Tatyana Ali
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1979-01-24 (age 47)
- Place of birth
- Long Island, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Tatyana M. Ali · Tatyana Marisol Ali
Biography
Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 24, 1979) is an American actress and singer. She's best known for her role as Ashley Banks on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
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. In 1985, as a 6-year-old, she began her acting career as a regular performer on the PBS children's educational program Sesame Street.
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 and won twice, receiving a four-star rating when she appeared for a second time.
At age 11, she moved from New York to Los Angeles to establish her career and not long afterwords landed her breakthrough role as Ashley Banks, Will Smith's character's cousin, on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996).
While filming The Fresh Prince, she also had 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).
Known For
TV Shows (27)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Cosby Show
1984
as Girl
Abbott Elementary
2021
as Crystal
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Ashley Banks
Key & Peele
2012
as Heresa
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
1992
as Laura Turner
Bel-Air
2022
as Ms. Hughes
Fastlane
2002
as Shelly
Living Single
1993
Half & Half
2002
as Olivia
The Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
Fancy Nancy
2018
as Bree’s Mom (voice)
In the House
1995
as Ashley Banks
Steve
2017
as Self
My Big Fat Fabulous Life
2015
as Self - Event Host
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
2020
as Chakra 7 - Contestant
The Magic Hour
1998
as Self
Celebrity Weakest Link
2025
as Self - Contestant
Getting By
1993
Love That Girl!
2010
as Tyana Jones
Second Generation Wayans
2013
as Maya
Child Star Confidential
2006
as Self
Perimeter
2024
as Connie Dawn
Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
Brains & Brawn
1958
as Host
Name Your Adventure
1992
as Host
Movies (54)
Jawbreaker
1999
as Brenda
Kiss the Girls
1997
as Janell Cross
Glory Road
2006
as Tina
Brother
2000
as Latifa
Crocodile Dundee II
1988
as Park Girl
Mother and Child
2009
as Maria
National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze
2003
as Claire
Eddie Murphy Raw
1987
as Singing Child
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
2020
as Self
Supermodel
2015
as Lauren
The Brothers
2001
as Cherie Smith
Fakin' Da Funk
1997
as Karyn
Back in the Day
2005
as Alicia
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
2000
as Self
Pete Smalls Is Dead
2010
as Cocktail Waitress
Wrapped Up In Christmas
2017
as Heather Nash
Fatal Flip
2015
as Roslyn
The Last Letter
2013
as Jillian
Vanished: Searching for My Sister
2022
as Jada Stallworth/Kayla Davis
The Reason
2020
as Macey
Dear Secret Santa
2013
as Jennifer
The List
2007
as Cynthia
Doe
2018
as Rachel Hutton
Home Again
2012
as Marva Johnson
The Clown at Midnight
1999
as Monica
Christmas Everlasting
2018
as Lucy Toomey
Fall into Darkness
1996
as Sharon McKay
Comeback Dad
2014
as Nima
The Good Nanny
2017
as Monica Thorne
Deadly Match
2019
as Professor Savoy
November Rule
2015
as Leah
Jingle Belle
2018
as Belle Williams
Dysfunctional Friends
2012
as Alex
Locker 13
2014
as Lucy
Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?
2026
as Linda Nelson
Giving Hope: The Ni'cola Mitchell Story
2023
as Ni'cola Mitchell
Christmas Hotel
2019
as Erin
Nora's Hair Salon
2004
as Lilleana
Nora's Hair Salon II: A Cut Above
2008
as Lilliana
Kidz in the Wood
1996
as Rita
24 Hour Love
2013
as Simply
Light Girls
2015
as Self
Second Sight
2016
as Clara
A Picture Perfect Holiday
2021
as Gaby
Domino One
2005
as Laeticia Richards
23rd Psalm: Redemption
2013
as Stacey Wayne
Hotel California
2008
as Jessie
A Very Larry Christmas
2014
as Nicole
Privileged
2010
as Talia
The Jaleel White Special
1992
as Ramona
The Divorce
2014
as Victoria
The Holiday Proposal Plan
2023
as Sonny Kravitz
Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
1988
as Child Cartoonist
Dancing Man the Documentary
2015
as Self
About Tatyana Ali
Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 24, 1979) is an American actress and singer. She's best known for her role as Ashley Banks on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. 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. In 1985, as a 6-year-old, she began her acting career as a regular performer on the PBS children's educational program Sesame Street. She went on to perform in many productions in her native city, New York, including the Broadway show Fences--wi… With 81 credits spanning from 1958 to 2026, Tatyana Ali has appeared in 54 films and 27 TV shows.
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- Jawbreaker (1999) — as Brenda
- Kiss the Girls (1997) — as Janell Cross
- Glory Road (2006) — as Tina
- Brother (2000) — as Latifa
- Crocodile Dundee II (1988) — as Park Girl
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