Tanika Ray
| Tanika Ray | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 25, 1972 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | TV personality and actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Tanika Ray (born January 25, 1972) is an American television personality and actress. She was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Los Angeles, California. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater Arts from Spelman College in Atlanta and studied theater at New York University.
Ray began her career as a professional dancer with various artists such as Will Smith, the Backstreet Boys, Peter Andre, Brandy Norwood and late singer Aaliyah. She then ventured into acting, guest starring in shows like The Wayans Bros., Living Single, NYPD Blue and Family Matters She also appeared on music oriented shows such as Soul Train, Motown Live and the short-lived late night talk show based on Vibe.
She appeared as a Motion capture character, providing the voice and body movements of "Cyber Lucy", the computer animated hostess for the children's version of Wheel of Fortune, Wheel of Fortune 2000. During this period she was also the official voice of CBS Saturday Mornings.
From there Ray was off and running, hosting various TV shows like Robotica co-hosted by Ahmet Zappa for TLC and Lifetime Now with Linda Dano for Lifetime TV. After multiple seasons of Lifetime Now, Ray hosted another show on Lifetime called Head2Toe, a makeover show that inspired women and a couple men to be the very best them they could be through makeup, hair, wardrobe and, most important, self-esteem transformations.
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