Tatyana Ali

**Tatyana Ali** (born January 24, 1979) is an American actress, R&B singer, songwriter and model. She is best known for playing Ashley Banks in the NBC sitcom, _The Fresh Prince of Bel Air_. She later played Roxanne in the CBS soap opera_The Young and the Restless_.

Ali was born in North Bellmore, New York, a suburb of New York City.

### Film

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1987|_Eddie Murphy Raw_|Eddie's Sister|||
|rowspan="2"|1988|_Crocodile Dundee II_|Park Girl||
|_Wow, You're a Cartoonist!_|Child Cartoonist|Video short|||
|1989|_Wally and the Valentines_|Jamaica Valentine|TV movie||
|rowspan="2"|1996|_Kidz in the Wood_|Rita|TV movie|
|_Fall Into Darkness_|Sharon McKay|TV movie|||
|rowspan="2"|1997|_Kiss the Girls_|Janell Cross||
|_Fakin' da Funk_|Karyn||||
|1998|_The Clown at Midnight_|Monica|||
|1999|_Jawbreaker_|Brenda|||
|2000|_Brother_|Latifa|||
|2001|_The Brothers_|Cherie Smith|||
|2003|_National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze_|Claire|||
|2004|_Nora's Hair Salon_|Lilleana|||
|rowspan="2"|2005|_Domino One_|Laeticia Richards||
|_Back in the Day_|Alicia Packer||||
|rowspan="2"|2006|_Glory Road_|Tina Malichi||
|_A Warm Place_|Clair Andrews|Short|||
|2007|_The List_|Cynthia|||
|rowspan="2"|2008|_Nora's Hair Salon 2: A Cut Above_|Lilleana||
|_Hotel California_|Jessie||||
|2009|_Mother and Child_|Maria|||
|rowspan="2"|2010|_Pete Smalls Is Dead_|Cocktail Waitress||
|_Privileged_|Talia|Video|||
|rowspan="2"|2011|_Geo n Rat_|Det. Erica Anderson|Short|
|_23rd Psalm: Redemption_|Stacey Wayne||||
|rowspan="2"|2012|_Dysfunctional Friends_|Alex||
|_Home Again_|Marva Johnson||||
|rowspan="4"|2013|_24 Hour Love_|Simply||
|_The Last Letter_|Jillian||||
|_Dear Secret Santa_|Jennifer|TV movie|||
|_A Very Larry Christmas_|Nicole||||
|rowspan="5"|2014|_The Divorce_|Victoria||
|_The Black Bachelor_||Short|||
|_Locker 13_|Lucy||||
|_Comeback Dad_|Nima||||
|_Hello_||Short|||
|rowspan="5"|2015|_Save for Now_|Woman|Short|
|_November Rule_|Leah||||
|_Fatal Flip_|Roslyn|TV movie|||
|_Supermodel_|Lauren||||
|_Teachers_|Ms. Faith Mayfield|Short|||
|rowspan="3"|2016|_Second Sight_|Clara|TV movie|
|_Samaria_|Audrey|Short|||
|_It Snows All the Time_|Technologist||||
|rowspan="3"|2017|_Nanny's Nightmare_|Monica Thorne|TV movie|
|_Graham: A Dog's Story_|Stella|Short|||
|_Wrapped Up in Christmas_|Heather Nash||||
|rowspan="3"|2018|_Doe_|Rachel||
|_Christmas Everlasting_|Lucy|TV movie|||
|_Jingle Belle_|Belle Williams|TV movie; also producer|||
|rowspan="2"|2019|_College Dating App_|Professor Savoy|TV movie|
|_Christmas Hotel_|Erin|TV movie; also producer|||
|2020|_The Reason_|Macey|||
|2021|_A Picture Perfect Holiday_|Gaby|TV movie||
|2022|_Vanished: Searching for My Sister_|Jada / Kayla|TV movie||
|2023|_Giving Hope: The Ni'Cola Mitchell Story_|Ni'cola|TV movie||

