- Tessa Thompson
Infobox actor
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birthdate = birth date and age|1983|10|3
birthplace =Los Angeles, California
occupation =Actress
yearsactive = 2005 - presentTessa Lynne Thompson [According to the State of California. "California Birth Index, 1905-1995". Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com] (born
October 3 1983 ) is an Americanactress .Biography
Thompson was born in
Los Angeles, California . She attendedSanta Monica High School and was in many high school theatre productions. A native to Los Angeles, Thompson is the daughter of singer/songwriter Marc A. Thompson of the New York-based bandChocolate Genius . She is also the granddaughter of actor/musicianBobby Ramos ("Latin Cruise"), one of the first Latin Americans to have his own television show. She enjoys dance, choreography, and sports, including tennis, swimming, volleyball, surfing and cheerleading.Career
Television
Formerly an active member of the Colony Theater of
Burbank, California , Thompson may be best known for her role asJackie Cook on theUPN /CWneo-noir drama series "Veronica Mars ", starring as a series regular for the show's second season. Additional television appearances include a guest spot on "Cold Case " as Paige 'Billie' Ducette and asDr. Richard Webber 's niece, Camille, on the ABCmedical drama "Grey's Anatomy ". In 2007 she was a part of the cast on the CW`s short-lived drama "Hidden Palms " portraying Nikki Barnes.Film
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 will next be seen oppositeMary Elizabeth Winstead in the dancing film "Make it Happen" in 2008. She is also set to appear in four additional film projects. Two 2008 releases "The Human Contract" and "Periphery", as well as two additional 2009 releases "Red & Blue Marbles" and "Mississippi Damne". She is currently filming an independent movie in Oakland, CA entitled "Everyday Black Man", through CLM Productions and co-starring Henry Brown.Theater
Thompson made her stage debut in a fifth grade play, starring as a tap dancing wolf, opposite Amber Tamblyn. More recently, Thompson was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for her stage performance as Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet: Antebellum New Orleans 1836" with The Theatre at Boston Court in
Pasadena, California . It was her first Shakespeare production. Subsequently, she has appeared in "The Tempest" and "Twelfth Night," as well as "Summertime", "Grease", and "Guys and Dolls". In the summer of 2005, she was the lead in the west coast premiere of "Indoor/Outdoor" at the Colony Theater in Burbank, California.References
External links
*imdb name|id=1935086|name=Tessa Thompson
* [http://www.colonytheatre.org/bios/thompsonTessa.shtml Colony Theater Artist Bio]
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