Tyra Banks

Biography: Top supermodel Tyra Banks was always more than just a pretty face and perfect body. Her résumé boasts stints as an actress, recording artist, author, talk-show host and reality-TV queen. She was signed by Elite modeling agency at 17 and whisked off to Paris, where she was an instant success, booking a record 25 shows. This early triumph was quickly followed by magazine covers and lucrative assignments with the world's leading fashion and makeup companies, including Yves St. Laurent and Dior. Later, Banks became the first black woman to grace the covers of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and the Victoria's Secret catalog. But she had more on her mind than modeling. She began acting in music videos, including Michael Jackson's Black or White, and had a recurring role on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Supporting TV and movie roles followed, most notably in 1995's Higher Learning, directed by her then-boyfriend John Singleton. But superstardom came in 2003 when Banks created,Top supermodel Tyra Banks was always more than just a pretty face and perfect body. Her résumé boasts stints as an actress, recording artist, author, talk-show host and reality-TV queen. She was signed by Elite modeling agency at 17 and whisked off to Paris, where she was an instant success, booking a record 25 shows. This early triumph was quickly followed by magazine covers and lucrative assignments with the world's leading fashion and makeup companies, including Yves St. Laurent and Dior. Later, Banks became the first black woman to grace the covers of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and the Victoria's Secret catalog. But she had more on her mind than modeling. She began acting in music videos, including Michael Jackson's Black or White, and had a recurring role on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Supporting TV and movie roles followed, most notably in 1995's Higher Learning, directed by her then-boyfriend John Singleton. But superstardom came in 2003 when Banks created, produced and hosted the reality competition America's Next Top Model. It quickly became a global sensation, with spin-offs in several countries, including Australia, Germany and Italy. In 2005, Banks retired from modeling and launched a daytime talk show that resulted in her first Daytime Emmy win in 2008. Expand

Tyra Banks' Scores

Average career score: 57
Highest Metascore: 70 America's Next Top Model: Season 13
Lowest Metascore: 39 The Talk: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Negative: 1 out of 9
9 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd Dancing With the Stars: Season 32 Sep 26, 2023 Tyra Banks tbd
tbd Dancing With the Stars: Season 31 Sep 19, 2022 Tyra Banks tbd
65 I Love That for You: Season 1 May 1, 2022 Tyra Banks tbd
tbd Dancing With the Stars: Season 30 Sep 20, 2021 Tyra Banks tbd
tbd Dancing With the Stars: Season 29 Sep 14, 2020 Tyra Banks tbd
tbd Celebrity Watch Party: Season 1 May 7, 2020 Tyra Banks tbd
tbd Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Season 5 Sep 3, 2019 Guest tbd
tbd America's Got Talent: Season 14 May 28, 2019 Host 6.0
tbd The Daily Show: Season 24 Oct 1, 2018 Guest / Guest tbd
tbd The Talk: Season 9 Sep 10, 2018 Guest tbd
tbd America's Got Talent: Season 13 May 29, 2018 Host 3.5
tbd America's Next Top Model: Season 24 Jan 9, 2018 Creator / Executive Producer / Judge tbd
tbd The Daily Show: Season 23 Oct 2, 2017 Guest / Guest 0.2
tbd The Talk: Season 8 Sep 11, 2017 Guest tbd
tbd The Late Late Show with James Corden: Season 3 Sep 6, 2017 Guest tbd
tbd The View: Season 21 Sep 5, 2017 Guest tbd
tbd America's Got Talent: Season 12 May 30, 2017 Host 4.4
tbd America's Next Top Model: Season 23 Dec 12, 2016 Creator / Executive Producer / Judge tbd
tbd Black-ish: Season 3 Sep 21, 2016 Gigi 7.3
tbd Late Night with Seth Meyers: Season 4 Sep 20, 2016 Guest tbd
tbd The Talk: Season 7 Sep 12, 2016 Guest tbd
tbd The Insider: Season 13 Sep 12, 2016 Appearing tbd
tbd Black-ish: Season 2 Sep 23, 2015 Gigi Franklin 6.6
tbd The Chew: Season 5 Sep 8, 2015 Guest tbd
tbd America's Next Top Model: Season 22 Aug 5, 2015 Host/Judge / Creator / Executive Producer / Judge 7.3
tbd America's Next Top Model: Season 21 Aug 18, 2014 Creator / Executive Producer / Judge 7.4
tbd The Arsenio Hall Show: Season 1 Sep 9, 2013 Guest / Guest / Tyra Banks / Tyra Banks tbd
tbd The View: Season 17 Sep 9, 2013 Guest tbd
tbd America's Next Top Model: Season 20 Aug 2, 2013 Host/Judge / Creator / Executive Producer / Judge 6.1
tbd Shake It Up!: Season 3 Oct 14, 2012 Miss Burke 4.3