Teyonah Parris

Teyonah Parris

Parris at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival
Occupation Actress
Years active 2010–present

Teyonah Parris is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Dawn Chambers in the AMC drama series, Mad Men.[1] She played the first major African American character on Mad Men.[2]

Parris was raised in Hopkins, South Carolina.[3] She made her television debut in 2010, with guest starring role on The Good Wife. In 2014, she had her breakthrough role in the independent film Dear White People.[3][4] Later in that year, Parris began starring in the Starz comedy series, Survivor's Remorse.[5][6][7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Empire Corner Alma Short film
2010 Wu is Dead Alma Short film
2010 The Good Wife Melinda Gossett Episode: "Double Jeopardy"
2010 How Do You Know Riva
2012-2015 Mad Men Dawn Chambers Recurring role
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2013 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Karen Branston Episode: "Take the Money and Run"
2013 A Picture of You Mika
2014 Dear White People Colandrea 'Coco' Conners Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
Nominated — Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress
2014 They Came Together Wanda
2014-present Survivor's Remorse Missy Vaughn Series regular
2015 Five Nights in Maine Penelope
2015 Where Children Play Bellissima Mccain
2015 Chi-Raq Lysistrata African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture[8]
Nominated — Black Reel Award for Best Actress
2016 The Miki Howard Story[9] Miki Howard

References

  1. ↑ "Q&A – Teyonah Parris (Dawn)". amc.com. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mad Men: Teyonah Parris Becomes First African American In Mad Men Office". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 "‘Mad Men’ secretary lands a new job with 'Dear White People'". New York Post. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  4. ↑ A. O. SCOTT. "Advanced Course in Diversity:'Dear White People,' About Racial Hypocrisy at a College". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Jai Tiggett (23 October 2014). "Interview: Teyonah Parris Tells S&A About Color on TV, Be - Shadow and Act". Shadow and Act. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Teyonah Parris on Survivor’s Remorse and Mad Men -- Vulture". Vulture. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Lesley Goldberg. "'Mad Men' Alum Boards Starz's LeBron James Comedy (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  8. ↑ Patrick Hipes. "NAACP Image Award Nominations 2015 — Full List - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Tambay A. Obenson (21 December 2015). "Teyonah Parris Stars in TV One’s Original Movie on Life o - Shadow and Act". Shadow and Act. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

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