Teyonah Parris
Teyonah Parris is an American actress .
Life
Parris grew up in Hopkins, South Carolina . After a supporting role in the television series Good Wife and a minor role in the film How Do You Know It's Love , Parris received a role in the television series Mad Men in 2012 , where she played the role of Dawn Chambers as Don Draper's first African-American secretary. Together with her colleagues, Parris was nominated for this at the Screen Actors Guild Awards 2013 in the category Best Acting Ensemble in a TV Series - Drama . In 2014, Parris received her first lead role in Dear White People , and in 2015 she received the lead role of Lysistrata in Spike Lee's film Chi-Raq . She plays a resident of Chicago who tries to implement her pacifist vision by calling for a sex boycott and to free the city from violence among one another. Parris has received several awards for this role. Also in 2015, Parris got a lead role in Where Children Play . In May 2016 it was announced that Parris was in discussion for the lead role in the film Buffalo Soldier Girl , who tells the story of a woman who disguises herself as a man to contribute to the American Civil War as the African American Buffalo Soldier .
In late June 2020, Teyonah Parris became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences .
Filmography (selection)
- 2010: How do you know that it is love (How Do You Know)
- 2012–2015: Mad Men (TV series, 22 episodes)
- 2014: Dear White People
- 2014: They Came Together
- since 2014: Survivor's Remorse (TV series)
- 2015: Five Nights in Maine
- 2015: Chi-Raq
- 2017: Empire (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2018: If Beale Street Could Talk
- 2020: Twelve
Awards
- Screen Actors Guild Awards 2013 : Nomination for Best Acting Company in a Television Series - Drama in Mad Men
- African-American Film Critics Association Awards 2015: Award for Best Actress in Chi-Raq
- Black Reel Awards 2015: Best New Actress Award in Dear White People
- Black Reel Awards 2015: Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Dear White People
- Black Reel Awards 2016: Award for Best Actress in Chi-Raq
- NAACP Image Awards 2016: Nomination for Best Actress in Chi-Raq
Web links
- Teyonah Parris in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Teyonah Parris in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tatiana Siegel: 'Mad Men' Actress Teyonah Parris Joins Spike Lee's 'Chiraq' In: The Hollywood Reporter, June 17, 2015.
- ↑ Anita Busch: Teyonah Parris In Talks To Star In 'Buffalo Soldier Girl' For Filmmaker Christine Swanson In: deadline.com, May 5, 2016.
- ^ Academy Invites 819 To Membership. In: oscars.org, June 30, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Parris, Teyonah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |