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In early 2008, she performed on the song ' Yes We Can', a will.i.am project supporting Barack Obama's presidential campaign. She performed the title song 'Sunny Valentine' along with Terrence Quaites for the indie film Rockin' Meera in 2005. She made an appearance on Smith's album Willennium on the track 'Who Am I' with MC Lyte. 3 and is her biggest hit to date-and 'Everytime', which was her third top-20 hit in the UK, peaking at No. The album spawned two further UK hits, ' Boy You Knock Me Out' featuring Will Smith-which peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also appeared on the UK Singles Chart. It was certified gold in early 1999, only months after its release, and spawned the Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins-produced hit single ' Daydreamin'', released July 21, 1998, which peaked at No. In the series' final season, however, Ali performed several songs, and she began to be cleaned for her musical debut, the culmination of which was her debut album Kiss The Sky in 1998. She ultimately decided, for the time being, to continue to concentrate on her acting career.

She made her breakthrough in 1991 when she was cast as Ashley Banks on the NBC television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, a role she played throughout the series' entire run, from 1990 to 1996.Īli's vocal talent was featured on several episodes of Fresh Prince in later seasons, prompting the show's star Will Smith to ask her if she would seriously consider pursuing a musical career. She also appeared in two episodes of Star Search, one of which featured her performance of a cover of Marvin Gaye's and Tammi Terrell's hit ' Ain't No Mountain High Enough'. Her tenure included an appearance with jazz great Herbie Hancock, who demonstrated his Fairlight CMI synthesizer using a sample of Ali's voice. In 1985, 6-year-old Ali began her acting career as a regular performer on the PBS children's educational program Sesame Street. She is of mixed African and Indian descent or Dougla, born to an Indo-Trinidadian father and an Afro-Panamanian mother. In 2023 she stars in Giving Hope: The Ni’Cola Mitchell Story on Lifetime.Īli was born on Janu in North Bellmore, New York.

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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. Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 24, 1979) 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.