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Teyonah Parris

(1987) Actor

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Teyonah Parris is an actor.

Quick Facts About Teyonah Parris

Born: September 22, 1987
Profession: Actor

About Teyonah Parris

[Wikidata] American actress... | [Wikipedia] 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

Quotes by Teyonah Parris · Page 2

I was a wild child tomboy.

Child

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I try to be very particular about the roles I choose and what they say and put into the universe. I try…

About

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It's no coincidence that the cities with the highest rates of violence also have the highest rates of unemployment. There are not…

Coincidence

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When I look at material, I get excited by things that are telling the truth because that's what you want to do:…

Excited

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When you get older, you start to doubt, and you put limitations on yourself. But little Teyonah had no fear.

Doubt

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I've wanted to be an actress my whole life, and the - none of the women I aspired to be like had…

Actress

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I went straight from filming the second season of 'Survivor's Remorse,' and the creators over there were so supportive in letting me…

Amazing

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When they asked, 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' I said, 'I want to be a model and…

Actress

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I went to middle school and high school, and my drama teacher, Ms. Cooper, basically nurtured me. It was always a part…

Drama

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It was not hard for me to find guidance and motivation. I'm very blessed, and my parents were always so supportive of…

Blessed

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I'm like any other girl: I see the Instagram posts and the Tumblr stuff. I'm inspired by what my fellow girls are…

Girl

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I got my first relaxer when I was nine years old. This was in the '90s, and I convinced my mom to…

Front

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Ever since I was maybe nine or 10 years old, I'd say, 'I'm gonna be an actor, and I'm gonna go to…

Actor

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When I choose a role, what I'm looking for is the ability is to tell our stories. Me being a black woman,…

Ability

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When I looked at 'Dear White People,' you have four African-American students who are all very different and who are trying to…

Identity

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It only takes one person to mobilize a community and inspire change. Even if you don't feel like you have it in…

Believe

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I think people need to watch 'Chi-Raq' because you need to know what's happening in your back yard.

Back

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When I'm filming, I keep my hair in cornrows so that they can fit a wig on top of my hair.

Filming

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Every time I get a role, or the opportunity to explore a role, I look at it, and I think, 'What is…

I think

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Working with Spike Lee was a dream of mine. It was amazing to be able to collaborate with such a visionary.

Amazing

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A show like 'Orange Is the New Black' has every race and ethnicity - and you don't even have to depend on…

Four

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When you just come into a show that's already established, you feel that they're family, and they have a way of doing…

Come

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I want to continue to strive towards deepening my relationship with God and finding peace in whatever trials or circumstances I may…

Finding peace

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I'm looking through old things of mine, and there was this binder from when I was 14 years old. It is essentially…

Christina aguilera

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I think social media is a slippery slope because while you're projecting something out to people, they also project back onto you…

Media

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