Tatyana Ali
Ali in 2010, Joe Seer/bigstock.com
Birth Name: Tatyana Marisol Ali
Place of Birth: North Bellmore, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 24, 1979
Ethnicity: Indian-Trinidadian, African-Panamanian
Tatyana Ali is an American actress, model, and R&B singer. She is known for playing Ashley Banks on the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Her father, Sheriff Ali, is of East Indian ancestry, from Trinidad and Tobago. Her mother, Sonia, is of African-Panamanian heritage. Panamanians are made up of predominantly mixed Amerindian and Spanish ethnicities, otherwise referred to as Mestizo. Her sister is television producer Anastasia N. Ali.
Ali speaks Spanish fluently, and some Hindi.
Tatyana is married to educator Vaughn Rasberry, with whom she has two children.
There is so much anymosity about race and ethnicity. In the USA there is the one drop rule that puts any person of African decent who is mixed with anything else as only being called Black and/or African American. However, I believe what one of mixed race chooses to call themself is a matter of personal choice and no one else’s business. I also believe one if truly African American if one was born in Africa. Black Americans in the USA are different from those in Africa just like us West Indians are different. We are not all the same and that’s that!! I recall Black Americans treating me worse than white people and that’s sad. In my experience their is no togetherness in the American Black culture unless if it’s convenient for them. My ancestors are African, French and Carib Indian(originating from the Amazon/Brazil. I’m proud of them all and no one gets to decide who I am according to their own ignorant and stupid rule.
ITA, islandchika5.
Neva knew Tatyana was mixed, wondering who else from Fresh Prince is mixed, I know that Karyn Parsons who played Hilary is mixed, you neva know until you do some research.
Dude with her hair texture, it was very obvious in FP of BA that she was mixed
I have a friend who’s from Kenya and her natural hair comes far down her back
My friend who is black has longer hair then mine she looks pure black and i am multiracial.Her hair grew long because she didn’t permed it , weaved it or bleached it she left it natural and yes black people hair can grow long some mixed people hair is short not every mixed person has long hair , people are just ignorant.
Panama FTW <3
I didn't knew she whas Panamanian.
Panama para siempre! <3
Shes have Trinidadian too. :)