Teyana Taylor
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.
59 acting credits · 3 directing credits
Acting · 59
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Saturday Night Live
1975
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The View
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Hot Ones
2015
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Sherri
2022
The Rip
2026
The Masked Singer
2019
One Battle After Another
2025
The Oscars
1953
Star
2016
American Music Awards
1974
All's Fair
2025
STRAW
2025
Hit the Floor
2013
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
The Roast of Kevin Hart
2026
Coming 2 America
2021
BET Awards
2001
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025
Madea's Big Happy Family
2011
JANET JACKSON.
2022
White Men Can't Jump
2023
The Hollywood Puppet Show
2017
The Book of Clarence
2024
Entergalactic
2022
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
2010
A Thousand and One
2023
My Super Sweet 16
2005
Netflix Tudum 2025
2025
Honey: Rise Up and Dance
2018
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
2023
VH1 Divas
1998
The Grammys
1959
Brotherly Love
2015
72 Hours
2026
The Trap
2019
The After Party
2018
In Whose Name?
2025
We Got Love Teyana & Iman
2021
Miracles Across 125th Street
2021
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
2016
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
Gang of Roses 2: Next Generation
2012
Kanye West Album Listening, May 31, 2018 - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
2018
Teyana & Iman
2018
Escape Room
2025
Slime
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Cruel Summer
2012
The Love Section
2013
Assembly Required: Teyana Taylor
2020
Kingdome
2023
Untitled Dionne Warwick Biopic
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