American - Actress | October 3, 1983 -
I'm sort of obsessed with Harlem. Just its history. My father did the music for a play called 'The Huey P. Newton Story,' and they did a lot of work in Harlem. So as a little girl, I spent a lot of time in Harlem Library.
Tessa Thompson
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I eat almonds professionally, and I can't get enough of Yerbe Mate Cranberry Synergy Kombucha!
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Media truly has the power to create and shift culture.
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I think, as an actor, when you're starting off early in your career, you're kind of just seeing what lands. But 'Veronica Mars' definitely primed me to look for surprising, dynamic women. It took me awhile to realize how cool that job was.
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Oftentimes in films, the female character, if she's not the protagonist - and often, even if she is - feels like an imitation of what a woman is.
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The beauty of working on a show like 'Westworld' is we're painting a not-too-distant future and talking about an aspirational sense of what power looks like in the future.
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It's so rare to have an ensemble cast of women.
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Time's Up is really about safety and equity in workplaces, and that's a very multi-layered demand.
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The Time's Up campaign is for everyone, in all capacities, contributions big and small.
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Death is just a part of life, you know? It's what makes all of life more vibrant. It's coming whether we want to accept it or not.
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I was gregarious as a kid, but I think the idea of actually getting to know people, I'm just shy. It sort of takes me a minute to want to sit down and talk about myself.
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I spent two weeks in Paris by myself. That was my first time in Europe.
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