenger: Endgame which was released on the 26th of April, 2019, and also starred in several other films. In the same year, she voiced Lady in Lady and the Tramp. Then it was announced at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con that Tessa Thompson would repeat her role as King Valkyrie in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
Tessa Thompson co-produced and voiced the lead role in The Left Right Game released in 2020. Also in 2020, she starred as the main character in Sylvie’s Love which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. As part of her success, she now owns a production company that has gotten a first-look deal at HBO. Interestingly, she would be the executive producer for the adaption of the novels, Who Fears Death and The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.
In 2021, she wrapped up production on The Listener directed by Steve Buscemi and she reportedly will be the only on-screen role in the film. In 2023 yet to be released sports drama sequel, Creed III, Tessa Thompson will repeat her role as Bianca Taylor. Also, she will star in Passing, which would be Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut.
Music Career
Tessa Thompson has earlier stated, is also a singer and songwriter. She was a member of the Los Angeles-based indie electro soul band, Caught A Ghost. And she contributed to the soundtracks for Creed and Creed III by co-writing and performing some songs with producer, Moses Sumney.
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Tessa Thompson’s Net Worth
As of 2022, Tessa Thompson has an estimated net worth of $4 million.
Personal Life
Tessa Thompson in June 2018m revealed that she is attracted to people of all genders. However, she stated that she would prefer not to refer to herself as bisexual.