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Tatyana Ali
Actor, Producer
Born January 24, 1979 (43 years)
On January 24, 1979, Tatyana Marisol Ali was born to Sonia, who was a nurse from Panama, and Sheriff Ali, a retired police officer from Trinidad. 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 (1969).
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 (1983) and won twice, receiving a four-star rating when she appeared for a second time. At age 11 Tatyana moved from New York to Los Angeles to establish her career and not long afterwords got her breakthrough role--Will Smith's cousin, "Ashley Banks", from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990).
While filming "The Fresh Prince" she also had interesting 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).
Filmography
| 2022 | It Snows All the Time · as Technologist |
| 2022 | Vanished: Searching for My Sister · as Jada Stallworth/Kayla Davis |
| 2021 | A Picture Perfect Holiday · as Gaby |
| 2019 | Deadly Match · as Professor Savoy |
| 2019 | Christmas Hotel · as Erin |
| 2018 | Christmas Everlasting · as Lucy Toomey |
| 2018 | Jingle Belle · as Belle Williams |
| 2018 | Doe · as Rachel |
| 2018 | Fancy Nancy (TV Series) · as Bree’s Mom (voice) |
| 2018 | The Bobby Brown Story (TV Series) · as Jimmy's Mom |
| 2017 | The Good Nanny · as Monica Thorne |
| 2017 | Wrapped Up in Christmas · as Heather Nash |
| 2017 | Hollywood Darlings (TV Series) · as Tatyana |
| 2017 | American Koko (TV Series) · as N'Shay |
| 2016 | Zoe Ever After (TV Series) · as Ashley King |
| 2015 | Fatal Flip · as Roslyn |
| 2015 | November Rule · as Leah |
| 2015 | Supermodel · as Lauren |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | The Divorce · as Victoria |
| 2014 | Comeback Dad · as Nima |
| 2013 | 24 Hour Love · as Simply |
| 2013 | Dear Secret Santa · as Jennifer |
| 2013 | Second Generation Wayans (TV Series) · as Maya |
| 2012 | Dysfunctional Friends · as Alex |
| 2012 | Home Again · as Marva Johnson |
| 2012 | Key & Peele (TV Series) · as Heresa |
| 2011 | 23rd Psalm: Redemption · as Stacey Wayne |
| 2010 | Pete Smalls Is Dead · as Cocktail Waitress |
| 2010 | Love That Girl! (TV Series) · as Tyana Jones |
| 2009 | Mother and Child · as Maria |
| 2008 | Nora's Hair Salon II · as Lilliana |
| 2007 | The List · as Cynthia |
| 2006 | Glory Road · as Tina |
| 2005 | Back to You in the Days · as Alicia |
| 2004 | Nora's Hair Salon · as Lilleana |
| 2003 | Dorm Daze · as Claire |
| 2002 | Half & Half (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Fastlane (TV Series) · as Shelly |
| 2001 | The Brothers · as Cherie Smith |
| 2000 | Brother · as Latifa |
| 1999 | Jawbreaker · as Brenda |
| 1998 | The Clown at Midnight · as Monica |
| 1997 | Kiss the Girls · as Janell Cross |
| 1997 | Fakin' Da Funk · as Karyn |
| 1996 | Fall Into Darkness · as Sharon McKay |
| 1995 | In the House (TV Series) · as Ashley Banks |
| 1993 | Living Single (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series) · as Ashley Banks |
| 1990 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1989 | A Man Called Hawk (TV Series) · as Michelle |
| 1988 | Crocodile Dundee II · as Park Girl |
| 1987 | Eddie Murphy: Raw · as Singing Child |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Girl |
| 1973 | The Young and the Restless (TV Series) · as Roxanne |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Tatyana |