Age: 42
female
Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. Known for her roles in both blockbusters and independent dramas, her accolades include nominations for two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Thompson began her professional acting career with the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College, acting in productions of The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet. She made her film debut in the horror film When a Stranger Calls (2006), followed by leading roles in the independent drama Mississippi Damned (2009) and Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls (2010). Thompson received favourable notices for roles in the comedy-drama Dear White People (2014) and as civil rights activist Diane Nash in Ava DuVernay's historical drama Selma (2014). She gained mainstream attention for her roles in franchise films, playing Bianca Taylor in the sports dramas Creed (2015), Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023), and as Valkyrie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the movies Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), as well as her leading role in Men in Black: International (2019). She starred in the independent films Sorry to Bother You (2018), Little Woods (2018), and Annihilation (2018). For her role as a black woman living during the Harlem Renaissance in Passing (2021), she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She portrayed the title role in Hedda (2025), which she also executive produced. On stage, she acted in the off-Broadway production of the Lydia R. Diamond play Smart People (2016). On television, she took recurring roles in shows such as the teen mystery series Veronica Mars (2005–2006), the historical drama series Copper (2012–2013), and the science fiction series Westworld (2016–2022). She starred in the romantic drama film Sylvie's Love (2020) on Amazon Prime Video. Also, she served as an executive producer, for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tessa Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Tessa Thompson
Broomhilda von Shaft
for Broomhilda von Shaft in Ryan Coogler's Django Unchained
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Django Freeman, a freed slave turned bounty hunter, partners with Dr. King Schultz, a charismatic German dentist and bounty tracker, to rescue Django's wife Broomhilda from the brutal plantation of Calvin Candie, a charming but sadistic Mississippi slaveholder. Set in the antebellum South, the film follows Django and Schultz as they infiltrate Candieland under the guise of traders seeking rare fighters. As they navigate the treacherous social dynamics of the plantation, tensions escalate between Django's desire for vengeance and Schultz's moral awakening. The story explodes into violence as Django's true identity is revealed, forcing him to fight for his freedom and his wife's life against overwhelming odds. A stylish, provocative western that subverts the genre's traditional racial dynamics, blending sharp dialogue, shocking brutality, and unexpected humor. The film explores themes of freedom, identity, and the cost of liberation while delivering spectacular action sequences and complex character arcs.
