Tessa Thompson Biography
A native of Los Angeles, California, United States, Tessa Thompson is an American actress.
She started her professional acting career with the Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College. She emerged in productions of The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet, the latter of which gained her an NAACP Theatre Award nomination.
Tessa Thompson Age
Thompson is 38 years old as of 2021. She was born on 3 October 1983 in Los Angeles, California, United States. She celebrates her birthday on 3 October every year.
Tessa Thompson Height
Thompson stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.62 m) tall and weighs 55 kg(121 pounds).
Tessa Thompson Education
Thompson attended Santa Monica High School where she played Hermia in a student production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and attended Santa Monica College (SMC) where she studied cultural anthropology. While at SMC, she also attended lectures by Lisa Wolpe of the Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company (LAWSC).
Tessa Thompson Family
Thompson was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised between Los Angeles and Brooklyn, New York by her parents. Her father, singer-songwriter Marc Anthony Thompson, is Afro-Panamanian and the founder of the musical collective Chocolate Genius, Inc.Her mother is of half Mexican and half white ancestry. Her younger half-sister, Zsela, is a songwriter and singer.
Tessa Thompson Partner
Thompson disclosed in June 2018 that she is attracted to both women and men, but chooses not to label herself bisexual.
Tessa Thompson Net Worth
Thompson has an estimated net worth of $4 million.