Actress Tessa Lynne Thompson was born on October 3, 1983 in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of singer/songwriter Marc Anthony Thompson and the granddaughter of actor/musician Bobby Ramos. She was raised in Los Angeles before moving to Brooklyn, New York. Her father is of Afro-Panamanian ancestry and her mother is of Mexican and British Isles ancestry. Thompson attended Santa Monica High School, where she was featured in numerous theatre productions. After graduation, she
