FrameThrower · Actors · Teyonah Parris
Teyonah Parris
7 films · 380 frames · top-billed in 5 · 2015–2023
Born 22 September 1987 · Hopkins, South Carolina, USA
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 Chi-Raq (2015), and the drama film If Beale Street Could Talk(2018). In 2021, Parris starred in the horror film Candyman and began portraying Monica Rambeau in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with the Disney+ series WandaVision. She has since featured in the black comedy series No Good Deed (2024).
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How their films are shot
Measured across 380 frames from the 7 films we hold. This is the look of the work Teyonah takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 7 films we hold, 51% of their frames are night, 52% low key — the look of the work Teyonah takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
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