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Tyra Banks
She started modeling when she was 15 years old. Within her first week of modelling in Paris, designers were entranced by Tyra on the runway, and she was booked for an unprecedented 25 shows--a record in the business for a newcomer. She has modelled for designers such as Anna Sui, Coors Light, CoverGirl, Badgley Mischka, Bill Blass, Cynthia Rowley, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Gemma Kahng, H&M, Isaac Mizrahi, Maria Snyder, McDonald's, Michael Kors, Milk, Nicole Miller, Nike, Inc., Oscar de la Renta, Pepsi, Perry Ellis, Randy Kemper, Richard Tyler, Rifat Ozbek, Swatch, Todd Oldham, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria's Secret, and Yves Saint Laurent. She has appeared on the covers of high fashion magazines such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, and Elle. Tyra was the first African American woman on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. In 1997, she received the VH1 Award for Supermodel of the Year. Also in 1997, she was chosen for the cover of the Victoria's Secret catalogue, making her the first African American to be so honoured. Tyra retired from modelling in 2005, to concentrate on her television show. Tyra's television career began on the fourth season of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, in which she played lead character Will's old friend Jackie Ames, and made seven appearances throughout the series. Other roles soon followed in Felicity, MADtv, Nick Cannon's Wild 'N Out (in which she was featured as special guest host and team captain) and The Price Is Right (guest-starring as a Barker's Beauty). Tyra started a show, that is known around the world as America's Next Top Model - Cycle 1. She is the main judge and executive producer. In addition, she hosts The Tyra Banks Show, a daytime talkshow aimed at younger women. Tyra has starred in films such as Higher Learning as Deja with Jennifer Connelly, Ice Cube and Omar Epps and in the Disney film Life Size, playing a doll named Eve who comes to life and has to learn how to live in the real world opposite Lindsay Lohan and Jere Burns. She has had roles in Mr Woodcock as herself, Eight Crazy Nights as the victoria secrets gown and Love And Basketball as Kyra Kessler with Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps and Alfre Woodard. Tyra has also had roles in Love Stinks as Holly Garnett with French Stewart, Coyote Ugly as Zoe with Piper Perabo, Maria Bello and Izabella Miko and in Halloween: Resurrection as Nora Winston with Sean Patrick Thomas and Busta Rhymes. Tyra had appeared in several music video's including Michael Jackson's "Black or White," Tina Turner's "Love Thing," Mobb Deep's "Trife Life" and George Michael's "Too Funky" (with fellow supermodel Linda Evangelista). In 2004, she recorded her first single, "Shake Ya Body", which had a music video featuring the America's Next Top Model, Cycle 2 contestants. Tyra is very versatile, and without doubt a true Supermodel. She has also starred in Alex Thomas - Straight Clownin' with Alex Thomas and Jamie Foxx and has starred as herself in Tropic Thunder with Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr, Hannah Montana The Movie and Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! with Chris Rock, David Alan Grier and Rosie O'Donnell. Tyra has also appeared in Gossip Girl Season 3 as Ursula Nyquist, a larger than life actress with Blake Lively and Penn Badgley. Tyra Banks - what members say
Tyra Banks - filmography
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Tyra Banks facts5 most recent filmsAmerica's Next Top Model - Cycle 1 - 3.0 starsAlex Thomas - Straight Clownin' - 2.0 stars Halloween - Resurrection - 2.5 stars Coyote Ugly - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars Love And Basketball - 3.5 stars 5 highest-rated filmsLove And Basketball - 3.5 starsCoyote Ugly - 3.5 stars Coyote Ugly - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars Higher Learning - 3.0 stars Life Size - 3.0 stars 5 lowest-rated filmsSesame Street: Elmopalooza! - 2.5 starsAmerica's Next Top Model - Cycle 1 - 3.0 stars Alex Thomas - Straight Clownin' - 2.0 stars Halloween - Resurrection - 2.5 stars Life Size - 3.0 stars Most frequent co-starsBusta Rhymes - 2 times - show filmsAdam Garcia - 2 times - show films Vincent Schiavelli - 2 times - show films Melanie Lynskey - 2 times - show films Maria Bello - 2 times - show films Most frequent directorsDavid McNally - 2 times - show filmsJohn Singleton - 1 times - show films Guido Verweyen - 1 times - show films none - 1 times - show films J. Rupert Thompson - 1 times - show films |
A Halloween without scares isnt a halloween 14 February 2004
...shame in this excuse of a horror movie, particulary the awful performances from Tyra Banks, although she looks like an oscar winner in comparison to woodern co-star Busta...
superb.............. 18 February 2008
