Teyonah Parris Quotes

United States, Actress
September 22, 1987

Teyonah Parris is an American actress. She began her career playing a recurring role as Dawn Chambers in the AMC drama series, Mad Men (2012–15), before landing her breakthrough role in the 2014 independent film Dear White People. In 2015, Parris starred in the satirical drama film Chi-Raq directed by Spike Lee

I was a wild child tomboy.

Teyonah Parris
- Child
- Tomboy
When I'm filming, I keep my hair in cornrows so that they can fit a wig on top of my hair.

Teyonah Parris
- Hair
- Filming
- Wig

It's important, as a young person of color, to see yourself reflected in the media.

Teyonah Parris
- Yourself
- See
- Media
I think people need to watch 'Chi-Raq' because you need to know what's happening in your back yard.

Teyonah Parris
- Know
- Watch
- Happening
It feels good to be a role model for little girls who don't often see natural hair on the red carpet.

Teyonah Parris
- Model
- Role
- Girls
I love period dramas.

Teyonah Parris
- Love
- Period
- Dramas
The person that inspired me throughout most of my childhood was Angela Bassett.

Teyonah Parris
I don't even watch basketball. I can't even pretend.

Teyonah Parris
- Basketball
- Pretend

When you get older, you start to doubt, and you put limitations on yourself. But little Teyonah had no fear.

Teyonah Parris
- Fear
- Older
- Limitations
It's so important... to have a variety of representation on television.

Teyonah Parris
I've wanted to be an actress my whole life, and the - none of the women I aspired to be like had natural hair.

Teyonah Parris
- Women
- Like
- Hair