Tyra Banks

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.

Known For

Sesame Street

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Daily Show

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Gossip Girl

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Dancing with the Stars

Conan

All Movies (29)

• Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue2024 · as Self
• Inside the Dream: Mugler2024 · as Self (archive footage)
• Feed Me2024 · as Self (archive footage)
• Life-Size 22018 · as Eve
• Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: 50 Years of Beautiful2014 · as Self
• Teenage Paparazzo2010 · as Self (uncredited)
• Hannah Montana: The Movie2009 · as Herself (uncredited)
• Tropic Thunder2008 · as Tyra Banks
• Mr. Woodcock2007 · as Self
• LArceny2004 · as Cynthia Dane
• Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 20042004 · as Self
• Totally Gay!2003 · as Self
• Cleavage2002 · as Self
• Eight Crazy Nights2002 · as Victoria's Secret Gown (voice)
• Halloween: Resurrected2002
• Halloween: Resurrection2002 · as Nora
• Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 19972000 · as Self
• Coyote Ugly2000 · as Zoe
• Love & Basketball2000 · as Kyra Kessler
• Life-Size2000 · as Eve
• The Apartment Complex1999 · as Neighbour
• Love Stinks1999 · as Holly Garnett
• David Blaine: Magic Man1998 · as Self
• Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!1998 · as Self
• Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 19981998 · as Self
• Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 19961996 · as Self
• Higher Learning1995 · as Deja
• Supermodels in the Rainforest1994 · as Self
• Inferno1992

All TV Shows (85)

• Dirty Rotten Scandals2026 · as Self
• Dirty Rotten Scandals2026
• Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model2026 · as Self - Host & Creator, ANTM
• Hollywood Squares2025 · as Self
• In Vogue: The 90s2024 · as Self
• Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
• I Love That for You2022 · as Tyra Banks
• The Kardashians2022 · as Self
• Bel-Air2022 · as Regina Baxter
• The Drew Barrymore Show2020 · as Self
• Celebrity Watch Party2020 · as Self
• Beauty2020
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh2019 · as Self
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Today with Jenna & Sheinelle2019 · as Self
• Steve2017 · as Self
• Carpool Karaoke: The Series2017 · as Self
• Insecure2016 · as Inglewood Mayor
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self
• black-ish2014 · as Gigi
• Asia's Next Top Model2012 · as Self - Top Model Creator / Special Judge
• Top Model po-russki2011 · as Special guest
• Conan2010 · as Self
• Shake It Up2010 · as Mrs. Burke
• Vietnam's Next Top Model2010 · as Self - Guest Judge
• The Jay Leno Show2009 · as Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Glee2009 · as Bichette
• Gossip Girl2007 · as Ursula Nyquist
• America's Got Talent2006 · as Self - Host
• Germany's Next Topmodel2006 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Germany's Next Topmodel2006 · as Self - Special Guest
• Web Junk 202006
• Deal or No Deal2005 · as Self
• The Tyra Banks Show2005 · as Self - Host
• Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List2005 · as Self
• Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out2005
• Dancing with the Stars2005 · as Self - Host
• Project Runway2004 · as Self - Guest Judge
• The Tony Danza Show2004 · as Self
• On Air with Ryan Seacrest2004 · as Self
• All of Us2003
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• E!'s 1012003 · as Self
• America's Next Top Model2003 · as Self - Judge
• America's Next Top Model2003 · as Self - Guest
• America's Next Top Model2003 · as Self - Photographer
• Punk'd2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• American Dreams2002 · as Carolyn Gill
• Live from E!2002 · as Self
• Good Day Live2001 · as Self
• Soul Food2000 · as Nina Joseph
• The Early Show1999 · as Self
• Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self
• Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self - Presenter
• Felicity1998 · as Jane Scott
• The Hughleys1998 · as Nicole
• The Magic Hour1998 · as Self
• The View1997 · as Self
• The View1997 · as Self - Guest
• The View1997 · as Self - Guest Co-Host
• Just Shoot Me!1997 · as Tyra Banks
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Die Harald Schmidt Show1995 · as Self
• MADtv1995 · as Katisha
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1995 · as Barbie Q. Pepper (voice)
• Victoria's Secret Fashion Show1995 · as Self
• New York Undercover1994
• Extra1994 · as Self - Guest
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast1994
• Eurotrash1993
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air1990 · as Jackie Ames
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Entertainment Tonight1981
• Wetten, dass..?1981 · as Self
• The Price Is Right1972
• Sesame Street1969
• Today1952 · as Self