Teyana Taylor

Birthday: 1990-12-10
Birthplace: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Drafted: 957
Drafted By: Calvin and Nobbs
Owned By: Calvin and Nobbs
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0

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.

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Credits

Year Title Character
The Smack Jade
Untitled Dionne Warwick Biopic Dionne Warwick
RIP
2025-09-24 One Battle After Another Perfidia Beverly Hills
2024-01-11 The Book of Clarence Mary Magdalene
2023-05-11 White Men Can't Jump Imani
2023-03-31 A Thousand and One Inez
2022-09-28 Entergalactic Boxing Instructor (voice)
2021-12-20 Miracles Across 125th Street Tammy
2021-03-04 Coming 2 America Bopoto
2019-04-01 The Trap Sherri
2018-08-24 The After Party Blasia
2018-04-03 Honey: Rise Up and Dance Skyler
2015-04-24 Brotherly Love Zip
2013-02-01 The Love Section Steph
2012-05-08 Cruel Summer Don
2012-02-10 Gang of Roses 2: Next Generation Candi Baxter
2011-04-22 Madea's Big Happy Family Sabrina
2010-10-10 Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming Rena