Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
12/4/1973
Place of Birth
Inglewood, California, USA
Also Known As
Tayra BenksTyra Lynne BanksBanX
Tyra Banks
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
Coyote Ugly
as Zoe
Hannah Montana: The Movie
as Herself (uncredited)
Love Stinks
as Holly Garnett
Life-Size
as Eve
Tropic Thunder
as Tyra Banks
Higher Learning
as Deja
Eight Crazy Nights
as Victoria's Secret Gown (voice)
Inside the Dream: Mugler
as Self (archive footage)
LArceny
as Cynthia Dane
Mr. Woodcock
as Self
Inferno
Unknown Role
Teenage Paparazzo
as Self (uncredited)
Love & Basketball
as Kyra Kessler
The Apartment Complex
as Neighbour
Halloween: Resurrection
as Nora
Life-Size 2
as Eve
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2004
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Self
David Blaine: Magic Man
as Self
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1996
as Self