Teyonah Parris
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Teyonah Parris | |
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 Parris at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | 22 September 1987
(aged 39) Hopkins, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Education | Juilliard School (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Teyonah Parris (born September 22, 1987) is an American actress. She began her career playing a recurring role as Dawn Chambers in the AMC drama series, Mad Men (2012–15). She played the first major African American character on Mad Men.[1]
In 2015, Parris starred in the satirical drama movie Chi-Raq directed by Spike Lee.
References
- ↑ Mad Men: Teyonah Parris Becomes First African American In Mad Men Office. Black Enterprise. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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