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Tyra Banks

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Dec 4, 1973 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Inglewood, California, USA

Biography

Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973), is an American television personality, model, producer, writer, and actress. She began her career as a model at the age of 15, and was the first African-American woman to be featured on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, on which she appeared three times. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 1997 to 2005. By the early 2000s, she was one of the world's top-earning models.

Known For

Acting
2026Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top ModelSelf - Host & Creator, ANTM
2026Dirty Rotten ScandalsSelf
2026Dirty Rotten Scandals
2025Hollywood SquaresSelf
2024Inside the Dream: MuglerSelf (archive footage)
2024Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit IssueSelf
2024In Vogue: The 90sSelf
2022I Love That for YouTyra Banks
2022SherriSelf - Guest
2022The KardashiansSelf
2022Bel-AirRegina Baxter
2021FEED MESelf (archive footage)
2020Beauty
2020Celebrity Watch PartySelf
2020The Drew Barrymore ShowSelf
2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest
2019A Little Late with Lilly SinghSelf
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
2019Today with Jenna & SheinelleSelf
2018Life-Size 2Eve
2017Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesSelf
2016InsecureInglewood Mayor
2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf
2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest
2015Hot OnesSelf
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf
2014Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: 50 Years of BeautifulSelf
2014black-ishGigi
2012Asia's Next Top ModelSelf - Top Model Creator / Special Judge
2011Top Model po-russkiSpecial guest
2010Teenage PaparazzoSelf (uncredited)
2010Shake It UpMrs. Burke
2010ConanSelf
2010Vietnam's Next Top ModelSelf - Guest Judge
2009Hannah Montana: The MovieHerself (uncredited)
2009The Jay Leno ShowSelf
2009GleeBichette
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2008Tropic ThunderTyra Banks
2007Mr. WoodcockSelf
2007Gossip GirlUrsula Nyquist
2006Web Junk 20
2006America's Got TalentSelf - Host
2006Germany's Next TopmodelSelf - Guest Judge
2006Germany's Next TopmodelSelf - Special Guest
2005Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-ListSelf
2005Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005The Tyra Banks ShowSelf - Host
2005Deal or No DealSelf
2005Dancing with the StarsSelf - Host
2004LArcenyCynthia Dane
2004Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2004Self
2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf
2004On Air with Ryan SeacrestSelf
2004Project RunwaySelf - Guest Judge
2003Totally Gay!Self
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
2003All of Us
2003Punk'dSelf
2003E!'s 101Self
2003America's Next Top ModelSelf - Judge
2003America's Next Top ModelSelf - Guest
2003America's Next Top ModelSelf - Photographer
2002Halloween: ResurrectionNora
2002Eight Crazy NightsVictoria's Secret Gown (voice)
2002CleavageSelf
2002American DreamsCarolyn Gill
2002Live from E!Self
2001Good Day LiveSelf
2000Coyote UglyZoe
2000Love & BasketballKyra Kessler
2000Life-SizeEve
2000Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1997Self
2000Soul FoodNina Joseph
1999Love StinksHolly Garnett
1999The Apartment ComplexNeighbour
1999The Early ShowSelf
1999Teen Choice AwardsSelf
1999Teen Choice AwardsSelf - Presenter
1998Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!Self
1998Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1998Self
1998David Blaine: Magic ManSelf
1998FelicityJane Scott
1998The HughleysNicole
1998The Magic HourSelf
1997The ViewSelf
1997Just Shoot Me!Tyra Banks
1997The ViewSelf - Guest
1997The ViewSelf - Guest Co-Host
1996Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1996Self
1996The Daily ShowSelf
1995Higher LearningDeja
1995MADtvKatisha
1995Victoria's Secret Fashion ShowSelf
1995Die Harald Schmidt ShowSelf
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildBarbie Q. Pepper (voice)
1994Supermodels in the RainforestSelf
1994Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994New York Undercover
1994ExtraSelf - Guest
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
1992Inferno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1991Black or WhiteTyra Banks (uncredited)
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirJackie Ames
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
1981Wetten, dass..?Self
1981Entertainment Tonight
1972The Price Is Right
1969Sesame Street
1952TodaySelf
Production
2024Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's DeadExecutive Producer
2022Generation DragExecutive Producer
2018Life-Size 2Executive Producer
2009True BeautyProducer
2008The CliqueExecutive Producer
2008StylistaProducer
2006Holland's Next Top ModelProducer
2005The Tyra Banks ShowExecutive Producer
2005Britain & Ireland's Next Top ModelProducer
2005Dancing with the StarsExecutive Producer
Writing
2021You are a Top ModelOriginal Series Creator
2014Ukraine's Next Top ModelOriginal Concept
2010Poland's Next Top ModelOriginal Series Creator
Crew
2018ColetteThanks
2018Switzerland's Next Top ModelCreator
2015Top Model IndiaCreator
2012Asia's Next Top ModelCreator