Dominique Thorne is an American actress. She appeared in the films ''

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'' (2018) and ''

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'' (2021). In 2022, she began playing Riri Williams / Ironheart with the

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feature film '' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever''.

Early life

Dominique Thorne was born in New York to parents Nerissa Guy and Navie Guy, who are Trinidadian immigrants. She has two brothers, Ky-Mani and Caleb. Thorne attended

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in Manhattan (PPAS) where she studied dramatic theatre formally. During her senior year of high school, she won the 2015 Young Arts Award in Spoken Theater as well as the U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, which is given annually by the

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. After applying to a number of universities for both academics and art programs, Thorne chose to attend

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, where she was initiated into the Magnificent Mu Gamma Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated in Spring 2018. The following year, she received her bachelors degree in Human Development with a minor in Inequality Studies. Prior to graduating in May 2019, she became a member of the

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secret senior honors society. As of 2020, she and her family live in Delaware.

Career

In 2018 Thorne made her feature film debut as Shelia Hunt, the ill-tempered younger sister of main character Fonny Hunt, in the film ''

'', which was based on

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's novel of the same name. In 2021 she played Judy Harmon, a member of the Black Panthers, in the film ''

''. In 2020, she was cast as the

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superhero Riri Williams / Ironheart in the upcoming

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television series ''Ironheart''. She made her debut in that role in the 2022 feature film '' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 21st-century American actresses Cornell University alumni Living people American film actresses Actresses from New York City American people of Trinidad and Tobago descent African-American actresses Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-actor-stub