<Tr> <Th> Genres </Th> <Td> R&B </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Labels </Th> <Td> MJJ, Work Group </Td> </Tr> <P> Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 24, 1979) is an American actress and singer . She is known for her role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air from 1990 to 1996 . She has also starred as Tyana Jones on the TV One original sitcom Love That Girl!, and had a recurring role as Roxanne on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 2007 to 2013 . Tatyana costarred in the 2017 TV film Wrapped Up in Christmas . </P> <P> Ali was born in North Bellmore, New York, the eldest daughter of Sheriff and Sonia Ali . Her mother is from Panama and her father is of Indo - Trinidadian from Trinidad and Tobago . She has two younger sisters: Anastacia and Kimberly . </P>

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