Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 24, 1979) is an American born actress and singer. Tatyana is half Hispanic and half Indian; her mother Sonia Ali is from Panama while her father, Sheriff Ali , from Trinidad and Tobago is Indo-Trinidadian. Tatyana herself is a native of Long Island, New York.

At the age of four, Tatyana began singing, and by seven she won the Star Search television contest two times.

Tatyana's breakthrough came when she was cast as "Ashley Banks" for the popular television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. She sang on various episodes, and Will Smith asked her if she ever considered seriously pursuing a musical career. Despite her singing ability, she concentrated on her acting career and her job playing Ashley for the next few years. In the penultimate season of Fresh Prince, she began preparing herself for her musical debut. The result was the album Daydreaming, which made it to Billboard's top 100, peaking at #6.

Tatyana's acting credits also include:

• Sesame Street
• Fences (Broadway play)
• Orfeo Del Campo (also a Broadway play)
• Eddie Murphy's RAW
• Crocodile Dundee II
• The Cosby Show (guest appearances)
• The Mickey Mouse Club (guest appearances)
• Kino's Daytrip
• Are You Afraid of the Dark?
• Mr. Foster's Field Trip (television movie)
• Fall Into Darkness
• Faking the Funk
• In the House
• Kiss the Girls

She and actor Jonathan Brandis († 2003) had a romantic relationship once, but they broke up.

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Tatyana received a Bachelor's degree from Harvard University.