Actress Teyonah Parris Biography, height, age, net worth, Boyfriend, family, facts and more (2023)

Teyonah Parris (born September 22, 1987) in Hopkins, South Carolina, United States, is an American actress. Teyonah began her acting career in 2012 with a starring role in the AMC drama series Mad Men.

Teyonah Parris made her television debut in 2010 with a guest-starring role on The Good Wife. She rose to fame after starring in the 2014 independent film Dear White People.

Apart from the movie They Cloned Tyrone (2023), she has worked in many other movies and series. Can also be seen in Dear White People (2014), Chi-Raq (2015), and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018).

This article gives details about Actress Teyonah Parris Biography, net worth, career, family background, untouched life story, and interesting and lesser-known facts about her.

Basic information

Full Name	Teyonah Parris
Nick Name	Teyonah
Date of birth	22 September 1987
Age	35 years (as of 2022)
Place of Birth	Hopkins, South Carolina, U.S.
School/College	Juilliard School (BFA)
Spouse	James Parris
Father	Will Update
Mother	Will Update
Sibling	Will Update
Profession	Actress, Model and Influencer
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	American – African Decent
Gender	Female
Currently Live In	Richland, Washington, United States

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Teyonah Parris Physical Appearance

Teyonah Parris Height

Teyonah Parris is 5 Feet 5 Inches (165 cm) approximately.

Teyonah Parris Weight

Teyonah Parris is 55 Kg (121 lbs pound) approximately.

Chest	36
Waist	28
Shoes	8 (us)

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Teyonah Parris age

Teyonah Parris was born on 22 September 1987 in Hopkins, South Carolina, U.S. She completed 35 years in September 2022. Her age is running 36 years in 2023.

Teyonah Parris Eye Color

Teyonah Parris Eye Color is Black.

Teyonah Parris Hair Color

Teyonah Parris hair color is Black.

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Teyonah Parris Education school/college

Teyonah was very interested in acting since her school days. She had participated in many plays and stage shows in various school programs during her school days.

She attended Lower Richland High School in Hopkins, South Carolina until her sophomore year. Before attending and graduating from The Juilliard School, she was accepted into the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, where she completed 11th and 12th grade.

In 2010, Teyonah completed her acting studies and went on auditions to pursue a career in acting.

Teyonah Parris Networth

Teyonah Parisi has been acting for almost 12 years. She has been continuously active since the year 2011 and has worked in more than 30 TV series, films, and short films till now. Apart from this, she is famous for the show.

Apart from acting, she also earns from brand endorsements and advertisement advertisements. She has an estimated net worth of $4M to $5M as of June 2023.

Teyonah Parris Boyfriend / Relationship

Teona Parris has had a long relationship with actor James Parris. That’s why she is married to James. And they both are very happy with their one daughter.

Teyonah Parisi In September 2022, Parisi announced that she was five months pregnant with her first child. They welcomed a daughter in early 2023. Paris loves traveling with her husband and spending time with her daughter along with her acting.

Teyonah Parris Family

Teyonah Parris was born in Hopkins, South Carolina, USA. Teyona Parisi belongs to a distinguished family from Berlin. She was raised in Hopkins, South Carolina as the middle child of brothers.

However, there is not much information about Teyona Paris’s parents and brother.
Furthermore, despite her popularity, Vivian is somewhat reserved and prefers to keep parts of her private life away from the public.

Teyonah Parris Acting Career

• Apart from the movie They Cloned Tyrone (2023), she has worked in many other movies and series. Can also be seen in Dear White People (2014), Chi-Raq (2015), and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018).

Year	Movie	Role
2023	They Cloned Tyrone (2023)	Yo-Yo
2023	The Marvels	Monica Rambeau
2023	Candyman	Brianna Cartwright
2021	Charm City Kings	Terri
2021	The Photograph	Asia
2019	Point Blank	Taryn
2018	If Beale Street Could Talk	Ernestine Rivers
2016	Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story	Miki Howard
2015	Where Children Play	Bellissima Mccain
2014	Dear White People	Colandrea “Coco” Conners
2010	How Do You Know	Riva

Teyonah Parris made her television debut in 2010 with a guest-starring role on The Good Wife. She rose to fame after starring in the 2014 independent film Dear White People.

Year	Television	Role
2021	Wanda Vision	Monica Rambeau Geraldine” (Main cast)
2021	Marvel Studios: Assembled	Herself
2018	Murder	Det. Ayana Lake
2017	Placeholders	Marla
2017	Empire	Detective Pamela Rose
2014	Survivor’s Remorse	Missy Vaughn
2010	The Good Wife	Melinda Gossett

Teyonah Parris Award

Year	Award	Category
2015	AAFCA Awards	Best Actress
2016	Black Reel Awards	Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture
2021	Association TV Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie
2021	MTV Movie & TV Awards	Best Hero
2028	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Some interesting and lesser-known facts about Teyonah Parris

• Teyonah Parris (born September 22, 1987) in Hopkins, South Carolina, United States, is an American actress.
• Teyonah began her acting career in 2012 with a starring role in the AMC drama series Mad Men.
• In 2010, she started her career with the TV show ‘The Good Wife’. In 2012, she appeared in the TV show Mad Men in a recurring role.
• Teyonah Parris made her television debut in 2010 with a guest-starring role on The Good Wife. She rose to fame after starring in the 2014 independent film Dear White People.
• Her first major role was playing Secretary Dawn Chambers in the AMC drama series Mad Men (2012–2015) and starring in the 2014 independent film Dear White People.
• She is best known for the film ‘Chi-Raq’ in 2015. It was a crime comedy musical drama.

• In 2015, she played R&B/jazz singer Mickey Howard in the biopic The Mickey Howard Story.

• She also starred in the film If Beale Street Could Talk in 2018.
• In 2016, Parris was cast as the lead character in the period drama film Buffalo Soldier Girl, about a woman disguised as a man.
• In early 2018, Parris appeared in a leading role in the CBS drama pilot Murder. Which was a drama film written and directed by Barry Jenkins and based on the novel by James Baldwin.
• She made her Marvel Universe debut in 2021 as the character Monica Rambeau on the Disney+ show Wanda Vision.
• She is playing the title character in 2023 as Yo-Yo in They Cloned Tyrone (2023).
• Her major film roles include Coco Connors in Dear White People and Lysistrata in Spike Lee’s Chirac.

• Teyonah Parris Instagram username is (@teyonahparris)¹. As of July 2023, she has 405K Instagram followers, and her Instagram account has been verified.

• Teyonah ParrisTwitter username is (@TeyonahParris) As of July 2023, she has 40.4K Twitter followers and her Twitter account has been not verified.
• Teyonah Parris Facebook username is will update
• Teyonah Parris TikTok username is will update

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