Tonya Mosley

What do you think Hedda actually might want from Eileen?

And maybe is it to destroy her?

Is it to actually feel something in that moment with her?

What is your interpretation?

Oh, goodness.

I've heard you say that you think envy gets a bad rap.

Our guest today is actor Tessa Thompson.

We'll be right back after a short break.

I'm Tanya Mosley, and this is Fresh Air.

This is Fresh Air.

I'm Tanya Mosley.

We're talking today with actor Tessa Thompson.

She's starring in the new limited series His and Hers, a true crime thriller on Netflix.

Over the last decade, Tessa has built a career spanning blockbuster films, television, and independent cinema.

She's known for her roles in Dear White People, Creed, Thor Ragnarok, and other Marvel movies, Sorry to Bother You, and Passing.

For the Creed films, she co-wrote and performed all of her character Bianca's songs.

She began her career in theater before moving into television and film, and she's also starred in Nia DaCosta's feature debut, Little Woods, and has continued to collaborate with her on subsequent projects, including DaCosta's Hedda, an interpretation of Henrik Ibsen's classic play, Hedda Gabler, for which Thompson has earned a Golden Globe nomination.

Your first TV role before Veronica Mars, because people talk about Veronica Mars as your breakthrough role.

Yeah.

But before any of that, you were a lesbian bootlegger from the 1930s on the show Cold Case.