Tessa Thompson
Biography: Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress, producer, singer, and songwriter. She began her professional acting career with the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College. She appeared in productions of The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet, the latter of which earned her a NAACP Theatre Award nomination. Her breakthrough came with leading roles in Tina Mabry's independent drama film Mississippi Damned (2009) and Tyler Perry's drama film For Colored Girls (2010). Thompson was was raised between Los Angeles and Brooklyn, New York. Her father, singer-songwriter Marc Anthony Thompson, is of Afro-Panamanian descent and is the founder of the musical collective Chocolate Genius, Inc. Her mother has white and Mexican ancestry. She has a younger half-sister, Zsela, who is a singer and songwriter. Thompson attended Santa Monica High School, where she played Hermia in a student production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. She then attended Santa Monica College (SMC), where she studied cultural anthropology and is a member of the alma mater. While at SMC, she also attended lectures by Lisa Wolpe of the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company (LAWSC). This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
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Birthday: October 03, 1983
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When a Stranger Calls
2006-02-03
When a Stranger Calls
Overview: Far away from the site of a gruesome murder, a teenager named Jill Johnson arrives at a luxurious home for a baby-sitting job. With the children fast asleep, she settles in for what she expects to be an ordinary evening. Soon, the ringing of a phone and the frightening words of a sadistic caller turn Jill's routine experience into a night of terror.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-02-03
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The Initiation of Sarah
2006-10-22
The Initiation of Sarah
Overview: A sorority girl unwittingly becomes the focus of a battle between good and evil.
Genres: Drama Horror Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-22
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Make It Happen
2008-08-08
Make It Happen
Overview: Embarking on a journey to fulfill her dreams as a dancer, a young girl discovers a new style of dance that will prove to be the source of both conflict and self-discovery.
Genres: Music Romance Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-08
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The Listener
2024-03-29
The Listener
Overview: Beth is a helpline volunteer – part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across America, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless. Over the last year the tide has become a tsunami. As Beth goes through her shift, the stakes rise: is this the night she will lose someone? Save someone? Eventually, Beth’s own story comes to light, revealing why she does it. All along we remain with her: listening, comforting, connecting – patching the world back together, one stitch at a time.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-03-29
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For Colored Girls
2010-11-05
For Colored Girls
Overview: About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-05
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Hedda
Hedda
Overview: Hedda Gabler navigates a house she does not want, a marriage she feels trapped in, and an ex-lover who has reappeared in her life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
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The Invite
The Invite
Overview: A middle-aged couple who are feeling stagnant in their relationship invite the younger and livelier couple from the apartment upstairs for a get-together that takes an unexpected turn.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
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Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
2022-02-03
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Overview: Exploring how Black actresses, a historically overlooked and under-valued group in Hollywood, have in recent years begun to ascend to the top echelons of entertainment and American culture. The special examines how Black actresses of Hollywood have become power brokers and the iconic moments and roles have paved the way for them today.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-02-03
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Dear White People
2014-10-17
Dear White People
Overview: Four college students attend an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over an "African-American" themed party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in 'post racial' America while weaving a story about forging one's unique path in the world.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-17
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Murder on the 13th Floor
2012-05-18
Murder on the 13th Floor
Overview: A neglectful mother concocts a plan to kill her live-in nanny when she discovers the nanny is having an affair with her husband.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-18
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From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
2015-11-18
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
Overview: In this one-hour documentary event narrated by Michael B Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, the filmmakers and past cast members share Rockys Cinderella story from the Oscar®-winning first film to the critically and commercially successful sixth film, Rocky Balboa. Then, together with director Ryan Coogler, stars Michael B Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, and producer Irwin Winkler, viewers get an inside look at how Warner Bros Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures new film Creed (story by Ryan Coogler, screenplay by Ryan Coogler & Aaron Covington) was originated, and how Jordan and Stallone prepared for their roles in this fresh new take on the Rocky franchise.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-11-18
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Grantham & Rose
2014-03-23
Grantham & Rose
Overview: When a petty crime thrusts him into the company of a feisty eighty-one-year-old African-American woman named Rose Price, Grantham and Rose push the boundaries of their relationship, their lives, and what it means to love, as they take a road trip back to their roots.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-23
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Thor: Love and Thunder
2022-07-06
Thor: Love and Thunder
Overview: After his retirement is interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods, Thor Odinson enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg, and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who now wields Mjolnir as the Mighty Thor. Together they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.