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1984–97|_Sesame Street_|Tatyana|Recurring Role||
|1987|_Star Search_|Contestant|Season 5||
|rowspan="2"|1989|_A Man Called Hawk_|Michelle|Episode: "Life After Death"|
|_The Cosby Show_|Girl|Episode: "Shall We Dance?"|||
|1990–96|_The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air_|Ashley Banks|Main cast||
|1992|_Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?_|Herself|Episode: "The Nefarious Nobel Napper"||
|1993|_Getting By_|Nicole Alexander / Vanessa|2 episodes||
|rowspan="2"|1994|_Are You Afraid of the Dark?_|Laura Turner / Connie Turner|Episode: "The Tale of the Quicksilver"|
|_TV's Funniest Families_|Herself/host|Special|||
|1995|_In the House_|Ashley Banks|Episode: "Dog Catchers"||
|1996|_Living Single_|Stephanie James|Episode: "Whatever Happened to Baby Sister?"||
|1997|_413 Hope St._|Kai|Episode: "Heartbeat"||
|2002|_Fastlane_|Shelly|Episode: "Girls Own Juice"||
|2003|_Half & Half_|Olivia|Episode: "The Big Condom-nation Episode"||
|rowspan="2"|2007|_Boulevard of Broken Dreams_|Herself|Episode: "Jonathan Brandis"|
|_On the Lot_|Herself|Episode: "First Sight"|||
|2007–13|_The Young and the Restless_|Roxanne|Recurring cast||
|2009–10|_Buppies_|Quinci|Main cast; also executive producer||
|2010–12|_Love That Girl!_|Tyana Jones|Main cast: season 1–3; also producer||
|2012|_The Eric Andre Show_|Herself|Episode: "Tatyana Ali"||
|2013|_Second Generation Wayans_|Maya|Main cast||
|2015|_Key & Peele_|Heresa|Episode: "Hollywood Sequel Doctor"||
|2016|_Zoe Ever After_|Ashley King|2 episodes||
|2017|_American Koko_|N'Shay|Episode: "The Stig"||
|rowspan="2"|2018|_Hollywood Darlings_|Tatyana|Episode: "Big White Lies"|
|_The Bobby Brown Story_|Sarah Flint|Episode: "Part One"|||
|2018–22|_Fancy Nancy_|Mrs. James (voice)|Main cast||
|2022|_RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race_|Chakra 7|Season 2, Runner-up||
|2023|_Bel-Air_|Mrs. Hughes|Season 2||

### Studio albums

|scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"|Title|scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"|Album details|scope="col" colspan="4"|Peak chart positions|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|* Released: August 25, 1998 * Formats: CD, cassette * Label: Work Group|106|47|41|6||
|align="center" colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.|||||

### Extended plays

|scope="col" style="width:10em;"|Title|scope="col" style="width:16em;"|Album details|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|* Released: January 21, 2014 * Formats: CD, digital download * Label: Self-released||||

### Singles

|scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"|Title|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year|scope="col" colspan="9"|Peak chart positions|scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"|Certifications|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=2|1998|6|5|—|—|—|—|3|6|3|* RIAA: Gold * RMNZ: Gold|rowspan=3|_Kiss the Sky_|
|—|68|56|32|19|77|12|3|1|* RMNZ: Gold * BPI: Silver|||||
|1999|—|73|—|—|—|—|—|20|4|||||
|2014|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—||_Hello_|||
|align="center" colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.|||||||||||||

### Other appearances

|scope="col" style="width:16em;"|Title|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Other Artist(s)|scope="col"|Album|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=4|1999|rowspan=2|_More!_|||||
|_The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland_||||||||
|Will Smith and MC Lyte|_Willennium_|||||||
|Kel Spencer|_Wild Wild West_|||||||
|2007|Kanary Diamonds|_Puro Fuego_||||||
|rowspan=3|2009|Inverse|_So Far_|||||
|Just Matter and Nieve|rowspan=2|_Love N' Dancing_||||||
|The Cherokee Rhythm Section||||||||
|2013|rowspan=4|_Dear Secret Santa_||||||
|2015|_The Legacy of R&B Slow Jamz_|||||||
|2016|_The Legacy of Nu Soul_|||||||
|2017|_Music to Inspire_|||||||
|2022|2pac|_Youtube Release_||||||

## Awards

- Caribbean Heritage Organization
- 2011: Recipient, Living Legacy Award

- NAACP Image Awards
- 1996: **Won**, Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress – _The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air_
- 1997: Nominated, Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress – _The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air_
- 2010: Nominated, Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama – _The Young and the Restless_
- 2011: Nominated, Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series – _Love That Girl!_
- 2011: **Won**, Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama – _The Young and the Restless_
- 2012: **Won**, Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama – _The Young and the Restless_
- 2012: Nominated, Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series – _Love That Girl!_
- 2013: Nominated, Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series – _Love That Girl!_

- Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
- 1996: Nominated, Favorite Television Actress – _The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air_

- Young Artist Awards
- 1991: **Won**, Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series – _The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air_
- 1992: Nominated, Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series – _The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air_
- 1993: Nominated, Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series – _The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air_
- 1994: Nominated, Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series – _The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air_
- 1995: Nominated, Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series – _Name Your Adventure_

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Tatyana Ali
- **img**: Tatyana Ali in Zuhair Murad and Swarovski Inauguration Night 2.JPG
- **img capt**: Tatyana Ali at the U.S. Presidential Inauguration (2009)
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth name**: Tatyana Marisol Ali
- **alias**: Ty, Taty
- **birth place**: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, U.S.
- **origin**: North Bellmore, New York, U.S.
- **genre**: Contemporary R&B, R&B, Soul music, soul, dance-pop
- **occupation**: Actress
Singer
Model
- **years active**: 1985 – present (actress)
1997 – present (singer)
- **label**: MJJ Music, MJJ/Work Records, Work/Sony Music Entertainment, SME Records
(1997–2001)
- **associated acts**: Will Smith, Beyonce, Rozonda "Chilli" Davis, Rihanna, LeToya Luckett, Mary J Blige, Alfonso Ribeiro, Johnny "J"
- **url**: http://www.tatyanaalionline.com/