On January 24, 1979, Tatyana Marisol Ali was born to Sonia, who was a nurse from Panama, and Sheriff Ali, a retired police officer from Trinidad. At the age of four she started singing and got a taste of fame when she begged her mother to take her to an audition for 芝麻街 (1969).
She went on to perform in many productions in her native city, New York, including the Broadway show "Fences"--with 詹姆斯·厄尔 and, later, 比利·迪--and the off-Broadway show "Orfeo del Campo". When she was seven she appeared on Star Search (1983) and won twice, receiving a four-star rating when she appeared for a second time. At age 11 Tatyana moved from New York to Los Angeles to establish her career and not long afterwords got her breakthrough role--威尔·史密斯's cousin, "Ashley Banks", from 贝莱尔的新王子 (1990).
While filming "The Fresh Prince" she also had interesting side projects, including guest roles in television shows such as The Cosby Show (1984), The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989) (aka "The Mickey Mouse Club"), Kyno's Storytime (1992), Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990) and Foster's Field Trip (1994).
The public saw her grow on "Fresh Price" from an adorable little girl to a stunning young woman, and she sang in several episodes of the show, most notably her rendition of 艾瑞莎·弗兰克林's "Respect" and an original song, "Make Up Your Mind". Smith was so impressed with her singing that he asked if she would consider doing it professionally. Tatyana began preparing for her singing career during the last year of the show as she began training her vocal chords, recording demos and publicly performing on television and in various informal live concerts. Her performances on "The Fresh Prince" actually helped her build a fan base that anxiously waited for her first album launch. On August 25 she released her album, "Kiss the Sky", and her single, "Daydreamin'". Her single was certified gold within weeks of its release and it quickly rose into the Billboard 100 Hot Singles, where it reached #6 and stayed there for two weeks. She also contributed to major movies such as 鳄鱼邓迪2 (1988) and 野马秀 (1987). Since then, she has had large roles in two movies, Fall Into Darkness (1996) and 真假放克 (1997). She has also guest-starred in several sitcoms, including In the House (1995), and had a cameo role in the film 桃色追捕令 (1997). She also went to Harvard and graduated with a degree in Anthropology in June 2002. She is now working on her new album, as well as starring in more movies.
Appeared on Star Search (1983), beating her opponents several times.
Touring with the "All That and More Music Festival" [1999]
Started in showbiz at the age of four-and-a-half on the classic children's show 芝麻街 (1969), most notably when she said her name into a C.M. I. Fairlight synthesizer that was being played by 赫比·汉考克.
Appeared on Star Search (1983) in 1987 and was Junior Vocalist Champion.
Mother is Afro-Panamanian; father is from Trinidad of East Indian descent.
Graduated from Harvard University in June 2002 with a degree in Afro-American history and government.
Attended The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California.
Has two younger sisters, Kimberly and TV producer Anastasia N. Ali.
Admires 奥普拉·温弗瑞.
Her favorite actors are 斯宾塞·屈塞 and 亨弗莱·鲍嘉.
Her favorite book is The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
Her favorite movies are 乱世佳人 (1939), West Side Story (1961), Vertigo (1958) and the biopic, 与爱何干 (1993).
Some of her hobbies are gymnastics, swimming, dancing, and singing.
She graduated from Marymount High School in Los Angeles, California.
Has worked with 詹妮弗·路易斯 three times: 贝莱尔的新王子 (1990), 兄弟 (2001) and, most recently, Nora's Hair Salon (2004).
She worked with 阿方索·李贝罗 in 贝莱尔的新王子 (1990) and 历史之旅 (1995).
Released her first CD, Kiss the Sky, in 1998 and released music video's for Boy You Knock Me Out, Daydreamin and Everytime to promote her debut album Kiss The Sky in 1998.
Has worked with 塔玛拉·琼斯 twice, once in 兄弟 (2001) and, again, in Nora's Hair Salon (2004).
Ranked #74 in VH1 100 Top Child Stars in 2005
Can speak Spanish fluently and say some phrases in Hindi.
Still has contact with her 贝莱尔的新王子 (1990) co-stars.
Is still good friends with 威尔·史密斯.
Has posed in King's Magazine twice.
Graduated from Harvard University with a degree in government. [June 2002]
Currently working on her new album [March 2005]
Was in a relationship with actor 乔纳森·布兰戴斯 for 3 years (1996-1999).
(July 17, 2016) Married her boyfriend of 2 years Dr. Vaughn Rasberry, assistant professor of English at Stanford University, in Beverly Hills, California, following a 4-month-long engagement. They met on eHarmony.
Mother, with husband Dr. Vaughn Rasberry, of two sons Edward Aszard Rasberry (b. September 16, 2016) and Alejandro Vaughn Rasberry (b. August 15, 2019).
