Teyana Taylor

Teyana Me Shay Jacqueline Taylor tiˈɑːnə born December 10 1990 is an American singer songwriter actress dancer choreographer and music video director Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award two Critics Choice Awards and an NAACP Image Award along with nominations for an Academy Award two Actor Awards a British Academy Film Award and a Grammy Award She was named one of Times 2026 Women of the Year At age 15 she choreographed the video for Ring the Alarm by Beyoncé and signed a recording contract with the Neptunes Star Trak Entertainment During this period Taylor appeared as a dancer in the video for JayZs Blue Magic  and released her debut single Google Me She earned wider recognition for work on Kanye Wests Dark Fantasy and Hell of a Life from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2010 In 2012 she signed with Wests GOOD Music and appeared on the labels compilation album Cruel Summer which peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 Her debut studio album VII 2014 topped the RBHipHop Albums chart Taylor starred in and cochoreographed Fade by Kanye West earning the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography She then released KTSE 2018 followed by The Album 2020 which entered the top ten on the Billboard 200 and featured collaborations with Missy Elliott and Lauryn Hill Her fourth album Escape Room2025 received a Grammy Award nomination for Best RB Album As an actress Taylor appeared in films such as Stomp the Yard Homecoming 2010 and Madeas Big Happy Family 2011 before taking on starring roles in Coming 2 America 2021 and The Rip 2026 She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Inez in A Thousand and One 2023 earning the National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance For her performance in Paul Thomas Andersons One Battle After Another 2025 she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and received an Academy Award nomination On television she starred in the Ryan Murphy legal drama Alls Fair 2025present and won an NAACP Image Award for her performance in the 2025 Netflix television film Straw Her other ventures include collaborations with Adidas and Air Jordan on limitededition releases Taylor has directed music videos for herself and other artists and her feature directorial debut Get Lite starring actress Storm Reid for Paramount Pictures Description above from the Wikipedia article Teyana Taylor licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia