Teyana Taylor

Teyana Taylor

Born: December 10, 1990
in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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.

Movies for Teyana Taylor...

BC Project
Title: BC Project
Released: August 8, 2025
Type: Movie
Plot under wraps. Known to feature a contemporary setting and said to be the directors most commercial project yet. Rumored to adapt Thomas Pynchon's "Vineland" but with a current day setting.
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The Book of Clarence
Title: The Book of Clarence
Character: Mary Magdalene
Released: January 11, 2024
Type: Movie
Streetwise but down-on-his-luck, Clarence is struggling to find a better life for his family, while fighting to free himself of debt. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising Messiah and His apostles, he risks everything to carve his own path to a divine life, and ultimately discovers that the redemptive power of belief may be his only way out.
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Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Title: Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Character: Self
Released: December 1, 2023
Type: Movie
Accentuates the journey of Renaissance World Tour, from its inception, to the opening in Stockholm, Sweden, to the finale in Kansas City, Missouri. It is about Beyoncé’s intention, hard work, involvement in every aspect of the production, her creative mind and purpose to create her legacy, and master her craft. Received with extraordinary acclaim, Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour created a sanctuary for freedom, and shared joy, for more than 2.7 million fans.
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White Men Can't Jump
Title: White Men Can't Jump
Character: Imani
Released: May 11, 2023
Type: Movie
Seemingly opposite street hoopers, Jeremy, an injury prone former star, and Kamal, a has-been prodigy, team up to take one final shot at living out their dreams.
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A Thousand and One
Title: A Thousand and One
Character: Inez
Released: March 31, 2023
Type: Movie
Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. With her 6-year-old son Terry in foster care and unable to leave him again, she kidnaps him so they can build their life together. As the years go by, their family grows and Terry becomes a smart yet quiet teenager, but the secret that has defined their lives threatens to destroy the home they have so improbably built.
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Entergalactic
Title: Entergalactic
Character: Boxing Instructor (voice)
Released: September 28, 2022
Type: Movie
Ambitious artist Jabari attempts to balance success and love when he moves into his dream Manhattan apartment and falls for his next-door neighbor.
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Miracles Across 125th Street
Title: Miracles Across 125th Street
Character: Tammy
Released: December 20, 2021
Type: Movie
After battling drug addiction, a Harlem rapper returns to his family’s church to confront his past on Christmas Eve.
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Title: We Got Love Teyana & Iman
Character: Self
Released: July 20, 2021
Type: TV
An authentically and unfiltered docu-series that follows pop-culture powerhouses Teyana, Iman, and their daughters Junie B, Baby Rue and their tight-knit entourage of family and friends. The series gives unprecedented access into Teyana and Iman's lives together.
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Coming 2 America
Title: Coming 2 America
Character: Bopoto
Released: March 4, 2021
Type: Movie
Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince, Akeem and Semmi set off to America once again.
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Assembly Required: Teyana Taylor
Title: Assembly Required: Teyana Taylor
Released: April 3, 2020
Type: Movie
See how Teyana Taylor dreamed up her most ambitious show to date: House of Petunia. Take an unfiltered look into the creative process for Teyana's iconic performance at Red Bull Music Festival New York.
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The Trap
Title: The Trap
Character: Sherri
Released: April 1, 2019
Type: Movie
A man returns home to Atlanta to help and turn around his family's struggling restaurant with the help of a new chicken recipe.
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Title: The Masked Singer
Character: Firefly
Released: January 2, 2019
Type: TV
Celebrities compete in a singing competition with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costume, complete with full face mask to conceal his or her identity. One singer will be eliminated each week, ultimately revealing his or her true identity.
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The After Party
Title: The After Party
Character: Blasia
Released: August 24, 2018
Type: Movie
When an aspiring rapper goes viral for the wrong reasons, he thinks his career is sunk. But a wild party gives him one more chance to make it right.
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Honey: Rise Up and Dance
Title: Honey: Rise Up and Dance
Character: Skyler
Released: April 3, 2018
Type: Movie
Street dancer Skyler comes out of the shadow of her trained dancer sister, Tosha, & joins a dance competition with the Honey dance studio; the prize is a college scholarship.
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Title: Teyana & Iman
Released: March 26, 2018
Type: TV
An intimate look into newlyweds Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert featuring plenty of red-hot moments, playful humor, and a 360-degree view of true #RelationshipGoals.
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Title: The Hollywood Puppet Show
