Teyonah Parris

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 before landing her breakthrough role in the 2014 independent film Dear White People In 2015 Parris starred in the satirical drama film ChiRaq directed by Spike Lee Parris gained further recognition for her role as Monica Rambeau Photon in WandaVision 2021 and The Marvels 2023 Other notable film credits include If Beale Street Could Talk 2018 Candyman 2021 and They Cloned Tyrone 2023