Tatyana Ali

Tatyana Maripos Ali-Rasberry (born January 24, 1979) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 1990 to 1996. She starred as Tyana Jones on the TV One original sitcom Love That Girl!, and had a recurring role as Roxanne on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 2007 to 2013. 2Early life Ali was born in North Bellmore, New York, the eldest daughter of Sheriff and Sonia Ali. Her mother is from Panama and her father is an East Indian Muslim from Trinidad. She has two younger sisters: Anastacia and Kimberly. 2Career By the age of six, she had begun her acting career, as a regular child performer on Sesame Street starting in 1985, even appearing with Herbie Hancock in a musical number. She also appeared twice on Star Search. She made her breakthrough when she was cast as Ashley Banks for the television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1990. She sang on various episodes of the show, including a heavily altered version of Aretha Franklin's "Respect" and the original song, "Make Up Your Mind" produced by Robert Jerald of N'Spyre Music Production