Teyana Taylor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 10, 1990 (age 35)
- Birthplace
- Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Teyana Me Shay Jacqueline Taylor (/tiˈɑːnə/; born December 10, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, choreographer, and music video director. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award, two Critics' Choice Awards, and an NAACP Image Award, along with nominations for an Academy Award, two Actor Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and a Grammy Award. She was named one of Time's 2026 Women of the Year. At age 15, she choreographed the video for "Ring the Alarm" by Beyoncé and signed a recording contract with the Neptunes' Star Trak Entertainment. During this period, Taylor appeared as a dancer in the video for Jay-Z's "Blue Magic" and released her debut single, "Google Me." She earned wider recognition for work on Kanye West's "Dark Fantasy" and "Hell of a Life" from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010). In 2012, she signed with West's GOOD Music and appeared on the label's compilation album, Cruel Summer, which peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. Her debut studio album, VII (2014), topped the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Taylor starred in and co-choreographed "Fade" by Kanye West, earning the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography. She then released K.T.S.E. (2018), followed by The Album (2020), which entered the top ten on the Billboard 200 and featured collaborations with Missy Elliott and Lauryn Hill. Her fourth album, Escape Room(2025), received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Album. As an actress, Taylor appeared in films such as Stomp the Yard: Homecoming (2010) and Madea's Big Happy Family (2011) before taking on starring roles in Coming 2 America (2021) and The Rip (2026). She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Inez in A Thousand and One (2023), earning the National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance. For her performance in Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another (2025), she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and received an Academy Award nomination. On television, she starred in the Ryan Murphy legal drama All's Fair (2025–present) and won an NAACP Image Award for her performance in the 2025 Netflix television film Straw. Her other ventures include collaborations with Adidas and Air Jordan on limited-edition releases. Taylor has directed music videos for herself and other artists, and her feature directorial debut, Get Lite, starring actress Storm Reid, for Paramount Pictures. Description above from the Wikipedia article Teyana Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Untitled Dionne Warwick Biopic
Movie · as Dionne Warwick
Slime
Movie · as (voice)
The Parlay
Movie
The Rip
Movie · as Detective Numa Baptistie
72 HOURS
Movie · as Jennifer
The Roast of Kevin Hart
Movie · as Self - Roaster
Learning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After Another
Movie · as Self
Scary Movie
Movie · as Teyana Taylor
One Battle After Another
Movie · as Perfidia
STRAW
Movie · as Detective Kay Raymond
Netflix Tudum 2025
Movie · as Self
Escape Room
Movie
In Whose Name?
Movie · as Self
All's Fair
TV · as Milan · 17 eps
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Book of Clarence
Movie · as Mary Magdalene
White Men Can't Jump
Movie · as Imani
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Movie · as Self
A Thousand and One
Movie · as Inez
Kingdome
Movie · as self (archival)
Entergalactic
Movie · as Boxing Instructor (voice)
JANET JACKSON.
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Miracles Across 125th Street
Movie · as Tammy
Coming 2 America
Movie · as Bopoto
We Got Love Teyana & Iman
TV · as Self · 8 eps
Assembly Required: Teyana Taylor
Movie · as Self
Cardi Tries
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Trap
Movie · as Sherri
The Masked Singer
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rhythm + Flow
TV · as Self - Guest Collaborator · 1 ep
Honey: Rise Up and Dance
Movie · as Skyler
The After Party
Movie · as Blasia
Kanye West Album Listening, May 31, 2018 - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Movie · as Self
Teyana & Iman
TV · 6 eps
The Hollywood Puppet Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
Movie · as Self
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
Movie
Star
TV · as Joyce Sheree · 3 eps
Brotherly Love
Movie · as Zip
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest, Self - Guest and Musical Guest · 1 ep
The Love Section
Movie · as Steph
Hit the Floor
TV · as London Scott · 8 eps
Cruel Summer
Movie · as Don
Gang of Roses 2: Next Generation
Movie · as Candi Baxter
Madea's Big Happy Family
Movie · as Sabrina
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
Movie · as Rena
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
My Super Sweet 16
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
BET Awards
TV · as Self - Performer · 2 eps
VH1 Divas
TV · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
TV · as Self · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest, Self - Host · 1 ep
American Music Awards
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep