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Tessa Lynne Thompson is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was in Tina Mabry's independent film Mississippi Damned. She gained further recognition for starring as civil rights activist Diane Nash in the historical drama Selma, a singer in the sports drama Creed and its sequel Creed II, and Valkyrie in the superhero films Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Endgame.