Tessa Thompson is an American with ancestry links to Panama and Mexico. She was born in Los Angeles, CA on the 3rd of Oct. 1983. She attended SMC, as well as Santa Monica High School. She is an actress, singer and studied cultural anthropology. Well rounded I would say….. She got her first film role in 2006, in a film called “When a Stranger Calls” direct by the same director of Lara Croft. She has been active in the entertainment business since. Tessa has done television work as well; which started in 2005 in an episode of Cold Case titled, “ Best Friends”. Very talent young woman indeed. She recently starred in MIB: International alongside Thor(Chris Hemsworth).