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person_profile-Tatyana Ali

Tatyana Ali Age: 46

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Tatyana Ali

Date of Birth:

Jan 24, 1979

Country of birth:

USA

Biography of

Tatyana Ali

    Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 24, 1979) is an American actress and singer. She's best known for her role as Ashley Banks on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

    At the age of four she started singing and got a taste of fame when she begged her mother to take her to an audition for Sesame Street. In 1985, as a 6-year-old, she began her acting career as a regular performer on the PBS children's educational program Sesame Street.

    She went on to perform in many productions in her native city, New York, including the Broadway show Fences--with James Earl Jones and, later, Billy Dee Williams--and the off-Broadway show Orfeo del Campo. When she was seven, she appeared on Star Search and won twice, receiving a four-star rating when she appeared for a second time.

    At age 11, she moved from New York to Los Angeles to establish her career and not long afterwords landed her breakthrough role as Ashley Banks, Will Smith's character's cousin, on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996).

    While filming The Fresh Prince, she also had side projects, including guest roles in television shows such as The Cosby Show (1984), The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989) (aka The Mickey Mouse Club), Kyno's Storytime (1992), Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990), and Foster's Field Trip (1994).

    Her vocal talent was featured on several episodes of Fresh Prince in later seasons, prompting the show's star Will Smith to ask her if she would seriously consider pursuing a musical career. She ultimately decided, for the time being, to continue to concentrate on her acting career. In the series' final season, however, she performed several songs, and she began to be cleaned for her musical debut, the culmination of which was her debut album Kiss The Sky in 1998. It was certified gold in early 1999, only months after its release. "Boy You Knock Me Out" featuring Will Smith—which peaked at No. 3 and is her biggest hit to date.

    She made an appearance on Smith's album Willennium on the track "Who Am I" with MC Lyte. In early 2008, she performed on the song "Yes We Can", a will.i.am project supporting Barack Obama's presidential campaign. She also appeared in the subsequent music video, which garnered coverage on the "What the Buzz" segment of ABC's World News Now. In January 2014, she released an EP titled Hello.

    Apart from her musical career, she continued to land roles in films such as The Brothers, Glory Road, and Nora's Hair Salon (and its sequel), among others. From 2009 to 2010 she produced and starred in the BET web series Buppies.

    She was on recurring status on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless as Roxanne from 2007 to 2013. She starred in the TV One original series Love That Girl! as Tyana (whose name was derived from Ali's given name). In 2013, she co-starred as Maya in the BET comedy Second Generation Wayans, alongside Craig Wayans and Damien Dante Wayans.

    In 2011, she received the Living Legacy Award from the Caribbean Heritage Organization in Los Angeles.

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Tatyana Ali

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Filmography of

Tatyana Ali

Found 46 Movies in total

The Holiday Proposal Plan

Sonny Kravitz ( Actor )

... 2023

... 2023

Vanished: Searching for My Sister

Jada Stallworth/Kayla Davis ( Actor )

... 2022

... 2021

... 2020

The Reason

Macey ( Actor )

... 2020

Christmas Hotel

Erin ( Actor )

... 2019

Deadly Match

Professor Savoy ( Actor )

... 2019

Jingle Belle

Belle Williams ( Actor )

Executive Producer

... 2018

Christmas Everlasting

Lucy Toomey ( Actor )

... 2018

Doe

Rachel Hutton ( Actor )

... 2018

Wrapped Up In Christmas

Heather Nash ( Actor )

... 2017

The Good Nanny

Monica Thorne ( Actor )

... 2017

Second Sight

Clara ( Actor )

... 2016

Supermodel

Lauren ( Actor )

... 2015

Fatal Flip

Roslyn ( Actor )

... 2015

November Rule

Leah ( Actor )

... 2015

Light Girls

Herself ( Actor )

... 2015

Comeback Dad

Nima ( Actor )

... 2014

Locker 13

Lucy ( Actor )

... 2014

The Divorce

Victoria ( Actor )

... 2014

Dear Secret Santa

Jennifer ( Actor )

... 2013

23rd Psalm: Redemption

Stacey Wayne ( Actor )

... 2013

24 Hour Love

Simply ( Actor )

... 2013

Home Again

Marva Johnson ( Actor )

... 2012

... 2012

Pete Smalls Is Dead

Cocktail Waitress ( Actor )

... 2010

Mother and Child

Maria ( Actor )

... 2009

Hotel California

Jessie ( Actor )

... 2008

... 2008

The List

Cynthia ( Actor )

... 2007

Glory Road

Tina ( Actor )

... 2006

Back in the Day

Alicia ( Actor )

... 2005

Nora's Hair Salon

Lilleana ( Actor )

... 2004

... 2003

The Brothers

Cherie Smith ( Actor )

... 2001

Brother

Latifa ( Actor )

... 2000

... 2000

Jawbreaker

Brenda ( Actor )

... 1999

The Clown at Midnight

Monica ( Actor )

... 1998

Kiss the Girls

Janell Cross ( Actor )

... 1997

Fakin' Da Funk

Karyn ( Actor )

... 1997

Fall Into Darkness

Sharon McKay ( Actor )

... 1996

Kidz in the Wood

Rita ( Actor )

... 1996

Crocodile Dundee II

Park Girl ( Actor )

... 1988

Eddie Murphy Raw

Singing Child ( Actor )

... 1987