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Tyra Banks

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Actress
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Tyra Banks in America's Next Top Model (2003)
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Tyra Banks was born on 4 December 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Coyote Ugly (2000), Tropic Thunder (2008) and America's Next Top Model (2003).
BornDecember 4, 1973
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BornDecember 4, 1973
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 10 nominations

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Tyra Banks, Francia Raisa, Shanica Knowles, Hank Chen, Lindsay Lamb, and Alison Fernandez in Life-Size 2 (2018)
Tyra Banks, Francia Raisa, Shanica Knowles, and Hank Chen in Life-Size 2 (2018)
Tyra Banks, Francia Raisa, Shanica Knowles, Jene Moore, Hank Chen, Alison Fernandez, Betsy Sligh, and Addison Lee in Life-Size 2 (2018)
Tyra Banks, Jameson, Noah, Bailey, Nabela, Eric Cervini, and Alex Newell
Tyra Banks and Stephen Colbert in Tyra Banks/Coyote Peterson (2020)
Tyra Banks, Ashley Graham, Drew Elliott, and Law Roach in America's Next Top Model (2003)
Tyra Banks and Matt Smith in The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Tyra Banks in America's Next Top Model (2003)
Tyra Banks in America's Next Top Model (2003)
Tyra Banks, Kelly Cutrone, and J. Alexander in America's Next Top Model (2003)
Tyra Banks and Conan O'Brien in Conan (2010)
Tyra Banks in Conan (2010)

Known for

Tyra Banks, Maria Bello, Izabella Miko, Bridget Moynahan, and Piper Perabo in Coyote Ugly (2000)
Coyote Ugly
5.7
  • Zoe
  • 2000
Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller, and Jack Black in Tropic Thunder (2008)
Tropic Thunder
7.1
  • Tyra Banks - The Tyra Banks Show
  • 2008
Tyra Banks in America's Next Top Model (2003)
America's Next Top Model
5.6
TV Series
  • Producer
Jamie Lee Curtis, Tyra Banks, Busta Rhymes, Bianca Kajlich, and Sean Patrick Thomas in Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Halloween: Resurrection
3.9
  • Nora
  • 2002

Credits

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Producer

  • Beauty
    • executive producer
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series
  • Vinny in Generation Drag (2022)
    Generation Drag
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Dancing with the Stars (2005)
    Dancing with the Stars
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Tyra Banks in Life-Size 2 (2018)
    Life-Size 2
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • Tyra Banks in America's Next Top Model (2003)
    America's Next Top Model
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2003–2018
  • FabLife (2015)
    FabLife
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Eesti tippmodell
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Danmarks næste topmodel (2010)
    Danmarks næste topmodel
    • series producer
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Srpski Top Model (2011)
    Srpski Top Model
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Vietnam's Next Top Model - Nguoi Mau Viêt Nam
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Slovenski Top Model
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • True Beauty (2009)
    True Beauty
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2010
  • Tyra Banks, Drew Pinsky, Kimberley Locke, Jay Manuel, J. Alexander, Toccara Jones, Brittany Brower, Carolyn London, Keith Ablow, Michelle R. Callahan, Bre Scullark, and Andrew Trees in The Tyra Banks Show (2005)
    The Tyra Banks Show
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2010
  • Malta's Next Top Model
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Malta's Next Top Model
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Anne Slowey in Stylista (2008)
    Stylista
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2008–2009

Writer

  • Switzerland's Next Topmodel (2018)
    Switzerland's Next Topmodel
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Cindy Sirinya Bishop in Asia's Next Top Model (2012)
    Asia's Next Top Model
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2018
  • Tyra Banks in America's Next Top Model (2003)
    America's Next Top Model
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 2003–2015
  • Eesti tippmodell
    • original idea
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Srpski Top Model (2011)
    Srpski Top Model
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Vietnam's Next Top Model - Nguoi Mau Viêt Nam
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Slovenski Top Model
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Malta's Next Top Model
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Malta's Next Top Model
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Anne Kukkohovi in Suomen huippumalli haussa (2008)
    Suomen huippumalli haussa
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Nigeria's Next Top Model
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Magyarország Következo Topmodellje
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2006

