BS: Oh, you know I'm printing that. T'keyah, I know you are busy, so let's get right to it. Living Color; was that your big break? TK: Yes. I was working in Chicago as what they call a gypsy. I was doing everything. Singing, dancing, modeling, acting, and to eat, I was a substitute teacher, mostly on the south side of Chicago. Living Color was my introduction into the hell that is Hollywood and the joy of my career.
T'Keyah tempers her schedule with a vegan diet, gardening, reading, daily exercise, meditation and prayer.
She is the author of the popular, Natural Woman / Natural Hair: Hairstyles and Hairstories From the Front, with Simple Step-By-Step Instruction of Taking Care of Your Natural Hair.
She enriches her life with writing and charitable work.
T'Keyah performed with companies such as Wavelength, Chocolate Chips, and Light Opera Works.
She performed with the "Mary Wong Comedy Group" in high school AND produced and directed theatrical variety shows.
T'Keyah entertained her family from age three singing, dancing, and reciting original poems and stories.
She earned an NAACP Image Award Nomination and a Soul Train Comedy Award Nomination during her five seasons on In Living Color.
She is an actress, writer, producer, director, dancer, and singer
She is a National Merit Scholar.
She was the first runner-up in the national Miss Black America contest.
T'Keyah's height is 5'7" (1.70 m).
T'Keyah Crystal Keymah won't be returning for season 4 of the series That's So Raven. She had mentioned that she has a scholarship to study international law in England during the episode of That's So Raven called "Pin Pals". She wanted to leave the show because she thought the show and her character were going nowhere. In a dispute with the producers and creators, she quit.
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