Actor
Teyana Taylor
December 10, 1990 · Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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 Time's 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 Jay-Z's "Blue Magic" and released her debut single, "Google Me." She earned wider recognition for work on Kanye West's "Dark Fantasy" and "Hell of a Life" from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010).
Notable work
7.3One Battle After Another (2025)
as Perfidia
6.3Coming 2 America (2021)
as Bopoto
7.1The Rip (2026)
as Detective Numa Baptistie
6.4Scary Movie (2026)
as Teyana Taylor
7.7STRAW (2025)
as Detective Kay Raymond
7.7Entergalactic (2022)
as Boxing Instructor (voice)
6.872 HOURS (2026)
as Jennifer
6.4White Men Can't Jump (2023)
as Imani
Often works with
Regina Hall
2 titles together
One Battle After Another, Scary Movie
Laura Harrier
2 titles together
Entergalactic, White Men Can't Jump
Keith David
2 titles together
Entergalactic, Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
Arturo Castro
2 titles together
Entergalactic, White Men Can't Jump
Loretta Devine
2 titles together
Madea's Big Happy Family, The Trap
Logan Browning
2 titles together
Hit the Floor, Brotherly Love
Full filmography · 30
Slime
as (voice)
Upcoming
72 HOURS
as Jennifer
20266.8
Scary Movie
as Teyana Taylor
20266.4
The Rip
as Detective Numa Baptistie
20267.1
One Battle After Another
as Perfidia
20257.3
Escape Room
cast and Director and Writer
2025
STRAW
as Detective Kay Raymond
20257.7
The Book of Clarence
as Mary Magdalene
20245.8
White Men Can't Jump
as Imani
20236.4
A Thousand and One
as Inez
20236.6
Entergalactic
as Boxing Instructor (voice)
20227.7
Miracles Across 125th Street
as Tammy
2021