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Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. She began her professional acting career with the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College , appearing in productions of The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet .
Annihilation is a 2018 Lovecraftian science fiction horror thriller film written and directed by Alex Garland, loosely based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Jeff VanderMeer. It stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Oscar Isaac. The story follows a group of scientists who enter the ...
She also has received critical praise for her roles in independent films such as Sorry to Bother You (2018), Little Woods (2018), Annihilation (2018), the romantic drama Sylvie's Love (2020), and the period film Passing (2021), the latter of which earned her a British Academy Film Award nomination.
The first novel, Annihilation, was adapted into a film by director Alex Garland, starring Natalie Portman, Gina Rodriguez, [18] Tessa Thompson, [19] Jennifer Jason Leigh, [20] and Oscar Isaac. [21] It was released on February 23, 2018. [2]
The actress established her career with major roles in Corrina, Corrina (1994) and Waterworld (1995) before Mars and Napoleon Dynamite (2004) introduced her to new audiences.
Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow; February 5, 1962) is an American actress.She began her career on television during the 1970s before making her film breakthrough in the teen film Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982).
Passing is a 2021 American historical drama film written and directed by Rebecca Hall in her feature directorial debut.Adapted from the 1929 novel of the same name by Nella Larsen, set in 1920s New York City, the film follows the intertwined life of a black woman (Tessa Thompson) and her white-passing childhood friend ().
In 1997, she portrayed Sindel in Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997). [3] In 1998, Vander starred as Lady Elara, one of the lead characters in the video game Dune 2000. [4] In 2002, she reprised her role for the sequel, Emperor: Battle for Dune. [5] Vander's theater credits include The Bourgeois Gentleman and Soweto's Burning. [citation needed]