All Grown Up: Tatyana Ali

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Tatyana Ali Hits 106 Tonight! - Tatyana Ali rose to fame as Will Smith's younger, cutie-pie cousin, Ashley Banks, on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Since then, Tatyana has gotten her Bachelor's degree from Harvard, been honored at Black Girls Rock and continued to act, now landing on the new BET series Second Generation Wayans. Watch Tatyana Ali tonight on 106 & Park! (Photo:  Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Tatyana Ali Hits 106 Tonight! - Tatyana Ali rose to fame as Will Smith's younger, cutie-pie cousin, Ashley Banks, on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Since then, Tatyana has gotten her Bachelor's degree from Harvard, been honored at Black Girls Rock and continued to act, now landing on the new BET series Second Generation Wayans. Watch Tatyana Ali tonight on 106 & Park! (Photo:  Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Sesame Street - Tatyana Ali got her acting break on the wildly popular PBS children's educational show Sesame Street. She would also have roles on the Cosby Show and Eddie Murphy's Raw. (Photo: Children's Television Workshop)

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Child Star - Tatyana Ali was a rising star long before Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The youngster could be seen on The Cosby Show and Sesame Street before becoming a Hollywood star. (Photo: Children's Television Workshop)

The Fresh Prince of Bel Air - For six years, Tatyana played the role of Will Smith's cousin Ashley Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.(Photo: Ron Galella, Ltd.)

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FPOBA - Transitioning into adulthood is never easy, so growing up on camera is probably something that is difficult for anyone, but Tatyana Ali handled it with grace. We all watched her enter her teen years on Fresh Prince and she, unlike a lot of Hollywood, was able to stay grounded and hold it down. Talk about a role model. (Photo: Ron Galella / Getty Images)

Kiss the Sky - Multi-talented performers are hard to find, but fortunately Tatyana Ali didn't keep all of her talents hidden. After singing in a memorable episode of Fresh Prince, Will Smith took her under his wing and convinced her to record an album and get ta' singing. The result was her debut album, Kiss the Sky. (Photo: MJJ/Work/SME Records)

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Kiss the Sky - Multi-talented performers are hard to find, but fortunately Tatyana Ali didn't keep all of her talents hidden. After singing in a memorable episode of Fresh Prince, Will Smith took her under his wing and convinced her to record an album and get ta' singing. The result was her debut album, Kiss the Sky. (Photo: MJJ/Work/SME Records)

Jawbreaker - Tayana played Brenda in the dark teen comedy Jawbreaker, which also starred Shar Jackson and Pam Grier. (Photo: TriStar Pictures)

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Jawbreaker - Jawbreaker was a mainstream silver-screen feature for Tatyana and we must say that it was nice to see her playing someone outside of the Ashley Banks box. (Photo: TriStar Pictures) 

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The Brothers - In the romantic comedy The Brothers, starring Morris Chestnut and Gabrielle Union, Tatyana Ali played the role of Cherie Smith. (Photo: Lionsgate)

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The Brothers - The Brothers is a classic movie from the early 2000s and even though the ladies watch it for all of the eye candy wandering throughout the film, there's no doubt that the gents tune in for the beautiful Tatyana Ali. (Photo: Lionsgate)

It's an Art - Earlier this year, the actress/singer became an advocate for the Black Girls Rock! message of community, sisterhood and empowerment through the arts. Tatyana says it was a struggle for her parents to find positive images of Black girls and women and that she's glad organizations like this exist to fill that void. (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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Glorious - After finishing college, Tatyana went back to work and made quite the impression with her role as Tina in Glory Road. She played the girlfriend of basketball star Bobby Joe, played by Derek Luke. They made a cute on-screen couple, don't ya' think? (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

Buppies - When it came to tacking the growing number of young Black urban professionals, BET developed the Web series Buppies starring Tatyana Ali and we must say that she did such an amazing job that we wanted her back. (Photo: BET)

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Buppies - When it came to tacking the growing number of young Black urban professionals, BET developed the Web series Buppies starring Tatyana Ali and we must say that she did such an amazing job that we wanted her back. (Photo: BET)

We Got You. - Tatyana Ali rejoined the BET family this past spring when it was announced that she'd become a part of the Second Generation Wayans family as assistant Maya. She was the perfect piece to complete the puzzle.(Photo: Craig Barritt/Getty Images)

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We Got You. - Tatyana Ali rejoined the BET family this past spring when it was announced that she'd become a part of the Second Generation Wayans family as assistant Maya. She was the perfect piece to complete the puzzle.(Photo: Craig Barritt/Getty Images)

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Tatyana Ali - Tatyana Ali is no stranger to our television sets. She stole our hearts and became the teen crush of boys everywhere while she was Ashley Banks on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air with Will Smith. From there, she went on to get a Harvard education, inspire young women everywhere and she continued to act and ended up on Second Generation Wayans! (Photo: BET Networks)

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Tatyana Holds It Down Tonight on 106! - She's the main female character on Second Generation Wayans, so of course she's all about the girl power! Don't miss 106 tonight! (Photo: BET Networks)