1993
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With Deja (Tyra Banks), Malik finds a girlfriend, a tutor, and a training partner all rolled into one. Meanwhile, Kristen Connor (Kristy Swanson), a somewhat naive young woman from California, meets a boy named Billy (Jay R. Ferguson) after both have had too much to drink at a beer blast.
Tyra Banks ... Deja: Cole Hauser ... Scott Moss: Laurence Fishburne ... Professor Maurice Phipps: Bradford English ... Officer Bradley: Regina King ... Monet: Busta Rhymes ... Dreads (as Busta Rhymez) Jay R. Ferguson ...
The film also featured Tyra Banks' first performance in a theatrical film. Laurence Fishburne won an NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture"; Ice Cube was also nominated for the award. This was the last film appearance of Dedrick D. Gobert, who was shot dead in 1994 prior to the film's release.
Dec 6, 2020 · Tyra Banks Booked Her Role In Cult Classic 'Higher Learning' After Appearing On ESSENCE's Cover. Director John Singleton's publicist noticed Banks after seeing her on the June 1993 cover....
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Jan 11, 1995 · There is Monet (Regina King), Kristen’s acerbic African American roommate; Deja (Tyra Banks), an attractive fellow runner Malik has his eye on; Taryn (Jennifer Connelly), a campus feminist who...
In a closing scene, we see them able to talk with each other in the aftermath of a campus tragedy. She doesn't remember the moment in the elevator. He does. But life goes on, and why does a campus exist, except for learning?
Banks began acting on television in the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1993) and made her film debut in the drama Higher Learning (1995). In 2000, she had major film roles, such as Eve in Disney Channel 's Life-Size and Zoe in the box-office hit Coyote Ugly .
