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Teyonah Parris

1987 - Today

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Teyonah Parris ( 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Teyonah Parris is the 12,489th most popular actor (down from 9,487th in 2024), the 17,709th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,887th in 2019) and the 5,698th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Teyonah Parris ranks 12,489 out of 13,578. Before her are Megumi Nakajima, Oriana Sabatini, Ben Bass, Natalya Vasko, Susan Misner, and Claudia Jessie. After her are Regina Belle, Zuria Vega, Roger Craig Smith, Matt McGorry, Stefanie Scott, and Eugene Byrd.

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Among people born in 1987, Teyonah Parris ranks 750. Before her are Bahodir Nasimov, Yasmani Copello, Piotr Żyła, Adam Johnson, Olcay Şahan, and Rômulo. After her are Cristiano da Silva, Olena Khomrova, Elizabeth Henstridge, Deon McCaulay, Alla Kudryavtseva, and Taku Takeuchi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Teyonah Parris ranks 17,716 out of 20,380. Before her are Spencer Garrett (1963), John D. Olivas (1966), Phil Ford (1956), Ben Bass (1968), Susan Misner (1971), and Nicholas Britell (1980). After her are Regina Belle (1963), Roger Craig Smith (1975), Matt McGorry (1986), Stefanie Scott (1996), Don Imus (1940), and Eugene Byrd (1975).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Teyonah Parris ranks 5,701. Before her are Wes Chatham (1978), Halston Sage (1993), Ben Schnetzer (1990), Spencer Garrett (1963), Ben Bass (1968), and Susan Misner (1971). After her are Regina Belle (1963), Roger Craig Smith (1975), Matt McGorry (1986), Stefanie Scott (1996), Eugene Byrd (1975), and Mariana Klaveno (1979).

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