Actress

  • Beauty
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series
  • Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
    • In Production
  • Vanessa Bayer in I Love That for You (2022)
    I Love That for You
    • Tyra Banks
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Issa Rae in Insecure (2016)
    Insecure
    • Inglewood Mayor
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Punk'd (2020)
    Punk'd
    • Tyra Banks
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Tyra Banks in Life-Size 2 (2018)
    Life-Size 2
    • Eve
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    Black-ish
    • Gigi
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Jane Lynch, Lea Michele, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith, Dianna Agron, Kevin McHale, Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley, and Heather Elizabeth Morris in Glee (2009)
    Glee
    • Bichette
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Shake It Up (2010)
    Shake It Up
    • Mrs. Burke
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2013
  • Diogo Morgado, Diana Chaves, and Joana Santos in Laços de Sangue (2010)
    Laços de Sangue
    • Self on TV (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Penn Badgley, Blake Lively, Taylor Momsen, Leighton Meester, Jessica Szohr, Chace Crawford, and Ed Westwick in Gossip Girl (2007)
    Gossip Girl
    • Ursula Nyquist
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller, and Jack Black in Tropic Thunder (2008)
    Tropic Thunder
    • Tyra Banks - The Tyra Banks Show
    • 2008
  • Tyra Banks: Shake Ya Body (2004)
    Tyra Banks: Shake Ya Body
    • Tyra Banks
    • Music Video
    • 2004
  • American Dreams (2002)
    American Dreams
    • Carolyn Gill
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • All of Us (2003)
    All of Us
    • Roni
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • Ludacris Feat. Shawnna: Stand Up
    • Cameo
    • Music Video
    • 2003
  • Adam Sandler in Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
    Eight Crazy Nights
    • Victoria's Secret Gown (voice)
    • 2002
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos12

Episode 103 Official Clip
Clip 1:01
Episode 103 Official Clip
Teaser Trailer
Trailer 1:01
Teaser Trailer
Halloween: Resurrection
Trailer 1:19
Halloween: Resurrection
Straight Clownin'
Trailer 1:09
Straight Clownin'
Elmopalooza
Trailer 0:31
Elmopalooza
Love Stinks
Trailer 2:21
Love Stinks
Alex Thomas: Straight Clownin'
Trailer 1:09
Alex Thomas: Straight Clownin'
Celebrity Watch Party: Season 1
Trailer 0:29
Celebrity Watch Party: Season 1
Celebrity Watch Party: Nobody Puts Celebrity In The Corner
Trailer 0:30
Celebrity Watch Party: Nobody Puts Celebrity In The Corner
Celebrity Watch Party
Trailer 0:33
Celebrity Watch Party
America's Next Top Model
Trailer 0:17
America's Next Top Model
First Look: Spell
Video 0:16
First Look: Spell

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
  • Alternative names
    • Tayra Benks
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • December 4, 1973
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Children
    • York Banks
  • Parents
      Carolyn London
  • Relatives
      Devin Banks(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Print ad for Yves Saint Laurent
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 10 Interviews
    • 22 Articles
    • 68 Pictorials
    • 45 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Until season 4 of America's Next Top Model (2003), she would spend an hour with every girl who got kicked off the show, talking with them in private. The producers asked her to stop this.
  • Quotes
    Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It's about accepting all of yourself. You've got to learn to accept the fool in you as well as the part that's got it goin' on.
  • Trademarks
      The catchphrase - "art of smiling with your eyes"
  • Nicknames
    • BBQ
    • TyTy
  • Salary
    • The Tyra Banks Show
      (2005)
      $3,500,000 /year (2007)

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