Tatyana Ali
American actress and singer
Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 23, 1979) is an American actress and singer. She began her career as a child actress, appearing on the PBS television program Sesame Street. She rose to prominence with her role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 1990 to 1996. Her debut album Kiss the Sky (1998), was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, and spawned the hit single "Daydreamin'", which peaked in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100.
She also starred on the TV One original series Love That Girl!, portrayed Roxanne on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 2007 to 2013, and voiced the character Mrs. James on the Disney Channel animated series Fancy Nancy.
Early life and education
Tatyana Ali was born on January 24, 1979, in North Bellmore, New York. She is of mixed African and South Asian ancestry or Dougla, born to an Indo-Trinidadian father and an Afro-Panamanian mother. Ali graduated from The Buckley School in 1997. Ali attended Harvard University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in African-American Studies and Government in 2002.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q240541. VIAF identifies the subject as 84560224. The Library of Congress control number is no98131906. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1979, 1990, 1996 and 1998.
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