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.
Awards & recognition
- Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host · 2009
- Teen Choice Awards
- Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Talk Show · 2007 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
In Vogue: The 90s
The Kardashians
Gossip Girl
Dirty Rotten Scandals
Wild 'N Out
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Bel-Air
Shake It Up
Love & Basketball
New York Undercover
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
Conan
All of Us
Insecure
Hot Ones
black-ish
Mad TV
Sesame Street
Teenage Paparazzo
Colette
Glee
The Hughleys
Tropic Thunder
Deal or No Deal
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Felicity
Just Shoot Me!
Life-Size
Love Stinks
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
I Love That for You
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Daily Show
Life-Size 2
Project Runway
Coyote Ugly
Higher Learning
The Price Is Right
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Dancing with the Stars
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
The Clique
The Drew Barrymore Show
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
America's Got Talent
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue