Tyra Banks
Born
4 December 1973 (52)
Place of Birth
Inglewood, California, USA
Also known as
Tayra Benks, BanX
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.
Filmography (29)
Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue
2024
Inside the Dream: Mugler
2024
FEED ME
2021
Life-Size 2
2018
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: 50 Years of Beautiful
2014
Teenage Paparazzo
2010
Hannah Montana: The Movie
2009
Tropic Thunder
2008
Mr. Woodcock
2007
LArceny
2004
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2004
2004
Totally Gay!
2003
Cleavage
2002
Eight Crazy Nights
2002
Halloween: Resurrection
2002
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1997
2000
Coyote Ugly
2000
Love & Basketball
2000
Life-Size
2000
The Apartment Complex
1999
Love Stinks
1999
David Blaine: Magic Man
1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1998
1998
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1996
1996
Higher Learning
1995
Supermodels in the Rainforest
1994
Inferno
1992
Black or White
1991