Tatyana Ali

Tatyana Ali

Born: January 24, 1979
in Long Island, New York, USA
Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 24, 1979) is an American actress and singer. She's best known for her role as Ashley Banks on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

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 Sesame Street. In 1985, as a 6-year-old, she began her acting career as a regular performer on the PBS children's educational program Sesame Street.

She went on to perform in many productions in her native city, New York, including the Broadway show Fences--with James Earl Jones and, later, Billy Dee Williams--and the off-Broadway show Orfeo del Campo. When she was seven, she appeared on Star Search and won twice, receiving a four-star rating when she appeared for a second time.

At age 11, she moved from New York to Los Angeles to establish her career and not long afterwords landed her breakthrough role as Ashley Banks, Will Smith's character's cousin, on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996).

While filming The Fresh Prince, she also had 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).

Her vocal talent was featured on several episodes of Fresh Prince in later seasons, prompting the show's star Will Smith to ask her if she would seriously consider pursuing a musical career. She ultimately decided, for the time being, to continue to concentrate on her acting career. In the series' final season, however, she performed several songs, and she began to be cleaned for her musical debut, the culmination of which was her debut album Kiss The Sky in 1998. It was certified gold in early 1999, only months after its release. "Boy You Knock Me Out" featuring Will Smith—which peaked at No. 3 and is her biggest hit to date.

She made an appearance on Smith's album Willennium on the track "Who Am I" with MC Lyte. In early 2008, she performed on the song "Yes We Can", a will.i.am project supporting Barack Obama's presidential campaign. She also appeared in the subsequent music video, which garnered coverage on the "What the Buzz" segment of ABC's World News Now. In January 2014, she released an EP titled Hello.

Apart from her musical career, she continued to land roles in films such as The Brothers, Glory Road, and Nora's Hair Salon (and its sequel), among others. From 2009 to 2010 she produced and starred in the BET web series Buppies.

She was on recurring status on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless as Roxanne from 2007 to 2013. She starred in the TV One original series Love That Girl! as Tyana (whose name was derived from Ali's given name). In 2013, she co-starred as Maya in the BET comedy Second Generation Wayans, alongside Craig Wayans and Damien Dante Wayans.

In 2011, she received the Living Legacy Award from the Caribbean Heritage Organization in Los Angeles.

Movies for Tatyana Ali...

