“I think people assume that because I talk the way that I talk that I grew up with money, and then I've had to say, 'No, I grew up poor.' And then I was like, 'Why do I have to play this game where the only black experience that's authentic is the one where you grew up in poverty?' I mean, it's ridiculous.”

American actress, talk show host, and director

Aisha Tyler is an American actress, talk show host, and director. She is known for roles on television, including Andrea Marino in the first season of Ghost Whisperer, Dr. Tara Lewis in Criminal Minds from 2015, and Lana Kane in Archer. She also appeared as Mother Nature in the final two The Santa Clause films, and had recurring roles on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Talk Soup, and Friends. Her work is best known from television and voice acting, across comedy, drama, and hosting.