'That's So Raven's T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh on Returning as Tanya Baxter After More Than 16 Years (Exclusive)
29.06.2022 - 01:21
/ etonline.com
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh makes her anticipated return as Tanya Baxter on the Disney Channel series, , after more than 16 years — and the actress spoke exclusively to ET about her long-awaited homecoming.ET first broke the news on June 21 that Keymáh would be appearing on . She last appeared on as Raven's mother in a season 3 episode that aired in 2005, leaving the series to care for her grandmother. At the time, it was revealed that Tanya had left for London to attend law school. Keymáh returns in the upcoming season 5 finale of when she surprises the family with her unannounced return to celebrate Victor’s 60th birthday. «It is so exciting.
I can't even believe it,» Keymáh told ET's Deidre Behar on Monday of her onscreen familyreunion. «I was telling my sister, Karen, that I've done so many huge things in my career. And usually you don't realize how big they are until after... But I'm very, very aware of how excited people are about this return because they've been clamoring about it for years.»«I didn't learn till years later that people noticed that I was gone.
Then it's like over the years, 'Where is she? Where is she?' And when Rondell [Sheridan, who plays Victor,] did a guest spot, I was like, 'Whoa, I see the dad. Where's the mom?'» she continued. «I'm just thrilled for me and for my fans that finally, finally I get to play a character that I created 20 years ago.»Recently, Raven-Symone revealed that a call was out to Keymáh to potentially reprise her role on .
Keymáh shared that it was an easy decision for her when they reached out.«They asked me if I wanted to come play with them and I said yes. It was kind of just that simple,» she said, adding that she had one window in her schedule that worked.
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