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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