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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Teenage Paparazzo
as Self (uncredited)
2010

Halloween: Resurrection
as Nora
2002

Coyote Ugly
as Zoe
2000

Eight Crazy Nights
as Victoria's Secret Gown (voice)
2002

Love & Basketball
as Kyra Kessler
2000

Life-Size
as Eve
2000

Love Stinks
as Holly Garnett
1999

LArceny
as Cynthia Dane
2004

Higher Learning
as Deja
1995

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Self
1998

Supermodels in the Rainforest
as Self
1994

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2004
as Self
2004

Totally Gay!
as Self
2003

Inferno
1992

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1998
as Self
1998

David Blaine: Magic Man
as Self
1998

Tropic Thunder
as Tyra Banks
2008

Cleavage
as Self
2002

Life-Size 2
as Eve
2018

Hannah Montana: The Movie
as Herself (uncredited)
2009
TV Appearances

Sesame Street
1969

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
2004

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003

All of Us
2003

The Daily Show
as Self
1996

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
as Self
2005

The Price Is Right
1972

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Jackie Ames
1990

Today
as Self
1952

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005

The Tyra Banks Show
as Self - Host
2005
