Tyler was born in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Robin Gregory, a teacher, and Jim Tyler, a photographer. After briefly working for a San Francisco advertising firm, she toured the country pursuing a comedy career before finally moving to Los Angeles, in 1996. Following her regular role on the CBS series Ghost Whisperer during its first season, Tyler appeared in several movies, including The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, .45, and the comedy Balls of Fury. Her first book, Swerve: A Guide to the Sweet Life for Postmodern Girls was released in January 2004. Philanthropy and charity work is very important to Aisha, and she regularly does volunteer work for The American Red Cross, The Trust for Public Land, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and The International Rescue Committee.
