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Teresa L. Graves

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Teresa L. Graves
old friend of the family and next door neighbor, care taker of Isis' young son and disabled father.
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Born in Aquadilla, Puerto Rico and raised in Long Island,New York, Hampton,Virginia,and Henrietta,New York by way of her father's 20yr service as a Senior Master Sergent in the US Air Force. Teresa's acting career began after relocating to Atlanta, Georgia. She joined The SCLC People's Survival Theatre, one of Atlanta's first African American theatre companies where she performed as a character actor in two different soap-opera weekly series and several plays. Teresa's experience in front of a still camera goes back to when she was a Plus Model and has danced as a member of several cultural dance companies in Atlanta.

She's known for her TV guest star role in "If Loving You is Wrong" episodic,Own Network,Tyler Perry's Studios, Kirk Franklin's Grammy winning song "I Smile" music video, shorts and regional commercials.

She also mentored a Robotics teenage afterschool program where she taught digital filmmaking and produced a documentary of the kids' experience with building a robot.
BornJune 27, 1955
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    Known for

    Average Joe (2023)
    Average Joe
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Gladys
    Dominique Fishback in Swarm (2023)
    Swarm
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Patricia(as Teresa Graves)
    Chris Evans and Mckenna Grace in Mary (2017)
    Mary
    7.6
    • Grandmother
    • 2017
    Demetrius Flenory Jr. and Da'Vinchi in Graduation Day (2025)
    Black Mafia Family
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Marjorie Williams

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Individually Wrapped
      • Mrs. Louis
      • In Production
    • The 25th Demon
      • Andrea Carracci
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series



    • Demetrius Flenory Jr. and Da'Vinchi in Graduation Day (2025)
      Black Mafia Family
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Marjorie Williams
      • 2025
    • Darcel Danielle, Michael Lawson, and Ashani Roberts in The End (2025)
      The End
      Short
      • Mom
      • 2025
    • Malin Akerman, Jaime Ray Newman, Brittany Snow, and Katie Lowes in The Hunting Wives (2025)
      The Hunting Wives
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Nurse Sara
      • 2025
    • George Wallace and Laverne Cox in Clean Slate (2025)
      Clean Slate
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Pearl Phipps
      • 2025
    • Freedom Hair (2024)
      Freedom Hair
      5.1
      • Miss Cynthia
      • 2024
    • Average Joe (2023)
      Average Joe
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Gladys
      • 2023
    • Jennifer Sears and Guyviaud Joseph in First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder (2023)
      First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Lady
      • 2023
    • Judge Me Not (2023)
      Judge Me Not
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Felix
      • 2023
    • Gavin Houston, Kearia Schroeder, and Jeremy Meeks in Dance for Me (2023)
      Dance for Me
      4.9
      • Ms. Sara
      • 2023
    • Dominique Fishback in Swarm (2023)
      Swarm
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Patricia (as Teresa Graves)
      • 2023
    • Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, LaKeith Stanfield, and Zazie Beetz in Atlanta (2016)
      Atlanta
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Aunt Pearl
      • 2022
    • Dulé Hill, Saycon Sengbloh, Laura Kariuki, and Elisha Williams in The Wonder Years (2021)
      The Wonder Years
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Edith (as Teresa Graves)
      • 2022
    • Hightown (2020)
      Hightown
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Older Woman
      • 2021
    • Matt Czuchry, Bruce Greenwood, Emily VanCamp, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Manish Dayal, and Anuja Joshi in Le Résident (2018)
      Le Résident
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Darcy
      • 2021
    • The Game (2021)
      The Game
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Ms. Bertha
      • 2021

    Script and Continuity Department



    • My Sometime Heroes
      • script supervisor
      • Completed
      • Short



    • 12 Minutes
      Short
      • script supervisor
      • 2013

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    Teresa L Graves Demo Reel
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    Teresa L Graves - Reel Aug 2025
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    Teresa L Graves - Reel Aug 2025
    Demo Reel 2:52
    Teresa L Graves - Reel Aug 2025
    Freedom Hair - Featured Film (Miss Cynthia)
    Demo Reel 1:57
    Freedom Hair - Featured Film (Miss Cynthia)
    Average Joe Ep 103 Donuts & Whiskey
    Demo Reel 1:06
    Average Joe Ep 103 Donuts & Whiskey
    SWARM Clip
    Demo Reel 0:55
    SWARM Clip
    "Dance for Me" BET + Movie Role: Ms Sara
    Demo Reel 0:47
    "Dance for Me" BET + Movie Role: Ms Sara

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    • Alternative name
      • Teresa Graves
    • Born
      • June 27, 1955
      • Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Female

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      Teresa had a career as an instructor at IBM and taught comedian Jeff Foxworthy (Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader) when he worked at IBM as a customer service representative. And she also use to teach ballroom dancing at Arthur Murray's Dance Studio back in her "hay" day.

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