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Tatyana Ali
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Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 24, 1979 in North Bellmore, New York) is an American actress and R&B singer best known for her role as Ashley Banks in the The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Contents
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Early life
- 1.2 Career
- 1.3 Personal life
- 2 Selected filmography
- 3 Discography
- 4 External link
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Biography
Early life
Tatyana Ali is Caribbean in heritage. Her mother, Sonia Enieda, is Afro-Panamanian and from Panama and her father Sheriff "The Bomber" Ali is (of Indian descent) from Trinidad and Tobago. She is fluent in both English and Spanish.
She attended
Marymount High School in
West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, and
The Buckley School in
Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California. In
2002, she graduated with a
bachelor's degree from
Harvard University.
Career
By the age of four, Ali had begun her singing career. She also appeared with Herbie Hancock on an episode of Sesame Street. By age seven, she won the Star Search television contest two times. Her breakthrough came when she was cast as Ashley Banks for the popular television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. She sang on various episodes of the show. On one of the shows Ali sings Aretha Franklin's "Respect" and the original song "Make Up Your Mind", Will Smith asked her if she seriously considered pursuing a musical career. Despite her singing ability, she concentrated on her acting career on Fresh Prince the next few years.
In the penultimate season of Fresh Prince, Ali began preparing herself for her musical debut. The result was the album Kiss The Sky, which was certified gold in early 1999. The album spawned the hit song Daydreamin', produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, which peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and on the UK Singles Chart. The album spawned two further UK hits, "Boy You Knock Me Out", featuring Will Smith, which peaked at #3 and is her biggest hit to date there; and "Everytime", which was her third top 20 hit in the UK, peaking at #20. Also with Will Smith, she made an appearance in his album Willennium for the track "Who Am I" with MC Lyte.
As of 2005, she completed work on the film Glory Road and is recording her sophomore album. Ali also starred in the music video for Nick Cannon and Anthony Hamilton's "Can I Live?" as Cannon's mother. Ali signed a record deal with Motown Records in January 2007 to recording her sophomore studio album it will be released in the Summer or Fall of 2007.
Personal life
Ali once dated American actor,
Jonathan Brandis, whom she co-starred with in the TV movie
Fall into Darkness. She was also linked to
R&B singer,
Tevin Campbell back in the
90's.
Selected filmography
Discography
Albums
Singles
- "Daydreamin'" - #6 U.S., #6 UK
- "Boy You Knock Me Out" (featuring Will Smith) - #3 UK
- "Everytime" - #20 UK
External link
fr:Tatyana Ali
nl:Tatyana Ali
