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 America's Next Top Model: Season 10 Feb 20, 2008 Host/Judge / Creator / Executive Producer / Judge 5.2
tbd America's Next Top Model: Season 9 Sep 19, 2007 Host/Judge/Photographer / Creator / Executive Producer / Judge 4.0
tbd Deal or No Deal: Season 3 Sep 17, 2007 Guest tbd
tbd The View: Season 11 Sep 10, 2007 Tyra Banks tbd
tbd The Tyra Banks Show: Season 3 Sep 10, 2007 Host tbd
tbd America's Next Top Model: Season 8 Feb 28, 2007 Host / Creator / Executive Producer / Judge 6.5
tbd America's Next Top Model: Season 7 Sep 27, 2006 Host / Creator / Executive Producer / Judge 6.5
tbd The Tyra Banks Show: Season 2 Sep 11, 2006 Host tbd
tbd The View: Season 10 Sep 4, 2006 Tyra Banks tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 4 Sep 4, 2006 Guest tbd
tbd America's Next Top Model: Season 6 Mar 8, 2006 Host/Judge / Executive Producer / Judge 6.5
tbd Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'N Out: Season 2 Feb 2, 2006 Guest tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 4 Jan 4, 2006 Tyra Banks tbd
tbd America's Next Top Model: Season 5 Sep 21, 2005 Host/Judge / Executive Producer / Judge 6.5
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 14 Sep 19, 2005 Guest tbd
tbd The Tyra Banks Show: Season 1 Sep 12, 2005 Host tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 3 Sep 5, 2005 Guest tbd
tbd America's Next Top Model: Season 4 Mar 2, 2005 Host/Judge / Executive Producer / Judge 6.5
tbd American Dreams: Season 3 Sep 26, 2004 Performer tbd
tbd America's Next Top Model: Season 3 Sep 22, 2004 Host/Judge / Executive Producer / Judge 6.5
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 13 Sep 20, 2004 Guest tbd
tbd The View: Season 8 Sep 6, 2004 Herself / Tyra Banks tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 2 Sep 6, 2004 Guest tbd
tbd Punk'd: Season 3 Apr 25, 2004 Appearing / Tyra Banks tbd
tbd America's Next Top Model: Season 2 Jan 13, 2004 Host/Judge / Executive Producer 3.2
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 2 Jan 1, 2004 Tyra Banks tbd
tbd American Dreams: Season 2 Sep 28, 2003 Performer tbd
tbd All of Us: Season 1 Sep 16, 2003 Roni tbd
tbd The View: Season 7 Sep 8, 2003 Herself / Tyra Banks tbd
65 America's Next Top Model: Season 1 May 27, 2003 Host/Judge / Executive Producer 7.2