Teyonah Parris (/tiΛΙnΙ/ tee-ON-Ι; born September 22, 1987) is an American actress. A graduate of Juilliard School, she began acting in 2010. Her first prominent roles were those of secretary Dawn Chambers in the AMC drama series Mad Men (2012β2015) and a starring role in the 2014 independent film Dear White People. Since then, she has appeared in the drama series Empire (2014), Spike Lee's crime comedy Chi-Raq (2015), and
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
β 7Dear White People
β 6.1How Do You Know
β 5.307A Picture of You
β 6.2They Came Together
β 5.6Dashing Through the Snow
β 6.2Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels
β 5.690 Days
β 0Chi-Raq
β 5.8Five Nights in Maine
β 5.1Where Children Play
β 6.8Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story
β 7If Beale Street Could Talk
β 6.93Point Blank
β 6Charm City Kings
β 7.8Candyman
β 6The Photograph
β 6.4They Cloned Tyrone
β 6.582The Marvels
β 6.017Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
β 5.8Empire Corner
β 1Matchbox
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