Teyana Taylor 1990 34
Teyana Taylor 1990 34
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.
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2026 The Rip
2025 One Battle After Another as Perfidia
2025 72 Hours
2025 Get Lite Director
2025 Untitled Dionne Warwick Biopic as Dionne Warwick
2025 The Smack as Jade
2025 STRAW as Detective Kay Raymond
2024 The Book of Clarence as Mary Magdalene
2023 Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé as Self
2023 White Men Can't Jump as Imani
2023 A Thousand and One as Inez
2022 Entergalactic as Boxing Instructor (voice)
2021 Miracles Across 125th Street as Tammy
2021 Coming 2 America as Bopoto
2020 Assembly Required: Teyana Taylor as Self
2019 Hottieween Director
2019 The Trap as Sherri
2018 The After Party as Blasia
2018 Kanye West Album Listening, May 31, 2018 - Jackson Hole, Wyoming as Self
2018 Honey: Rise Up and Dance as Skyler
2016 VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night as Self
2015 Brotherly Love as Zip
2013 The Love Section as Steph
2012 Cruel Summer as Don
2012 Gang of Roses 2: Next Generation as Candi Baxter
2011 Madea's Big Happy Family as Sabrina
2010 Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming as Rena