Tessa Thompson - The Next Angelina Jolie

Tessa Lynn Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. Her breakout role was in Tina Mabry's 2009 indie film Mississippi Damned. She gained further recognition for her starring roles as Nyla Adrose in the drama film For Colored Girls (2010), Samantha White in the comedy-drama film Dear White People (2014), civil rights activist Diane Nash in the historical drama film Selma (2014), Bianca in the sports drama film Creed (2015), Valkyrie in the superhero film Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and Josie Radek in the sci-fi horror film Annihilation (2018). Thompson's first feature film appearance was in the 2006 remake of the horror film When a Stranger Calls playing the role of Scarlet. Thompson was next seen opposite Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the dancing film Make it Happen in 2008. In 2010, Thompson appeared in Tyler Perry's stage play adaptation For Colored Girls after she directly approached Perry to be cast in the film. In 2014, she starred in Justin Simien's Sundance winner Dear White People. That same year, Thompson played civil rights activist Diane Nash in Ava DuVernay's Martin Luther King, Jr. biopic Selma. In 2015, she appeared in Ryan Coogler's Rocky spin-off-sequel film Creed, and in Nate Ruess' short film The Grand Romantic. In April 2016, Thompson was cast as Valkyrie[10] in Thor: Ragnarok, which was released on November 3, 2017. In June 2017, Thompson was cast in the science-fiction comedy film Sorry to Bother You. The film is set to be released in theaters on July 6, 2018. Thank you for visiting our channel at ARTICULATE aka ahloke cafe. SUBSCRIBE us for more Pop Culture Toys & Collectibles News: https://www.youtube.com/user/lokesc Check us out also on our ARTICULATE-ME blog at: http://articulate-me.blogspot.com/ SHARE, SUBSCRIBE & SPREAD THE LUV