Tessa Lynne Thompson is an American actress. She began her professional acting career with the Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College. Tessa appeared in productions of The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet, the latter of which earned her an NAACP Theatre Award nomination.

Is Tessa Thompson a lesbian?

Tessa Thompson is not a lesbian, Thompson revealed in June 2018 that she is attracted to both men and women, but chooses not to label herself bisexual. Thompson is a singer-songwriter who previously collaborated with the Los Angeles-based indie electro-soul group, Caught A Ghost.

She also made significant contributions to the soundtracks of Creed and Creed II by co-writing and performing multiple songs with producer Moses Sumney.

Thompson gained favorable notices for her early film roles in the comedy-drama Dear White People (2014) and as civil rights activist Diane Nash in Ava DuVernay’s historical drama Selma (2014). She gained mainstream attention for her roles in franchise films, playing Bianca Taylor in the sports drama Creed (2015),