Genres: Fantasy Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-07-06
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Exquisite Corpse
2010-01-01
Exquisite Corpse
Overview: A medical student (Steve Sandvoss) is working on a research project and discovers that he is able to reanimate recently-deceased mice. He takes a break from his work to go on a trip with three friends. He admits to his friend Sophia (Nicole Vicius) that he loves her – but shortly after this she falls into a nearby lake and drowns. Using the methods from his research project he is able to revive her, but the process requires that he extract the hormone Oxytocin from a recently-dead corpse. He murders two women, and attempts to murder a third, in the process of keeping Sophia alive. His actions arouse the suspicion of his friends and the campus police. In a twist at the end of the film, Sophia remembers the circumstances of her death, which changes the audience’s perceptions of the actions of one of the main characters in the story
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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The Marvels
2023-11-08
The Marvels
Overview: Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-08
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Creed IV
Creed IV
Overview: The fourth installment of the “Creed” saga
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
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Points of Origin
2014-06-18
Points of Origin
Overview: Will the relationship between an American radio host and his wife survive the ethical dilemmas of outsourced pregnancy in India?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-06-18
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Selma
2014-12-25
Selma
Overview: "Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-25
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022-09-08
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Overview: Settle in with the likes of Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, and Tessa Thompson, and as they divulge the secrets behind the creation of Thor: Love and Thunder. Through in-depth interviews with cast and crew, along with raw, unseen footage from the set and beyond, this documentary special pulls back the curtain on the God of Thunder’s fourth feature film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-08
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Creed
2015-11-25
Creed
Overview: The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-11-25
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War on Everyone
2016-10-07
War on Everyone
Overview: Two corrupt cops in New Mexico set out to blackmail and frame every criminal unfortunate enough to cross their path. Things take a sinister turn, however, when they try to intimidate someone who is more dangerous than they are. Or is he?
Genres: Action Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-07
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Annihilation
2018-02-22
Annihilation
Overview: A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-02-22
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Thor: Ragnarok
2017-10-02
Thor: Ragnarok
Overview: Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-02
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The Grand Romantic
2015-08-20
The Grand Romantic
Overview: The film follows an artist (Nate Ruess) in the midst of failing to reach the greatness of his previous albums, and being pressured by most of the people around him to make something even better. During this time, he falls in love with his boss' secretary, played by Tessa Thompson.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-08-20
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Salt Water
2016-01-01
Salt Water
Overview: Based on a true story, a troubled twenty-year-old with PTSD struggles to normalize her life and escape her past. But as the symptoms of her disorder spiral out of control, she seeks retribution.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-01-01
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The Human Contract
2008-09-12
The Human Contract
Overview: A free-spirited woman leads a businessman down a path of reckless abandon.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-12
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Automotive
2013-06-01
Automotive
Overview: Set entirely around the perspective of a 1964 Mercury muscle car, Automotive is an American neo-noir about Kansas, a man who must unravel a crime he may or may not have committed.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-06-01
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Everyday Black Man
2011-02-01
Everyday Black Man
Overview: Since closing the door to a violent past, quiet and thoughtful Moses Stanton everyday existence is running a small neighborhood store, and watching over his daughter who doesn't know he exists. When a young man, Malik, comes in claiming to be a black Muslim that is doing good for the neighborhood, Moses takes him on as a partner but soon realizes that Malik is nothing but a drug dealer seeking to destroy the neighborhood and Moses's daughter. Therefore, Moses must become the man he used to be in order to save his beloved neighborhood and his daughter. Written by Carmen Madden
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-01
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South Dakota
2017-04-28
South Dakota
Overview: Barb is a 14-year-old high school track star and cheerleader in love with her 15-year-old star athlete boyfriend when a single moment of passion changes their lives forever. Chris is a black teenager who is pregnant because of rape and lives with other runaways in parks and under bridges. Both girls deny their situation for too long as they avoid making the most important choice of their young lives. As Chris and Barb seek answers to help make their decision about having a baby or terminating the pregnancy, the film presents interviews with experts on those questions with opposing views about a woman's right to choose.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-04-28
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Mississippi Damned
2009-01-16
Mississippi Damned
Overview: Three poor Black kids in rural Mississippi reap the consequences of their family's cycle of abuse, addiction, and violence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-16
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Little Woods
2019-04-19
Little Woods
Overview: For years, Ollie has illicitly helped the struggling residents of her North Dakota oil boomtown access Canadian health care and medication. When the authorities catch on, she plans to abandon her crusade, only to be dragged in even deeper after a desperate plea for help from her sister.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-19
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Sorry to Bother You
2018-07-06
Sorry to Bother You
Overview: In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.
