Actor

Teyana Taylor

Acting

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Acting credits

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

5.3

Moderate attention

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Movies: 28Series: 20Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 964679

IMDb ID: nm3692520

Known for: Acting

Born: December 10, 1990

Age: 35

Place of birth: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1944 - 2027

Years active: 84

Average TMDB rating: 6.65

Wikidata: Q7708542

Also known as

Teyana Me Shay Jacqueli Shumpert • Teyana Me Shay Jacqueline Taylor • Spike Tee • Jimmy Neutch

Other jobs

Director (2)

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Biography

Teyana Me Shay Jacqueli Shumpert (born December 10, 1990) is an American singer, actress, dancer and choreographer. In 2005, she signed a record deal with Pharrell Williams' Star Trak Entertainment imprint. Afterwards, she choreographed the music video for "Ring the Alarm" by Beyoncé. Taylor would then appear on MTV's My Super Sweet 16, prior to the 2008 release of her debut single "Google Me". Soon after, she landed (uncredited) guest features on the songs "Dark Fantasy" and "Hell of a Life" by Kanye West, from his album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010). As an actress, Taylor has acted in the VH1 television series The Breaks, Lee Daniels' Star, and the Amazon Prime film Coming 2 America. Additionally, she starred in the VH1 reality show Teyana and Iman with her husband, basketball player Iman Shumpert. Taylor has collaborated with musicians such as Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, and Missy Elliott, and has co-written songs for several artists, including Usher, Chris Brown, and Omarion. In 2022, Taylor competed in season seven of The Masked Singer as "Firefly" of Team Good. During the finals, Taylor was declared the winner. At 31 years old, she became the youngest "winner" in the show's history.