Tyra Banks

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

107

Gender

Female

Birthday

1973-12-04 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Inglewood, California, USA

Tyra Banks

Biography

Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973), is an American television personality, model, producer, writer, and actress. Born in Inglewood, California, 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, Banks was one of the world's top-earning models.

Known For

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Sesame Street

    Sesame Street

  • The View

    The View

  • The View

    The View

  • The View

    The View

  • Gossip Girl

    Gossip Girl

  • Dancing with the Stars

    Dancing with the Stars

  • Project Runway

    Project Runway

  • Glee

    Glee

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • America's Got Talent

    America's Got Talent

  • Die Harald Schmidt Show

    Die Harald Schmidt Show

  • black-ish

    black-ish

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Good Day Live

    Good Day Live

  • Bel-Air

    Bel-Air

  • Felicity

    Felicity

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Drew Barrymore Show

    The Drew Barrymore Show

  • The Tyra Banks Show

    The Tyra Banks Show

  • The Jay Leno Show

    The Jay Leno Show

  • America's Next Top Model

    America's Next Top Model

  • America's Next Top Model

    America's Next Top Model

  • America's Next Top Model

    America's Next Top Model

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Just Shoot Me!

    Just Shoot Me!

  • The Kardashians

    The Kardashians

  • Coyote Ugly

    Coyote Ugly

  • Today with Hoda & Jenna

    Today with Hoda & Jenna

  • Punk'd

    Punk'd

  • Tropic Thunder

    Tropic Thunder

  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

  • Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

    Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

  • Shake It Up

    Shake It Up

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

  • Insecure

    Insecure

  • American Dreams

    American Dreams

  • Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

    Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

  • Love Stinks

    Love Stinks

  • New York Undercover

    New York Undercover

  • Germany's Next Topmodel

    Germany's Next Topmodel

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast

    Space Ghost Coast to Coast

  • The Price Is Right

    The Price Is Right

  • Teenage Paparazzo

    Teenage Paparazzo

  • LArceny

    LArceny

  • Live from E!

    Live from E!

  • On Air with Ryan Seacrest

    On Air with Ryan Seacrest

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Mr. Woodcock

    Mr. Woodcock

  • All of Us

    All of Us

  • Life-Size

    Life-Size

  • Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

    Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Extra

    Extra

  • Top Model po-russki

    Top Model po-russki

  • Today

    Today

  • The Hughleys

    The Hughleys

  • Hannah Montana: The Movie

    Hannah Montana: The Movie

  • Inferno

    Inferno

  • Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2004

    Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2004

  • Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

    Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

  • David Blaine: Magic Man

    David Blaine: Magic Man

  • E!'s 101

    E!'s 101

  • Asia's Next Top Model

    Asia's Next Top Model

  • Halloween: Resurrection

    Halloween: Resurrection

  • The Magic Hour

    The Magic Hour

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Soul Food

    Soul Food

  • I Love That for You

    I Love That for You

  • Deal or No Deal

    Deal or No Deal

  • In Vogue: The 90s

    In Vogue: The 90s

  • Love & Basketball

    Love & Basketball

  • Celebrity Watch Party

    Celebrity Watch Party

  • Higher Learning

    Higher Learning

  • Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1996

    Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1996

  • Eight Crazy Nights

    Eight Crazy Nights

  • Web Junk 20

    Web Junk 20

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • Life-Size 2

    Life-Size 2

  • Vietnam's Next Top Model

    Vietnam's Next Top Model

  • FEED ME

    FEED ME

  • The Apartment Complex

    The Apartment Complex

  • Supermodels in the Rainforest

    Supermodels in the Rainforest

  • Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: 50 Years of Beautiful

    Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: 50 Years of Beautiful

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Inside the Dream: Mugler

    Inside the Dream: Mugler

  • Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue

    Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue

  • Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1998

    Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1998

  • Beauty

    Beauty

  • Cleavage

    Cleavage

  • Totally Gay!

    Totally Gay!

  • Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1997

    Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1997