Title: Perimeter
Character: Connie Dawn
Released: February 29, 2024
Type: TV
The series revolves around the Dawn family: Paige (Monet), a Spelman College sophomore whose life derails after falling for a "bad boy"; her father, Councilman Robert Dawn (Christie), whose mayoral aspirations come with significant personal and moral sacrifices; and his wife, Connie (Ali), striving to hold the family together. Set against the backdrop of Atlanta's two major cultural events at the time - Freaknik and the 1996 Summer Olympics - their personal drama unfolds.
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The Holiday Proposal Plan
Title: The Holiday Proposal Plan
Character: Sonny Kravitz
Released: December 16, 2023
Type: Movie
When travel columnist Sonny Kravitz and her ex-boyfriend Kip are forced to team up to help their best friends Bree and Jarod get engaged amongst a whimsical backdrop of twelve holiday traditions from around the world at her parent's snowy chalet, they soon find themselves falling for one another once again.
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Giving Hope: The Ni'cola Mitchell Story
Title: Giving Hope: The Ni'cola Mitchell Story
Character: Ni'cola Mitchell
Released: April 9, 2023
Type: Movie
The story of Ni'cola Mitchell, a victim of unspeakable sexual violence who grew up to be a best-selling author and inspirational speaker, founding an organization dedicated to saving at risk girls from abuse and exploitation.
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Vanished: Searching for My Sister
Title: Vanished: Searching for My Sister
Character: Jada Stallworth/Kayla Davis
Released: January 22, 2022
Type: Movie
Jada gets pulled into a world of drugs and deceit in order to learn the shocking truth about what really happened to her missing sister, Kayla.
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A Picture Perfect Holiday
Title: A Picture Perfect Holiday
Character: Gaby
Released: November 13, 2021
Type: Movie
Gaby Jones, fashion photographer, takes a holiday retreat against her desire by advise of her friend. She will then find that there's more behind a photo when she meets wildlife photographer Sean.
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Title: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Released: January 7, 2021
Type: TV
Hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White, celebrity contestants spin the wheel and solve word puzzles for a chance to win up to one million dollars for charity.
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
Title: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
Character: Self
Released: November 18, 2020
Type: Movie
Join Will Smith, Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid, Alfonso Ribeiro and DJ Jazzy Jeff, for a funny and heartfelt night full of music and dancing in honor of the show that ran for six seasons and 148 episodes.
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The Reason
Title: The Reason
Character: Macey
Released: September 12, 2020
Type: Movie
The film, based on the William Sirls book, follows a small-town pastor, his wife and their sick child as a mysterious man is sent to give them hope. Sirls adapted his book for the screen, writing the screenplay with Aviv Rubinstein and Richard Clark Jr.
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Title: Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
Character: Self - Contestant / Chakra 7
Released: April 24, 2020
Type: TV
Secret celebrities - from all walks of life - compete in full drag as they try to impress Emmy Award winning host, RuPaul. To save themselves from elimination, they have to lip sync for their lives. In the end, one celebrity will be crowned America's Next Celebrity Drag Superstar.
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Christmas Hotel
Title: Christmas Hotel
Character: Erin
Released: December 21, 2019
Type: Movie
A big city hotelier's boss informs her that she will receive a promotion if she can pull off a major project.
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Deadly Match
Title: Deadly Match
Character: Professor Savoy
Released: January 20, 2019
Type: Movie
To pay for college, Business major Trina goes live with her unique dating website Let's Date. Let's Date becomes a huge success, though Trina soon learns that her site is being misused as a prostitution hub and shuts it down. When one of the dating users from the site turns up dead, Trina looks to her now defunct site for clues, which someone does not want her to uncover.
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Jingle Belle
Title: Jingle Belle
Character: Belle Williams
Released: November 25, 2018
Type: Movie
Every year, Isabelle (Tatyana Ali) and her high school sweetheart Mike (Cornelius Smith Jr.), rocked their small town’s annual Christmas Eve Pageant with a sweet Christmas duet. But after graduation, Isabelle left to study at Juillard in New York – leaving Mike behind. Years later, when Isabelle returns to her hometown to write music for the annual Christmas Eve Pageant, she is shocked to learn that Mike is the one directing the show. Can Isabelle and Mike put the past behind them and reunite on stage for another show-stopping duet?
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Christmas Everlasting
Title: Christmas Everlasting
Character: Lucy Toomey
Released: November 24, 2018
Type: Movie
Christmas is fast approaching and years of long workdays employed at New York’s top corporate law firm are about to pay off now that Lucy Toomey will be made partner after the New Year. However, when Alice, her older sister with special needs, unexpectedly passes away, Lucy returns back to Nilson’s Bay, Wis., to attend the funeral and handle her estate. While Lucy dreads returning to her childhood home, she also feels real sorrow that she was too busy to take her sister’s last call. Once back in Nilson’s Bay, Lucy meets Peter, her old high school sweetheart and Alice’s former attorney, who informs her of the terms of Alice’s eccentric will that states in order for Lucy to inherit the family home, she must live there for 30 days through the holidays.
