Teyana Taylor

Biography

Teyana Me Shay Jacqueline Taylor (/tiˈɑːnə/; born December 10, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, choreographer, and music video director. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award, two Critics' Choice Awards, and an NAACP Image Award, along with nominations for an Academy Award, two Actor Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and a Grammy Award. She was named one of Time's 2026 Women of the Year. At age 15, she choreographed the video for "Ring the Alarm" by Beyoncé and signed a recording contract with the Neptunes' Star Trak Entertainment. During this period, Taylor appeared as a dancer in the video for Jay-Z's "Blue Magic"  and released her debut single, "Google Me." She earned wider recognition for work on Kanye West's "Dark Fantasy" and "Hell of a Life" from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010). In 2012, she signed with West's GOOD Music and appeared on the label's compilation album, Cruel Summer, which peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. Her debut studio album, VII (2014), topped the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Taylor starred in and co-choreographed "Fade" by Kanye West, earning the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography. She then released K.T.S.E. (2018), followed by The Album (2020), which entered the top ten on the Billboard 200 and featured collaborations with Missy Elliott and Lauryn Hill. Her fourth album, Escape Room(2025), received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Album. As an actress, Taylor appeared in films such as Stomp the Yard: Homecoming (2010) and Madea's Big Happy Family (2011) before taking on starring roles in Coming 2 America (2021) and The Rip (2026). She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Inez in A Thousand and One (2023), earning the National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance. For her performance in Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another (2025), she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and received an Academy Award nomination. On television, she starred in the Ryan Murphy legal drama All's Fair (2025–present) and won an NAACP Image Award for her performance in the 2025 Netflix television film Straw. Her other ventures include collaborations with Adidas and Air Jordan on limited-edition releases. Taylor has directed music videos for herself and other artists, and her feature directorial debut, Get Lite, starring actress Storm Reid, for Paramount Pictures. Description above from the Wikipedia article Teyana Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Scary Movie

All Movies (34)

• 72 HOURS2026
• Scary Movie2026 · as Teyana Taylor
• Learning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After Another2026 · as Self
• The Roast of Kevin Hart2026 · as Self - Roaster
• The Rip2026 · as Detective Numa Baptistie
• One Battle After Another2025 · as Perfidia
• In Whose Name?2025 · as Self
• Escape Room2025
• STRAW2025 · as Detective Kay Raymond
• Netflix Tudum 20252025 · as Self
• The Book of Clarence2024 · as Mary Magdalene
• Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé2023 · as Self
• Kingdome2023 · as self (archival)
• White Men Can't Jump2023 · as Imani
• A Thousand and One2023 · as Inez
• Entergalactic2022 · as Boxing Instructor (voice)
• Miracles Across 125th Street2021 · as Tammy
• Coming 2 America2021 · as Bopoto
• Assembly Required: Teyana Taylor2020 · as Self
• The Trap2019 · as Sherri
• The After Party2018 · as Blasia
• Kanye West Album Listening, May 31, 2018 - Jackson Hole, Wyoming2018 · as Self
• Honey: Rise Up and Dance2018 · as Skyler
• VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night2016 · as Self
• VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens2016
• Brotherly Love2015 · as Zip
• The Love Section2013 · as Steph
• Cruel Summer2012 · as Don
• Gang of Roses 2: Next Generation2012 · as Candi Baxter
• Madea's Big Happy Family2011 · as Sabrina
• Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming2010 · as Rena
• Untitled Dionne Warwick Biopic— · as Dionne Warwick
• Slime— · as (voice)
• The Parlay—

All TV Shows (32)

• Variety & CNN Actors on Actors2025 · as Self
• All's Fair2025 · as Milan
• Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self - Guest
• JANET JACKSON.2022 · as Self
• We Got Love Teyana & Iman2021 · as Self
• Rhythm + Flow2019 · as Self - Guest Collaborator
• The Masked Singer2019 · as Firefly
• Teyana & Iman2018
• The Hollywood Puppet Show2017 · as Self
• Star2016 · as Joyce Sheree
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Musical Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest and Musical Guest
• Hit the Floor2013 · as London Scott
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• RuPaul's Drag Race2009 · as Self - Guest Judge
• My Super Sweet 162005 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• BET Awards2001 · as Self - Performer
• VH1 Divas1998
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA1995 · as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• American Music Awards1974 · as Self - Musical Guest
• The Grammys1959 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee