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Portrait of Tatyana Ali

Tatyana Ali

(1979) Actor United States

23 quotes in 105 categories

Tatyana Ali is an actor from the United States, best known for National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze (R-Rated Edition).

Quick Facts About Tatyana Ali

Born: January 24, 1979
Nationality: United States
Profession: Actor
Notable works: National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze (R-Rated Edition)
Known for: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Spouse: Vaughn Rasberry

About Tatyana Ali

Tatyana Marisol Ali is an American actress and singer best 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 series Love That Girl!, and played a recurring role as Roxanne on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 2007 to 2013. In 2023, she starred in Giving Hope: The Ni'Cola Mitchell Story on Lifetime.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress

Quotes by Tatyana Ali

I am grateful to all my family for all the support and sacrifices over the years.

Family

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I am dedicated to school. With being on Disney, a lot of young people look up to me and I'm becoming more…

School

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Will Smith said if I ever need some help, he was there for me.

Helping

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I had short hair for a while, but I ended up loving it.

Hair

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Is America truly a democracy? Has America ever been a democracy with the institution of slavery?

America

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I'm very, very good at time management. That's been a real big benefit.

Management

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I'm going to go to school. It doesn't matter what the outcome is as long as I did it. I can say…

I can

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Before high school ended, I started applying to college. It really wasn't even a choice because of the brainwashing of my parents.

Brainwashing

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I even lived on campus to get the college experience. I had five roommates and I still keep in touch with them…

Campus

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Working with Bill Cosby was incredible. I was lucky to be a part of that.

Bill

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I'm doing a play, a musical. The musical follows the Mamma Mia concept. It's my first LA theater project.

Firsts

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I believe in fate, I believe in hard work, and I feel like if I just keep marching, the path will kind…

Believe

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I think everyone thought maybe that I thought I was some sort of diva. It took a couple weeks before anyone got…

Meeting people

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You can't copy style, you gotta create your own.

Copies

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I never set out to be a role model, but I guess parents like it because I am dedicated to school.

Dedicated

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I was only 11 when we filmed the pilot. The idea of a rapper being a star on a sitcom just wasn't…

Heard

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Working with Bill Cosby was incredible. That was the show. It was the only show that they filmed in New York, as…

Time

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Videos are more like photography. It's not as much about trying to tell a story as it is creating images.

Creating

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Believe in yourself and your talent 100% and never let anyone discourage you from following your dream.

Believe in yourself

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Will never told me he was doing this, but I think he kept distance to let me explore and really feel like…

Holding My Hand

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I always want to entertain people and sing and dance.

Dance

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Being on Disney, a lot of young people look up to me.

People

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Combine that with the fact that we only had one week to get everything taken care of and to get to know…

Another

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