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Doe
Title: Doe
Character: Rachel Hutton
Released: September 27, 2018
Type: Movie
John is a brilliant linguistic scientist with a loving wife and daughter but with a massive gap in his life. Eight years ago, he turned up out of nowhere, with no memories except a recurring dream. He is sent tumbling down the proverbial rabbit hole after meeting a man that shares a similar condition and learning that there are more like him, all amnesiacs with extraordinary abilities. He convinces his brother-in-law, private investigator Carl, to help him uncover his true identity before his past can rise up to destroy him and his family.
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Title: Fancy Nancy
Character: Bree's Mom (voice)
Released: July 13, 2018
Type: TV
This entry is for episodes with two stories per episode. Meet Nancy Clancy, a high-spirited young girl whose imagination and enthusiasm for all that is exquisite transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary – from her vast vocabulary to her creative and elaborate attire.
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Title: Fancy Nancy
Character: Bree’s Mom (voice)
Released: July 13, 2018
Type: TV
Meet Nancy Clancy, a high-spirited young girl whose imagination and enthusiasm for all that is exquisite transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary – from her vast vocabulary to her creative and elaborate attire.
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Wrapped Up In Christmas
Title: Wrapped Up In Christmas
Character: Heather Nash
Released: November 25, 2017
Type: Movie
With Christmas just around the corner, 8-year-old Molly asks the mall Santa to find a boyfriend for her beloved aunt.
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The Good Nanny
Title: The Good Nanny
Character: Monica Thorne
Released: May 14, 2017
Type: Movie
After accepting a nannying job for a young girl named Sophie, Summer Pratt starts to notice just how peculiar she is, and how indifferent Sophie's parents are to her strange behavior.
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Second Sight
Title: Second Sight
Character: Clara
Released: April 23, 2016
Type: Movie
Cursed with horrifying visions of the future, Tatyana Ali stars as a woman looking to save a kidnapped girl in this TV One original movie.
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Dancing Man the Documentary
Title: Dancing Man the Documentary
Character: Self
Released: September 17, 2015
Type: Movie
One man was bullied for dancing on the internet, and a group of women started a Twitter campaign to fly him to LA for a dance party. Overnight, a viral movement began and the world was inspired to dance freely in their own skin.
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Supermodel
Title: Supermodel
Character: Lauren
Released: June 15, 2015
Type: Movie
A young girl from the Brooklyn housing projects goes from the subway to the runway becoming one of the most sought after models in the fashion industry. But in the high stakes world of fashion and beauty. Things aren't always as pretty and glamorous as they seem.
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Fatal Flip
Title: Fatal Flip
Character: Roslyn
Released: June 13, 2015
Type: Movie
When a young couple hires a carpenter to help renovate a home they’ve purchased to flip, they get more than they bargained for when the carpenter interferes in their lives and sabotages their efforts to remodel.
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November Rule
Title: November Rule
Character: Leah
Released: February 14, 2015
Type: Movie
Up-and-coming sports shoe entrepreneur Steve, who is still reeling from the death of his dad, has made a "November rule" in order to keep his distance from the women who seem to be getting too serious about their relationship. Every November 1st, Steve makes up a whopping lie in order to break up with his current girlfriend. However, this year, when he gives the beautiful Leah her walking papers, he realizes his immature and arbitrary rule has just lost him the woman of his dreams. But whether he can win Leah back seems increasingly doubtful, especially after she starts dating pro sports star, James Avedon.
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Light Girls
Title: Light Girls
Character: Herself
Released: January 19, 2015
Type: Movie
From the creator and director of the critically acclaimed documentary Dark Girls, award-winning filmmaker Bill Duke continues the conversation on colorism with Light Girls. Sharing the untold stories and experiences of lighter-skinned women, Light Girls dives deep into the discussion of skin color, preference, privilege, pain and prejudice. The documentary features interviews with Russell Simmons, Soledad O'Brien, Diahann Carroll, India Arie, Iyanla Vanzant, Michaela Angela Davis, Kym Whitley, Salli Richardson-Whitfield and more.
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Comeback Dad
Title: Comeback Dad
Character: Nima
Released: June 21, 2014
Type: Movie
A man tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
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Locker 13
Title: Locker 13
Character: Lucy
Released: March 29, 2014
Type: Movie
The story of Skip, a young ex-convict who takes a position as a night janitor at an old-west theme park. His supervisor Archie, teaches him the ropes, but more importantly attempts to convey critical philosophical messages through a series of four stories: a down and out boxer is given the opportunity to become a real golden gloves killer; an assassin kidnaps three people in order to find out who hired him for his latest hit; a new recruit is initiated into a lodge of fez-wearing businessmen where hazing can take a malevolent turn; and a member of a suicide club introduces real fear into a man about to jump to his death.
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The Divorce
Title: The Divorce
Character: Victoria
Released: February 4, 2014
Type: Movie
