Person
Tyra Banks
Acting · Born 1973-12-04 · 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
Sesame Street
1969
Steve
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Daily Show
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Conan
Self
Gossip Girl
Ursula Nyquist
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
Glee
Bichette
Filmography
- 2026Dirty Rotten ScandalsSelf
- 2026Dirty Rotten Scandals
- 2026Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top ModelSelf - Host & Creator, ANTM
- 2025Hollywood SquaresSelf
- 2024Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit IssueSelf
- 2024Inside the Dream: MuglerSelf (archive footage)
- 2024In Vogue: The 90sSelf
- 2024Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's DeadExecutive Producer
- 2024Feed MeSelf (archive footage)
- 2022SherriSelf - Guest
- 2022Generation DragExecutive Producer
- 2022I Love That for YouTyra Banks
- 2022The KardashiansSelf
- 2022Bel-AirRegina Baxter
- 2021You are a Top ModelOriginal Series Creator
- 2020Indonesia's Next Top ModelCreator
- 2020The Drew Barrymore ShowSelf
- 2020Celebrity Watch PartySelf
- 2020Beauty
- 2019Supermodel of the YearCreator
- 2019A Little Late with Lilly SinghSelf
- 2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
- 2019Today with Jenna & SheinelleSelf
- 2018Life-Size 2Eve
- 2018Switzerland's Next Top ModelCreator
- 2018ColetteThanks
- 2017SteveSelf
- 2017Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesSelf
- 2016InsecureInglewood Mayor
- 2015I’m beautifulCreator
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf
- 2015Top Model IndiaCreator
- 2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf
- 2015Hot OnesSelf
- 2014black-ishGigi
- 2014Ukraine's Next Top ModelOriginal Concept
- 2014Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: 50 Years of BeautifulSelf
- 2013Africa's Next Top ModelCreator
- 2012Asia's Next Top ModelSelf - Top Model Creator / Special Judge
- 2011Top Model po-russkiSpecial guest
- 2010ConanSelf
- 2010Shake It UpMrs. Burke
- 2010Vietnam's Next Top ModelSelf - Guest Judge
- 2010Poland's Next Top ModelOriginal Series Creator
- 2010Teenage PaparazzoSelf (uncredited)
- 2009The Jay Leno ShowSelf
- 2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
- 2009GleeBichette
- 2009Hannah Montana: The MovieHerself (uncredited)
- 2009True BeautyProducer
- 2008The CliqueExecutive Producer
- 2008StylistaProducer
- 2008Tropic ThunderTyra Banks
- 2007Gossip GirlUrsula Nyquist
- 2007Mr. WoodcockSelf
- 2006Holland's Next Top ModelProducer
- 2006America's Got TalentSelf - Host
- 2006Germany's Next TopmodelSelf - Guest Judge
- 2006Web Junk 20
- 2005Deal or No DealSelf
- 2005Britain & Ireland's Next Top ModelProducer
- 2005The Tyra Banks ShowSelf - Host
- 2005Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-ListSelf
- 2005Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
- 2005Dancing with the StarsSelf - Host
- 2005Sweden's Next Top ModelCreator
- 2004Project RunwaySelf - Guest Judge
- 2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf
- 2004LArcenyCynthia Dane
- 2004Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2004Self
- 2004On Air with Ryan SeacrestSelf
- 2003All of Us
- 2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
- 2003Totally Gay!Self
- 2003E!'s 101Self
- 2003America's Next Top ModelSelf - Judge
- 2003Punk'dSelf
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
- 2002CleavageSelf
- 2002Eight Crazy NightsVictoria's Secret Gown (voice)
- 2002American DreamsCarolyn Gill
- 2002Halloween: Resurrected
- 2002Halloween: ResurrectionNora
- 2002Live from E!Self
- 2001Good Day LiveSelf
- 2000Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1997Self
- 2000Coyote UglyZoe
- 2000Soul FoodNina Joseph
- 2000Love & BasketballKyra Kessler
- 2000Life-SizeEve
- 1999The Early ShowSelf
- 1999The Apartment ComplexNeighbour
- 1999Love StinksHolly Garnett
- 1999Teen Choice AwardsSelf
- 1998FelicityJane Scott
- 1998The HughleysNicole
- 1998The Magic HourSelf
- 1998David Blaine: Magic ManSelf
- 1998Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!Self
- 1998Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1998Self
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1997Just Shoot Me!Tyra Banks
- 1996The Daily ShowSelf
- 1996Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1996Self
- 1995Die Harald Schmidt ShowSelf
- 1995MADtvKatisha
- 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildBarbie Q. Pepper (voice)
- 1995Victoria's Secret Fashion ShowSelf
- 1995Higher LearningDeja
- 1994New York Undercover
- 1994ExtraSelf - Guest
- 1994Space Ghost Coast to Coast
- 1994Supermodels in the RainforestSelf
- 1993Eurotrash
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
- 1992Inferno
- 1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- 1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirJackie Ames
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
- 1981Entertainment Tonight
- 1981Wetten, dass..?Self
- 1972The Price Is Right
- 1969Sesame Street
- 1952TodaySelf
- —Super Model CentroaméricaCreator
- —ModelvilleCreator
- —TopmodelCreator
- —Mega ModelCreator
- —Top model: PhilippinesCreator
- —Scandinavia's Next Top ModelCreator
- —Aruba Model SearchCreator
- —Honduras Next Top ModelCreator
- —Africa's Next SupermodelCreator
- —West Africa's Next Top ModelCreator
- —Caribbean Model SearchCreator
- —Hrvatski Top ModelCreator
- —Afghanistan's Next Top ModelCreator
- —Eesti tippmodellCreator
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