Character: Self
Released: July 11, 2017
Type: TV
Your favorite celebrities tell their untold wildest adventures reenacted by marionette puppets. Big stars. Small puppets. Crazy stories.
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Brotherly Love
Title: Brotherly Love
Character: Zip
Released: April 24, 2015
Type: Movie
West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition.
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character: Self - Musical Guest
Released: February 17, 2014
Type: TV
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.
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Title: Hit the Floor
Character: London Scott
Released: May 27, 2013
Type: TV
Ahsha Hayes enters the wild world of professional basketball when she tries out for the elite L.A. Devil Girls dance team against the wishes of her mother Sloane, a former dancer herself.
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The Love Section
Title: The Love Section
Character: Steph
Released: February 1, 2013
Type: Movie
Ali (LAWRENCE ADISA), is a struggling real estate agent and ladies man who has never desired to commit to anyone or anything. One night while out with his buddy Chris (OMAR MILLER), Ali meets and falls for Sandrine (DAVETTA SHERWOOD), a single mother who works hard and is looking for love. Ali’s best friend Joel (BRIAN HOOKS) and his wife (TANGI MILLER) are happy to see Ali cut off his line of women, while Sandrine’s best friend Steph (TEYANA TAYLOR) is unenthusiastic about Sandrine welcoming a man into her home to meet her son and mother (KELLITA SMITH). With a declining real estate career and issues with his new relationship, Ali starts questioning just how committed he’s willing to be. One important meeting with real estate mogul James Johnson (MEKHI PHIFER) could change his life for forever. For the first time it looks like Ali may make a transformation if he can steer clear of obstacles. In the end will love conquer all? Or will broken hearts be all that’s left of their romance?
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Cruel Summer
Title: Cruel Summer
Character: Don
Released: May 8, 2012
Type: Movie
A car thief (Kid Cudi) falls in love with a blind Arabian princess whose father allows them to marry under the terms he can help her see.
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Gang of Roses 2: Next Generation
Title: Gang of Roses 2: Next Generation
Character: Candi Baxter
Released: February 10, 2012
Type: Movie
Cassie, the last remaining member of the original Gang of Roses, is sitting in a small Mexican jail holding the written code to a US military safe. It s here that she meets Collette (Eurika Pratts), a young gambler looking for her next con. Kate (Rocsi Diaz) attempts to break her out, and Cassie is killed. Upon their return, Kate and Collette meet up with outlaws Candi (Teyana Taylor) and Mimi (Claudia Jordan). After some lengthy planning, the four women head to the Mexican town of San Juevo and prepare for the robbery, which will take place in the town church. But unbeknownst to them, they are being followed by Lee (Gabriel Casseus) and his posse of bandits, looking to ambush the women before they can make their big score.
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Madea's Big Happy Family
Title: Madea's Big Happy Family
Character: Sabrina
Released: April 22, 2011
Type: Movie
When Shirley, Madea's niece, receives distressing news about her health, the only thing she wants is her family gathered around her. However, Shirley's three adult children are too preoccupied with their own troubled lives to pay attention to their mother. It is up to Madea, with the help of rowdy Aunt Bam, to bring the clan together and help Shirley deal with her crisis.
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Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
Title: Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
Character: Rena
Released: October 10, 2010
Type: Movie
Chance Harris looks to find a balance between his school, work, relationships and opportunity to perform at the nationally televised step competition during homecoming weekend at Truth University.
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Title: Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character: Self
Released: January 26, 2003
Type: TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.
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Title: VH1 Divas
Released: April 14, 1998
Type: TV
In 1998, VH1 debuted the first annual VH1 Divas concert. VH1 Divas Live was created to support the channel's Save The Music Foundation and subsequent concerts in the series have also benefited that foundation. The VH1 Divas concerts aired annually from 1998 to 2004. After a five year hiatus, the series returned in 2009 with a younger-skewed revamp. In 2010 the concert saluted the troops and in 2011 it celebrated soul music, doubling the previous year's ratings. The latest edition, which aired live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on December 16th 2012, celebrated dance music and paid tribute to Whitney Houston and Donna Summer.
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Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Musical Guest
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
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The Smack
Title: The Smack
Character: Jade
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Rowan Petty, a down-on-his-luck con man who gets an opportunity to make a real score. He teams up with Jade, a woman looking to escape her life just like him, and the pair make their way to L.A., where they get caught up in a dangerous scheme involving a multimillion-dollar score.