Successful TV anchorwoman, Yolanda Massey, is celebrating her recent divorce by throwing herself a divorce party with her closest sorority girlfriends. Coming along for the ride is her hilariously funny, no nonsense BFF, Eva, her younger sister, CeCe, and her new-found friend, Victoria. For good measure, throw in her self-absorbed mother, a sexy, younger beau and a handsome ex-husband and you are in for an evening of raucous laughter, heartache and the ultimate surprise.
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A Very Larry Christmas
Title: A Very Larry Christmas
Character: Nicole
Released: December 31, 2013
Type: Movie
Larry is a good natured guy with a spotty work history. Santa picks Larry to fill in when he breaks his leg. Larry`s old boss and Santa`s PR assistant doubt Larry and his ability. Even Larry has misgivings but Santa and Larry`s dad believe Larry`s Christmas spirit and good heart will save the day.
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The Last Letter
Title: The Last Letter
Character: Jillian
Released: December 17, 2013
Type: Movie
Catharine Wright struggles with a debilitating sleep disorder. Her husband Michael struggles to cope when their new born son lay in the wake.
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Dear Secret Santa
Title: Dear Secret Santa
Character: Jennifer
Released: December 1, 2013
Type: Movie
Beverly Hills banker/workaholic Jennifer comes home to her small Northern California town just before Christmas when her dad, Ted, takes a bad fall while putting up decorations. While home, Jenny begins getting romantic Christmas cards from an unknown admirer, who turns out to be her old neighbor and the unrealized love of her life, Jack. There's just one problem - Jack died in a car accident three years ago.
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23rd Psalm: Redemption
Title: 23rd Psalm: Redemption
Character: Stacey Wayne
Released: May 21, 2013
Type: Movie
Five years have passed and Luther still blames Detective John Smith for destroying his life, as John had helped convict Luther on a murder charge. After being denied parole, Luther, along with two goons, escapes from prison. John, now married, is a minister and stepfather to an adolescent girl. Seeking revenge, Luther and his goons break into John's house and hold his family hostage. John makes a harrowing attempt to coax Luther to do the right thing - but will he do it?
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24 Hour Love
Title: 24 Hour Love
Character: Simply
Released: March 19, 2013
Type: Movie
The greatest feeling in the world is when you learn to love! Follow the stories of seven everyday people as they experience laughter, life and matters of the heart. The all-star cast (Malinda Williams, Tatyana Ali, Keith Robinson, Lynn Whitfield and Darius McCrary) will take you through the good, the bad and the ugly of the many faces of love. Fall head over heels for this fresh, honest look at relationships and see what a difference a day makes.
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Title: Second Generation Wayans
Character: Maya
Released: January 15, 2013
Type: TV
Damien Dante Wayans and Craig Wayans, nephews of the famous Wayans brothers, decide to start their own production company after struggling to break through in show business, both in front of and behind the camera. Their partner in the endeavor is "honorary Wayans" family member, actor George O. Gore II.
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Home Again
Title: Home Again
Character: Marva Johnson
Released: September 12, 2012
Type: Movie
Returning to a "home" they hardly know after being deported from their adopted countries for minor criminal offenses, three people from very different backgrounds try to make a new life for themselves, in Jamaica in this gutsy drama from writer-director Sudz Sutherland. (TIFF)
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Title: The Eric Andre Show
Character: Self
Released: May 20, 2012
Type: TV
A comedic talk show from an alternate reality featuring unstable hosts, a variety of celebrities—both real and fake—and unusual studio action.
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Dysfunctional Friends
Title: Dysfunctional Friends
Character: Alex
Released: February 3, 2012
Type: Movie
A group of college friends are reunited after the death of their very successful friend. The will dictates that each person will receive a large sum of money if they can all successfully stay in his mansion for a week. If one person leaves, everyone forfeits the money.
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Pete Smalls Is Dead
Title: Pete Smalls Is Dead
Character: Cocktail Waitress
Released: September 17, 2010
Type: Movie
Two old pals attend an old friends funeral and find there is more to his death than him being dead.
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Title: Love That Girl!
Character: Tyana Jones
Released: January 19, 2010
Type: TV
Love That Girl! is an American sitcom created by Bentley Kyle Evans and starring Tatyana Ali.
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Mother and Child
Title: Mother and Child
Character: Maria
Released: November 7, 2009
Type: Movie
The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets that, as a teenager, she gave up her daughter for adoption. Elizabeth was an adopted child and is now a successful lawyer, but her personal life lacks warmth. Lucy and her husband have failed to conceive and now hope to adopt a baby to make their family complete.
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Hotel California
Title: Hotel California
Character: Jessie
Released: July 25, 2008
Type: Movie
When TROY turned on crime boss DMITRI DEBARTOLLA he was forced to leave Los Angeles and lay low in Miami. After two years, and the loss of his leg in a shootout with a Cuban crime syndicate, Troy returns to LA to reclaim what is rightfully his. A reunion with his former partners in a rundown hotel sets the stage for an explosive encounter where past and present collide.
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Nora's Hair Salon II: A Cut Above
Title: Nora's Hair Salon II: A Cut Above
Character: Lilliana
Released: May 13, 2008
Type: Movie
