Teyana Taylor
Also Known As: Teyana Me Shay Jacqueli Shumpert, Taylor
Biography: 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Birthday: December 10, 1990
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Gender: Female
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Miracles Across 125th Street
Overview: After battling drug addiction, a Harlem rapper returns to his family’s church to confront his past on Christmas Eve.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-20
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The Love Section
Overview: Ali (LAWRENCE ADISA), is a struggling real estate agent and ladies man who has never desired to commit to anyone or anything. One night while out with his buddy Chris (OMAR MILLER), Ali meets and falls for Sandrine (DAVETTA SHERWOOD), a single mother who works hard and is looking for love. Ali’s best friend Joel (BRIAN HOOKS) and his wife (TANGI MILLER) are happy to see Ali cut off his line of women, while Sandrine’s best friend Steph (TEYANA TAYLOR) is unenthusiastic about Sandrine welcoming a man into her home to meet her son and mother (KELLITA SMITH). With a declining real estate career and issues with his new relationship, Ali starts questioning just how committed he’s willing to be. One important meeting with real estate mogul James Johnson (MEKHI PHIFER) could change his life for forever. For the first time it looks like Ali may make a transformation if he can steer clear of obstacles. In the end will love conquer all? Or will broken hearts be all that’s left of their romance?
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-01
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White Men Can't Jump
Overview: Seemingly opposite street hoopers, Jeremy, an injury prone former star, and Kamal, a has-been prodigy, team up to take one final shot at living out their dreams.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-05-11
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Brotherly Love
Overview: West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-24
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Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Overview: Accentuates the journey of Renaissance World Tour, from its inception, to the opening in Stockholm, Sweden, to the finale in Kansas City, Missouri. It is about Beyoncé’s intention, hard work, involvement in every aspect of the production, her creative mind and purpose to create her legacy, and master her craft. Received with extraordinary acclaim, Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour created a sanctuary for freedom, and shared joy, for more than 2.7 million fans.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-01
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The Smack
Overview: Rowan Petty, a down-on-his-luck con man who gets an opportunity to make a real score. He teams up with Jade, a woman looking to escape her life just like him, and the pair make their way to L.A., where they get caught up in a dangerous scheme involving a multimillion-dollar score.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
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One Battle After Another
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Genres: Action Comedy Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-08-06
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Entergalactic
Overview: Ambitious artist Jabari attempts to balance success and love when he moves into his dream Manhattan apartment and falls for his next-door neighbor.
Genres: Animation Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-28
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The Book of Clarence
Overview: Streetwise but down-on-his-luck, Clarence is struggling to find a better life for his family, while fighting to free himself of debt. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising Messiah and His apostles, he risks everything to carve his own path to a divine life, and ultimately discovers that the redemptive power of belief may be his only way out.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-01-11
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Untitled Dionne Warwick Biopic
Overview: Most likely be based on her 2010 memoir, My Life, as I See It: An Autobiography.
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Original Language: en
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VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
Overview: VH1’s beloved Divas franchise made its return after a four-year hiatus with a holiday spin. The Unsilent Night special, airing on December 5, 2016, brought powerhouse vocalists like Chaka Khan, Mariah Carey, Patti LaBelle, Vanessa Williams and Teyana Taylor together at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre for an hour-long extravaganza filled with Christmas tunes and sizzling performances despite the frosty weather.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-05
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Honey: Rise Up and Dance
Overview: Street dancer Skyler comes out of the shadow of her trained dancer sister, Tosha, & joins a dance competition with the Honey dance studio; the prize is a college scholarship.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-04-03
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The After Party
Overview: When an aspiring rapper goes viral for the wrong reasons, he thinks his career is sunk. But a wild party gives him one more chance to make it right.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-24
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Cruel Summer
Overview: A car thief (Kid Cudi) falls in love with a blind Arabian princess whose father allows them to marry under the terms he can help her see.
Genres: Music Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-08
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The Trap
Overview: A man returns home to Atlanta to help and turn around his family's struggling restaurant with the help of a new chicken recipe.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-01
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Gang of Roses 2: Next Generation
Overview: Cassie, the last remaining member of the original Gang of Roses, is sitting in a small Mexican jail holding the written code to a US military safe. It s here that she meets Collette (Eurika Pratts), a young gambler looking for her next con. Kate (Rocsi Diaz) attempts to break her out, and Cassie is killed. Upon their return, Kate and Collette meet up with outlaws Candi (Teyana Taylor) and Mimi (Claudia Jordan). After some lengthy planning, the four women head to the Mexican town of San Juevo and prepare for the robbery, which will take place in the town church. But unbeknownst to them, they are being followed by Lee (Gabriel Casseus) and his posse of bandits, looking to ambush the women before they can make their big score.
Genres: Action Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-02-10
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Madea's Big Happy Family
Overview: When Shirley, Madea's niece, receives distressing news about her health, the only thing she wants is her family gathered around her. However, Shirley's three adult children are too preoccupied with their own troubled lives to pay attention to their mother. It is up to Madea, with the help of rowdy Aunt Bam, to bring the clan together and help Shirley deal with her crisis.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-22
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Coming 2 America
Overview: Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince, Akeem and Semmi set off to America once again.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-03-04
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Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
Overview: Chance Harris looks to find a balance between his school, work, relationships and opportunity to perform at the nationally televised step competition during homecoming weekend at Truth University.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-10
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Assembly Required: Teyana Taylor
Overview: See how Teyana Taylor dreamed up her most ambitious show to date: House of Petunia. Take an unfiltered look into the creative process for Teyana's iconic performance at Red Bull Music Festival New York.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-03
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A Thousand and One
Overview: Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. With her 6-year-old son Terry in foster care and unable to leave him again, she kidnaps him so they can build their life together. As the years go by, their family grows and Terry becomes a smart yet quiet teenager, but the secret that has defined their lives threatens to destroy the home they have so improbably built.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-03-31
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RIP
Overview: Trust among a group of Miami cops begins to fray upon discovering millions in cash in a derelict stash house. As outside forces learn about the size of the seizure, everything is called into question — including who they can rely on.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
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