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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 4, 1973
Place of Birth
Inglewood, California, USA
Also Known As
- Tayra Benks
- Tyra Lynne Banks
- BanX
- 泰拉·班克斯
- タイラ・バンクス
- タイラ・リン・バンクス
- Тайра Бэнкс
- تایرا بنکس
Tyra Banks
1.5 Popularity
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
5.0
Self
Hollywood Squares
2025
5.5
Self
Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue
2024
9.5
Self (archive footage)
Inside the Dream: Mugler
2024
8.7
Self
In Vogue: The 90s
2024
3.0
Self - Guest
Sherri
2022
6.4
Tyra Banks
I Love That for You
2022
8.5
Self
The Kardashians
2022
7.8
Regina Baxter
Bel-Air
2022
10.0
Self (archive footage)
FEED ME
2021
6.1
Self
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020
Credits
Hollywood Squares
as Self
2025
5.0
Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue
as Self
2024
5.5
Inside the Dream: Mugler
as Self (archive footage)
2024
9.5
In Vogue: The 90s
as Self
2024
8.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
3.0
I Love That for You
as Tyra Banks
2022
6.4
The Kardashians
as Self
2022
8.5
Bel-Air
as Regina Baxter
2022
7.8
FEED ME
as Self (archive footage)
2021
10.0
The Drew Barrymore Show
as Self
2020
6.1
Celebrity Watch Party
as Self
2020
6.0
🎬
Beauty
2020
0.0
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
2019
3.6
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
6.3
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
4.9
Today with Hoda & Jenna
as Self
2019
4.5
Life-Size 2
as Eve
2018
6.2
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
2017
6.1
Insecure
as Inglewood Mayor
2016
7.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
2015
5.3
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2015
5.3
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
7.2
black-ish
as Gigi
2014
7.1
🎬
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: 50 Years of Beautiful
as Self
2014
1.0
Asia's Next Top Model
as Self - Top Model Creator / Special Judge
2012
6.0
Top Model po-russki
as Special guest
2011
0.0
Conan
as Self
2010
7.1
Shake It Up
as Mrs. Burke
2010
7.6
🎬
Vietnam's Next Top Model
as Self - Guest Judge
2010
0.0
Teenage Paparazzo
as Self (uncredited)
2010
7.0
The Jay Leno Show
as Self
2009
3.5
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Glee
as Bichette
2009
6.8
Hannah Montana: The Movie
as Herself (uncredited)
2009
6.6
Tropic Thunder
as Tyra Banks
2008
6.7
Gossip Girl
as Ursula Nyquist
2007
8.2
Mr. Woodcock
as Self
2007
5.0
America's Got Talent
as Self - Host
2006
5.7
🎬
Web Junk 20
2006
9.3
Deal or No Deal
as Self
2005
6.7
The Tyra Banks Show
as Self - Host
2005
4.8
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
as Self
2005
5.0
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005
8.1
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Host
2005
6.1
Project Runway
as Self - Guest Judge
2004
6.2
🎬
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
2004
6.1
LArceny
as Cynthia Dane
2004
7.5
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2004
as Self
2004
1.0
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self
2004
9.5
All of Us
2003
7.3
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
Totally Gay!
as Self
2003
7.5
🎬
E!'s 101
as Self
2003
0.0
America's Next Top Model
as Self - Judge
2003
5.3
America's Next Top Model
as Guest
2003
5.3
America's Next Top Model
as Self - Photographer
2003
5.3
Punk'd
as Self
2003
5.1
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Cleavage
as Self
2002
5.6
Eight Crazy Nights
as Victoria's Secret Gown (voice)
2002
5.2
American Dreams
as Carolyn Gill
2002
5.1
Halloween: Resurrection
as Nora
2002
4.6
Live from E!
as Self
2002
3.7
🎬
Good Day Live
as Self
2001
3.0
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1997
as Self
2000
1.0
Coyote Ugly
as Zoe
2000
6.3
Soul Food
as Nina Joseph
2000
7.0
Love & Basketball
as Kyra Kessler
2000
7.3
Life-Size
as Eve
2000
6.4
The Early Show
as Self
1999
6.2
The Apartment Complex
as Neighbour
1999
5.3
Love Stinks
as Holly Garnett
1999
6.2
Teen Choice Awards
as Self
1999
9.1
Teen Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
1999
9.1
Felicity
as Jane Scott
1998
6.6
The Hughleys
as Nicole
1998
6.8
The Magic Hour
as Self
1998
5.0
David Blaine: Magic Man
as Self
1998
6.8
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Self
1998
5.8
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1998
as Self
1998
0.0
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
4.3
The View
as Self - Guest Co-Host
1997
4.3
Just Shoot Me!
as Tyra Banks
1997
6.6
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1996
as Self
1996
4.0
Die Harald Schmidt Show
as Self
1995
7.1
MADtv
as Katisha
1995
7.0
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Barbie Q. Pepper (voice)
1995
6.0
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
as Self
1995
7.2
Higher Learning
as Deja
1995
6.3
New York Undercover
1994
7.2
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
7.8
Supermodels in the Rainforest
as Self
1994
0.0
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Inferno
1992
1.0
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Jackie Ames
1990
7.9
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
Entertainment Tonight
1981
4.1
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
1981
5.3
The Price Is Right
1972
6.3
Sesame Street
1969
7.1
Today
as Self
1952
5.6