Illustrated portrait of Teyonah ParrisFLM.RED

TEYONAH
PARRIS

เทโยนาห์ แพร์ริส

Across drama, satire and superhero stories

From Dawn Chambers in Mad Men to Monica Rambeau.

Distinct voices across the screen

Teyonah Parris is an American actor whose screen work ranges from television drama to satire and superhero stories. She trained at the Juilliard School and appeared as Dawn Chambers in Mad Men.

In Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq she plays Lysistrata, a central figure in the film’s satirical story. Her film credits also include Dear White People and If Beale Street Could Talk.

Parris introduced the adult Monica Rambeau in WandaVision and returned to the role in The Marvels. The character’s journey carries a relationship from the earlier Captain Marvel story into new settings.

In Matchbox: The Movie she plays Charmaine. The film links below show only titles currently available in the FLM.RED database, rather than her complete filmography.

Selected screen roles

2012

Mad Men

Parris appears as Dawn Chambers.

2015

Chi-Raq

She plays Lysistrata in Spike Lee’s film.

2021

WandaVision

She plays Monica Rambeau.

2026

Matchbox: The Movie

She plays Charmaine in the action adventure.

Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.

Films in FLM.RED

Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.

Sources & image notes

Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.