T'Keyah Crystal Keymah

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Biography

Following "In Living Color", she played a recurring role in "The John Larroquette Show" during the 1994-95 season, then became a regular on the short-lived series "On Our Own" (ABC, 1995) and "The Show" (Fox, 1996) before landing the part of Bill Cosby's daughter on "Cosby" (CBS, 1996-2000).

A dancer trained in ballet, jazz and West African dance, Keymah has appeared in a number of theatrical productions, including her one-woman show "Some of …

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Job Title

Actor

Born

October 13, 1962

Career Milestones

Acted in one-woman show "Some of My Best Frirnds"

Began career appearing in stage productions in Chicago

Grew up in Chicago, Illinois

Produced two films, the independent feature "One Last Time" and the short "Circle of Pain"

1990

TV debut as one of the original cast members of Fox's "In Living Color"

1995

Appeared as a regular on the episodes of ABC's "On Our Own" that aired from March 3 to April 14

1995

Film debut in small role in "Tales from the Hood"

1996

Played Bill Cosby's daughter on the CBS sitcom "Cosby"

1996

Series regular on Fox's short-lived "The Show"

1997

Cast in supporting role in Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown"

2000

Had featured role in Chicago revival of "A Raisin in the Sun"

2001

Toured in one-person show ""T'Keyah Live! ... Mostly: A Variety Show"