Teyonah Parris was born in Hopkins, South Carolina, United States, on September 22, 1987, is an American actress. Young Teyonah Parris first started her career as a model and in beauty pageants. She made her big screen debut in romantic comedy film How Do You Know (2010) in role as Riva. She got her television debut in CBS legal and political drama series The Good Wife (2010) in episode "Double Jeopardy", in role as Melinda Gossett. Teyonah's breakthrough performance came as Monica Rambeau / "Geraldine" in Disney+ television miniseries WandaVision (2021).
How tall is Teyonah Parris and what is her weight? Teyonah Parris's height is 5' 5" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 165 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight is 119 іn pоunds or 54 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. She is 37 years old. Her net worth is around 2 million dollars. Teyonah Parris body measurements are bust-waist-hip 34-24-35 in inches or 86.5-61-89 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size is 34B with cup size B.
Teyonah Parris
September 22, 1987
37 years old
United States
Virgo
Black
Dark Brown
5 ft 5 in | 165 cm
$2 Million
34-24-35 in | 86.5-61-89 cm
54 kg | 119 lbs
34B
9.5 US | 40 EU
She won the African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress and the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture also was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her role as Lysistrata in musical crime comedy drama film Chi-Raq (2015).
She was nominated for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series for her role as Miki Howard in biography movie Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story (2016).
She won the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female for her role as Colandrea "Coco" Conners in satirical dark comedy drama film Dear White People (2014).
She won the Hollywood Film Festival Jury Prize for Exceptional Emerging Artist Acting for her role as Jessica in short film 90 Days (2016).
She was nominated for the Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Cast and the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble for her role as Ernestine Rivers in romantic drama movie If Beale Street Could Talk (2018).
They Came Together (2014) satirical romantic comedy as Wanda
Point Blank (2019) action thriller as Taryn
Charm City Kings (2020) coming of age drama as Terri
The Photograph (2020) drama as Asia
Candyman (2021) supernatural slasher as Brianna Cartwright
The Marvels (2023) superhero as Monica Rambeau
They Cloned Tyrone (2023) science fiction comedy mystery as Yo-Yo
She was nominated for the Black Reel Award for Television for Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie / Limited Series and the MTV Movie + TV Award for Best Hero for her role as Monica Rambeau / "Geraldine" in Disney+ television miniseries WandaVision (2021).
She was nominated for the NAMIC Vision Award for Best Performance - Comedy for her role as Missy Vaughn in Starz sitcom Survivor's Remorse (2014–2017).
She was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for her role as Dawn Chambers in AMC period drama series Mad Men (2012-2015).
She had recurring role as Detective Pamela Rose in Fox musical drama series Empire (2017).
Attended Lower Richland High School, Hopkins.
Studied at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, Greenville.
Graduated from The Juilliard School in New York City, New York (2009), with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama.
Has younger brother and older brother.
Has African-American ancestry.
She is married to James, they have one daughter.