Teyonah Parris, American actress

Teyonah Parris is an American actress. A graduate of Juilliard School, she began acting in 2010. Her first prominent roles were in the drama series Mad Men (2012–2015) and in the independent film Dear White People (2014). She then appeared in the drama series Empire (2014), Spike Lee's crime comedy Chi-Raq (2015), and the drama film If Beale Street Could Talk (2018).

September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 100 days remain until the end of the year.