Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 24, 1979) is an American actress and R&B singer, perhaps best known for her role as Ashley Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Biography
Early life
Ali was born in Long Island, New York, daughter of Sonia, a nurse, and Sheriff Ali, a police detective.http://www.filmreference.com/film/90/Tatyana-Ali.html Her mother is a native of Panama and her father is of mixed Black and Indian descent from Trinidad and Tobago. She has two younger sisters, Anastasia and Kimberly. She is fluent in both English and Spanish.She attended Marymount High School in West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, and The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California. In 2002, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Harvard University.http://www.askmen.com/women/singer/32c_tatyana_ali.html
Career
By the age of seven, Ali had begun her singing career. She also appeared with Herbie Hancock on an episode of Sesame Street. By age five, she won t
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