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cast: Tika Sumpter

Tika Sumpter
Tika Sumpter grew up in Queens. After graduating from Marymount Manhattan College, she went on to become a model before landing the role of Layla Williams on the soap opera One Life to Live. Ironically, New York native Tika plays out-of-towner Raina Thorpe, a Chicago outsider who’s new to the Gossip Girl world.

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Video! Gossip Girl Stars Share Tips on How to Survive Fashion Week

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Some stars of Gossip Girl's past and present attended the John Varvatos party on night one of 2011 Fashion Week in NYC. While attendees Chace Crawford (Nate) and Sebastian Stan (Carter) skipped talking to the press, newcomer Kaylee DeFer (Charlie), GG vet Matthew Settle (Rufus), and Season 4's Tika Sumpter (Raina) made nice for the cameras.


Gossip Girl's Tika Sumpter Teases Dair Kiss Aftermath, Nate and Raina's Relationship in "The Kids Stay in the Picture"

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Season 4, Episode 18 is gearing up to be a juicy one and not just because Blair (Leighton Meester) faces some tough choices in her relationships. Raina (Tika Sumpter) asks Nate (Chace Crawford), "Have you told Chuck about us?" Between that, the Dan and Blair kiss, and the revelation that Bart Bass may have been responsible for Tika's mother's death, we're a little afraid of what the future...


Wetpaint Exclusive! Tika Sumpter Teases More Thorpe Family Drama

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One of our favorite things about Season 4 of Gossip Girl is its hot new cast member, Tika Sumpter (Raina). Tika took a breath from her busy shooting schedule in New York City to tell us about making the switch from Daytime to Primetime and what its like to get steamy with GG heartthrob Ed Westwick (Chuck).

Wetpaint: How does it feel to be joining a show that's already been on for four...


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