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| 3 | Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor and musician. She's of (mestizo) Hispanic, Black and White ancestry. |
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| 5 | She's best known for playing Jackie Cook on Creator/{{UPN}}'s ''Series/VeronicaMars'', and her roles in films like ''Film/DearWhitePeople'', ''Film/{{Selma}}'', and ''Film/{{Creed|2015}}''. In 2017, she made her Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse debut as Valkyrie in ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', starring opposite Creator/ChrisHemsworth and Creator/TomHiddleston. In 2018 she stated her attraction to both men and women, while choosing not to label herself bisexual. |
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| 8 | !! Selected filmography: |
| 9 | * ''Series/ColdCase'' (2005) in "[[Recap/ColdCaseS2E22BestFriends Best Friends]]" as Wilhelmina "[[ButchLesbian Billie]]" Ducette |
| 10 | * ''Series/VeronicaMars'' (2005 -- 2006) as Jackie Cook |
| 11 | * ''Film/TheInitiationOfSarah'' (2006) as Esme |
| 12 | * ''Series/HiddenPalms'' (2007) as Nikki Barnes |
| 13 | * ''Theatre/ForColoredGirls'' (2010) as Nyla Androse |
| 14 | * ''Series/{{Copper}}'' (2012 -- 2013) as Sara Freeman |
| 15 | * ''Film/DearWhitePeople'' (2014) as Samantha White |
| 16 | ** ''Series/DearWhitePeople'' (2017) as Rikki Carter |
| 17 | * ''Film/{{Selma}}'' (2014) as Diane Nash |
| 18 | * ''Film/{{Creed|2015}}'' (2015) as Bianca |
| 19 | ** ''Film/CreedII'' (2018) |
| 20 | ** ''Film/CreedIII'' (2023) |
| 21 | * ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' (2016 -- 2022) as Charlotte Hale |
| 22 | * Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as ComicBook/{{Valkyrie|Marvel Comics}}: |
| 23 | ** ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' (2017) |
| 24 | ** ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' (2019) |
| 25 | ** ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' (2022) |
| 26 | ** ''Film/{{The Marvels|2023}}'' (2023) |
| 27 | * ''Film/{{Annihilation|2018}}'' (2018) as Josie Radek |
| 28 | * ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' (2018) as Detroit |
| 29 | * ''Film/LittleWoods'' (2018) as Ollie |
| 30 | * ''Film/MenInBlackInternational'' (2019) as Agent M |
| 31 | * ''Film/LadyAndTheTramp2019'' as Lady (voice) |
| 32 | * ''Film/SylviesLove'' (2020) as Sylvie Parker |
| 33 | * ''Literature/{{Passing}}'' (2021) as Irene Redfield |
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