Tyra Banks

Tyra Banks (born December 4, 1973 in Inglewood, California) is an American supermodel and actress. She is hosts her television programs, America's Next Top Model and the popular The Tyra Banks Show.

Tyra is  tall. She is the CEO of her own company, TYInc. She was the first African American model to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. Tyra is the "Youth Correspondent" for the Oprah Winfrey Show. She signed modeling contract with the Elite Agency when she was 15 years old. Before she signed, Tyra planned on attending Loyola Marymount University.

 Acting 
 Film Year Film Role Notes1995Higher LearningDeja1999Love Stinks Holly Garnett2000Love & BasketballKyra KesslerLife-SizeEve DollTV movieCoyote UglyZoë2002Halloween: ResurrectionNora WinstonEight Crazy NightsVictoria's Secret GownVoice2007Mr. WoodcockHerselfCameo2008Tropic ThunderHerselfCameo2009Hannah Montana: The MovieHerselfCameo Television Year  Title  Role  Notes1993The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirJackie AmesTV series (credited as "Tyra")
Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 1
Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 2
All Guts, No Glory
Father of the Year
Blood Is Thicker Than Mud
Fresh Prince After Dark
Take My Cousin... Please
You've Got to Be a Football Hero1996All That1999FelicityJane ScottTV series
A Good Egg
Kissing Mr. Covington
One Ball, Two StrikesJust Shoot Me!HerselfTV series
Nina Sees Red: Part 1
Nina Sees Red: Part 22000MADtvKatisha Latisha Parisha Farisha JohnsonTV series
Episode #5.17
Episode #5.252001Soul FoodNina Joseph2003–2015America's Next Top ModelHostReality TV series created, judged and hosted by Banks2004American DreamsCarolyn GillTV series
Chasing the PastAll of UsRoniTV series
O Brother, Where Art Thou?2005–2010The Tyra Banks ShowHostTalk show2009Gossip GirlUrsula NyquistTV series,season 3
Dan de Fleurette2011Mexico's Next Top ModelGuest judgeReality TV Series
Episode Finale in Mexico's Next Top Model, Cycle 22012Vietnam's Next Top ModelGuest judgeReality TV Series
Episode Finale in Vietnam's Next Top Model, Cycle 2Shake It UpMiss BurkeDisney Channel Original Series
Episode: "Parent Trap It Up"Top Model po-russkiGuest judgeReality TV Series
Episode Finale in Top Model po-russki, Cycle 3

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Category:American movie actors
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Category:Television talk show hosts
Category:Television personalities from Los Angeles
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Category:People from Inglewood, California
Category:Actors from Inglewood, California
Category:1973 births
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