Age: 35
female
Teyana Me Shay Jacqueli Shumpert (born December 10, 1990) is an American singer, actress, dancer and choreographer. In 2005, she signed a record deal with Pharrell Williams' Star Trak Entertainment imprint. Afterwards, she choreographed the music video for "Ring the Alarm" by Beyoncé. Taylor would then appear on MTV's My Super Sweet 16, prior to the 2008 release of her debut single "Google Me". Soon after, she landed (uncredited) guest features on the songs "Dark Fantasy" and "Hell of a Life" by Kanye West, from his album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010). As an actress, Taylor has acted in the VH1 television series The Breaks, Lee Daniels' Star, and the Amazon Prime film Coming 2 America. Additionally, she starred in the VH1 reality show Teyana and Iman with her husband, basketball player Iman Shumpert. Taylor has collaborated with musicians such as Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, and Missy Elliott, and has co-written songs for several artists, including Usher, Chris Brown, and Omarion. In 2022, Taylor competed in season seven of The Masked Singer as "Firefly" of Team Good. During the finals, Taylor was declared the winner. At 31 years old, she became the youngest "winner" in the show's history.
A fan casting project born from a lifelong love of DC’s most iconic interpretations across animation, film, and television. This project embraces beloved canon casting from the expanding DCU under James Gunn, while hoping Matt Reeves’ The Batman continuity remains an Elseworlds project — allowing him to continue his acclaimed vision for Gotham and its villains, while leaving room to cast a Bat-Family from scratch within the DCU. Rooted in appreciation for The Dark Knight Trilogy, Justice League / Justice League Unlimited, DCAMU hits (under the Red Hood, Flashpoint Paradox, apokolips war, Teen Titans, Young jystice, The Penguin TV series and the list goes on. this project is not about reinventing DC — but honoring what works and building respectfully and thoughtfully around it and through the rest of the unfolding DCU roadmap.