Genres: Fantasy Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-07-06
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100 Years
2017-01-17
100 Years
Overview: An animated history of American health care provider, Planned Parenthood.
Genres: Animation Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-01-17
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Creed II
2018-11-21
Creed II
Overview: Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight against an opponent with ties to his family's past, Adonis Creed is up against the challenge of his life.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-21
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Furlough
2018-03-16
Furlough
Overview: In between caring for her mother, a young woman works part time at a prison. The rookie guard gets a chance to prove her mettle when she's tasked with accompanying a hell-raising inmate on an emergency furlough to visit her dying mother. But things soon spiral out of control, sending the pair on a hilarious, surprising, and ultimately touching road trip.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-03-16
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Dirty Computer
2018-04-23
Dirty Computer
Overview: The story of a young woman named Jane 57821, who is living in a totalitarian near-future society where citizens are referred to as 'computers.' 'Dirty Computer' explores humanity and what truly happens to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness when mind and machines merge, and when the government chooses fear over freedom.
Genres: Music Drama Romance Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-04-23
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Passing
2021-10-27
Passing
Overview: In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-10-27
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Lady and the Tramp
2019-11-12
Lady and the Tramp
Overview: The love story between a pampered Cocker Spaniel named Lady and a streetwise mongrel named Tramp. Lady finds herself out on the street after her owners have a baby and is saved from a pack by Tramp, who tries to show her to live her life footloose and collar-free.
Genres: Family Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-12
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Men in Black: International
2019-06-12
Men in Black: International
Overview: The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-12
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Sylvie's Love
2020-01-27
Sylvie's Love
Overview: When a young woman meets an aspiring saxophonist in her father’s record shop in 1950s Harlem, their love ignites a sweeping romance that transcends changing times, geography, and professional success.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-01-27
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Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019-09-20
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Overview: Galifianakis dreamed of becoming a star. But when Will Ferrell discovered his public access TV show, 'Between Two Ferns' and uploaded it to Funny or Die, Zach became a viral laughing stock. Now Zach and his crew are taking a road trip to complete a series of high-profile celebrity interviews and restore his reputation.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-20
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Avengers: Endgame
2019-04-24
Avengers: Endgame
Overview: After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.
Genres: Adventure Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-24
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Creed III
2023-03-01
Creed III
Overview: After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has thrived in his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian — a fighter with nothing to lose.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-03-01
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Shadow Stalker
2019-11-13
Shadow Stalker
Overview: Shadow Stalker outlines the history of Predictive Policing, Digital Identity Theft and the dangers of Data Mining, that uses algorithms, performance and projections to make visible private Internet systems that are increasingly used by law enforcement and promote racial profiling. Drawing on a network of critical thinkers on surveillance and machine learning, Hershman Leeson abstracts the red square zone into a specter that haunts the work. Where one falls on the map in relation to this red square becomes a proxy for who one is-location, a proxy for identity.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-13
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Moonlight
2017-08-10
Moonlight
Overview: A look at an all-Black cast reboot of the TV show "Friends".
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-08-10
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Betwixt
2010-05-02
Betwixt
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-05-02
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Brave Girl Rising
2019-03-08
Brave Girl Rising
Overview: Brave Girl Rising tells how a courageous girl, inspired by the magical dreams of her mother and the sisterhood of her friends, succeeds in getting the education she deserves.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-08
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