Simone arrives in Los Angeles after inheriting her late aunt's hair salon where she soon clashes with the diva hairstylist who has her own ideas about the salon's future.
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Yes We Can
Title: Yes We Can
Character: Self
Released: February 2, 2008
Type: Movie
Yes We Can (2008) Video 5 min - Short | Music - 2 February 2008 (USA)
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The List
Title: The List
Character: Cynthia
Released: May 5, 2007
Type: Movie
Ever been dumped? In front of 20,000 people at a stadium, on live television!? LEWIS BOND, a dashing young executive, decides to get serious after this experience and creates a list (litmus test) that the right woman should match, to avoid another humiliation. However, when he thinks he has found her, she turns out to be not as perfect as he thought, leaving the risk averse Lewis to choose between what his head or heart tells him.
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Glory Road
Title: Glory Road
Character: Tina
Released: January 13, 2006
Type: Movie
In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
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Back in the Day
Title: Back in the Day
Character: Alicia
Released: May 24, 2005
Type: Movie
A young man slides back into a life of crime after reuniting with a shady acquaintance from his past.
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Domino One
Title: Domino One
Character: Laeticia Richards
Released: March 11, 2005
Type: Movie
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Nora's Hair Salon
Title: Nora's Hair Salon
Character: Lilleana
Released: May 25, 2004
Type: Movie
Welcome to Nora's Hair Salon. Leave your troubles outside and get set for neighborhood drama, juicy gossip, and the occasional knock-down, drag-out fight. Nora runs the place and takes care of her family. Whatever the problem, Nora can make it all right in this feel-good film about life, love and lookin' fine!
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National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze
Title: National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze
Character: Claire
Released: September 26, 2003
Type: Movie
When a foreign-exchange student and a hooker - both named Dominique - show up on a college campus, the unsuspecting student body is in for the education of a lifetime!
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Title: Half & Half
Character: Olivia
Released: September 23, 2002
Type: TV
Half & Half is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from September 23, 2002, to May 15, 2006. The show focuses on the lives of two paternal half-sisters in their twenties who were estranged throughout their childhood, and are finally developing a close relationship. The series is set in San Francisco. It was the second-most-watched show on UPN's Monday night line-up and fourth overall on the network. The show was on The CW's first draft line-up in March 2006, but due to several circumstances—including The CW's contractual obligation to pick up Reba, the uncancelling of All of Us, and the pick-up of the Girlfriends spin-off The Game—Half & Half was left off the final Fall 2006 schedule and ended production. The series has aired in reruns on Global TV in Canada, Trouble in the UK and in local syndication in the United States. It also airs in the United States on TV One.
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Title: Fastlane
Character: Shelly
Released: September 18, 2002
Type: TV
Fastlane is an American action/crime drama series that was broadcast on Fox from September 18, 2002 to April 25, 2003.
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The Brothers
Title: The Brothers
Character: Cherie Smith
Released: March 23, 2001
Type: Movie
This is the story of four African-American "yuppies" (a banker, a doctor, a lawyer, and a "playboy") who call themselves "The Brothers". When the playboy gets engaged, the other three friends find themselves having to come to terms with their own issues of commitment and honesty...
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Brother
Title: Brother
Character: Latifa
Released: December 13, 2000
Type: Movie
A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.
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Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
Title: Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
Released: May 5, 2000
Type: Movie
First major English-language documentary profile of the cult Japanese actor/director, Takeshi Kitano. Featuring interviews with many of his regular contributors and colleagues, the film explores Kitano's rise from working-class poverty to superstar of Japanese radio, TV, comedy and journalism, and follows the making of his US-Japanese gangster film, 'Brother'.
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Title: Teen Choice Awards
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: August 1, 1999
Type: TV
The Teen Choice Awards is a teen awards show presented annually by Fox. The first awards were held in 1999. The program honors the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, as voted on by teens aged 13–19. The program features a number of celebrities and also musical performers. The winners are awarded with authentic mini size (182 cm) surfboards designed with a summertime theme. The ceremony has created spin-off teen awards on YouTube.
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Jawbreaker
Title: Jawbreaker
Character: Brenda
Released: January 30, 1999
Type: Movie
When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murder their best friend on the morning of her birthday, the three girls responsible conspire to hide the truth.
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Title: The Magic Hour
Character: Self
Released: June 8, 1998
Type: TV
The Magic Hour is an American talk show hosted by basketball player Earvin "Magic" Johnson. The series aired in syndication from June to September 1998.
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The Clown at Midnight
Title: The Clown at Midnight
Character: Monica
