Teyonah Parris Stresses Importance of Wearing Her Natural Hair in Every Project She's In

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Teyonah Parris is making her natural hair part of every movie she’s in. The They Cloned Tyrone actress opened up in a recent interview about rocking her natural hair on the small and big screen, focusing in on the importance of having it there so black women, and black children, can see it. Keep reading to find out more… Talking to TheWrap in a recent interview ahead of the strike, Teyonah shared her reasoning of why she’s on a mission to keep her hair as natural as can be on screen. “I’ve been very intentional for maybe a little over a decade now about making sure that as a Black woman, and as Black women, we feel seen in these spaces,” she shared. “Just how we are.

How are we naturally are.” Teyonah added, “If that’s curly hair, kinky hair, whatever that is, I want to be a part of normalizing our existence as it is.” She also spoke out about having the support where its needed in the projects as she rocks her natural curls. “I’ve been very blessed to be able to work with storytellers, directors, who could also stand behind that, and are like, ‘Yeah, sure, why wouldn’t she or couldn’t she have natural hair?’” she mused. “So to play Monica Rambeau, who is a Black female superhero, chocolate skin, big natural hair — it was like, ‘We’re going to do this right, and we’re going to do it well.’ I’ve definitely had support with making sure that intention and care was given to bringing that image to the screen.” She’s not the first black actress to speak about wearing their natural hair.