Age: 42
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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.
Saga is an epic, adult space opera/fantasy comic by Brian K. Vaughan (writer) and Fiona Staples (artist) — one of the most acclaimed comics of the last decade. In a galaxy torn apart by an endless war between the winged people of Landfall and the horned magic-users of its moon Wreath, two soldiers from opposite sides — Alana and Marko — fall in love, desert their armies, and have a child named Hazel. Their interspecies family becomes a symbol that could end the war… or be hunted to extinction. Narrated by Hazel as an adult looking back, Saga blends sweeping galactic adventure, heartfelt family drama, sex, violence, humor, and social commentary. It follows the family’s desperate journey across planets while being pursued by bounty hunters, royals, tabloid journalists, and assassins. Expect beautiful world-building, unforgettable side characters (talking cats that detect lies, robot royals with TV heads, ghost babysitters, etc.), and themes of love, parenthood, war, and prejudice. It’s often compared to Star Wars meets Romeo & Juliet meets Game of Thrones in tone — sexy, subversive, funny, and emotionally devastating. Perfect for fan-casting because of its massive, visually striking cast of aliens, robots, and humans.
