Teyonah Parris

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Summary

Teyonah Parris is an American actor known for Mad Men, Dear white People, WandaVision, and The Marvels, as well as films including Chi-Raq and They Cloned Tyrone. She has repeatedly said that seeing black women in superhero and science-fiction roles matters to her, and described wearing her natural hair on screen as an intentional effort to help black women feel seen as they are. Parris has also publicly supported Black Lives Matter and mentored young black women and girls through the Uniquely You Summit. No public partisan affiliations or anti-woke statements are on record.