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Upon the reopening of the opera house where her mother was murdered, a teen and her friends become the targets of a deranged killer dressed in a clown costume.
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Kiss the Girls
Title: Kiss the Girls
Character: Janell Cross
Released: September 29, 1997
Type: Movie
Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.
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Fakin' Da Funk
Title: Fakin' Da Funk
Character: Karyn
Released: July 20, 1997
Type: Movie
Chinese kid Julian, who was adopted by the black family of Joe and Annabelle Lee and Asian exchange student May-Ling, who is housed with a black family, are trying to adapt to their mostly black neighbourhood of South Central.
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Fall Into Darkness
Title: Fall Into Darkness
Character: Sharon McKay
Released: November 25, 1996
Type: Movie
Teenager Ann resents the arrival of Sharon and the fact that her brother Jerry has a crush on the newcomer. When Jerry dies in an accident, Ann blames Sharon and frames her for another death.
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Kidz in the Wood
Title: Kidz in the Wood
Character: Rita
Released: May 25, 1996
Type: Movie
A class field trip to the Oregon Trail that results in the class and teacher getting lost.
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Title: In the House
Character: Ashley Banks
Released: April 10, 1995
Type: TV
In the House is an American sitcom
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Title: Living Single
Released: August 29, 1993
Type: TV
Living Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show centered on the lives of six friends who share personal and professional experiences while living in a Brooklyn brownstone. Throughout its run, Living Single became one of the most popular African-American sitcoms of its era, ranking among the top five in African-American ratings in all five seasons. The series was produced by Yvette Lee Bowser's company, Sister Lee, in association with Warner Bros. Television. In contrast to the popularity of NBC's "Must See TV" on Thursday nights in the 1990s, many African American and Latino viewers flocked to Fox's Thursday night line-up of Martin, Living Single, and New York Undercover. In fact, these were the three highest-rated series among black households for the 1996–1997 season.
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Title: Getting By
Released: March 5, 1993
Type: TV
Getting By is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from March 5, 1993 until May 21, 1993, and on NBC from September 21, 1993 until June 18, 1994. The series was created by William Bickley and Michael Warren, who also served as executive producers with Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett. The final Miller-Boyett series to begin its run under parent studio Lorimar Television, Getting By was folded into Warner Bros. Television for its second season, following Warner Bros.' absortion of Lorimar. The series was initially successful as a part of ABC's TGIF lineup in its first season, but politics between ABC and Miller-Boyett Productions led to the show's switch to NBC in the second season.
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Title: Name Your Adventure
Character: Host
Released: September 12, 1992
Type: TV
Name Your Adventure is an American reality series that aired on Saturday mornings during NBC's TNBC line-up. Hosted by Mario Lopez, Jordan Brady, and Tatyana Ali, the series ran from September 1992 to September 1995.
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Title: Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Released: August 15, 1992
Type: TV
Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a joint Canadian-American horror/fantasy-themed anthology television series. The original series was a joint production between the Canadian company Cinar and the American company Nickelodeon. The episode "The Tale of the Twisted Claw" was aired as a pilot on the evening of October 31, 1991 in the USA and in October 1990 in Canada. Are You Afraid of the Dark? was aired from August 15, 1992 to April 20, 1996 on Nickelodeon's SNICK. The series also aired on the Canadian television network YTV from October 30, 1990 until June 11, 2000. A revived series with new directors, writers, and cast was produced by Nickelodeon from 1999 to 2000 and also aired on SNICK. The sole member from the original lineup to return for the sixth and seventh seasons was Tucker, although Ross Hull returned for the concluding miniseries, which notably broke from the show's established format by blurring the line between story and "reality".
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Title: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Character: Ashley Banks
Released: September 10, 1990
Type: TV
Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Will’s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at home as a loved part of the family.
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Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
Title: Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
Character: Child Cartoonist
Released: October 12, 1988
Type: Movie
Wow, You're a Cartoonist! is a title in the 1988 Play-Along Video series. Hosted by Muppet siblings Kai-Lee and P.J., the video aimed to teach kids how to draw their own cartoons.
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Crocodile Dundee II
Title: Crocodile Dundee II
Character: Park Girl
Released: May 19, 1988
Type: Movie
Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.
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Eddie Murphy Raw
Title: Eddie Murphy Raw
Character: Singing Child
Released: November 25, 1987
Type: Movie
Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more.
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Title: Brains & Brawn
Character: Host
Released: September 13, 1958
Type: TV
Brains & Brawn is the name of two similar NBC game shows aired on Saturdays in 1958 and 1993 respectively.