Teyonah Parris

Parris in 2017, pic by Prphotos

Place of Birth: Hopkins, South Carolina, U.S.

Date of Birth: September 22, 1987

Ethnicity: African-American

Teyonah Parris is an American actress. Her roles include the films How Do You Know, A Picture of You, Dear White People (2014), They Came Together, Five Nights in Maine, Chi-Raq, If Beale Street Could Talk, Point Blank (2019), Charm City Kings, The Photograph (2020), Candyman (2021), They Cloned Tyrone, The Marvels, and Dashing Through the Snow; the made-for-tv movie Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story; and the shows Mad Men, Survivor’s Remorse, Placeholders, Empire, WandaVision, Marvel Studios: Assembled, and No Good Deed. She has a line of hair extensions, blūm by Teyonah.

She is married to James Parris, with whom she has a daughter.

Teyonah’s paternal grandfather was Aaron Green, Sr. (the son of Aaron Green and Rosa). Teyonah’s grandfather Aaron was born in South Carolina.

Teyonah’s paternal grandmother is named Sarah Gaymon.

Source: Obituary of Teyonah’s paternal grandfather, Aaron Green, Sr. – http://obits.newsherald.com