Grotesquerie’s Raven Goodwin Says Ryan Murphy Didn’t Remember Working with Her on Another Hit Show (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

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Raven Goodwinis spilling the tea about working withRyan Murphy.

The actress, 32, spoke exclusively with PEOPLE on Tuesday, Nov. 12, to discuss family, upcoming projects and her role in Murphy’s latest FX horror series,Grotesquerie.

When asked if theAmerican Horror Storycreator recognized her from her three-episode stint on his hit Fox showGlee,which ran from 2009 to 2015, Goodwin revealed that Murphy didn’t recognize her.

“Ryan had forgotten!” theGood Luck Charlieactress told PEOPLE with a laugh. “It’s been so long since Ryan didGlee— he had no idea I was on the show. He was like, ‘Nice to meet you.’ I was like, ‘All right, bet.‘ ”

Goodwin went on to rave about Murphy and the show’s creative team.

“Seriously, I was so excited to be a part of the Ryan Murphy universe simply because I am [an] actual fan,” she explained. “Like I really do watch his work. Every time he puts something out, I’m watching it.”

Travis Kelce and Raven Goodwin in a ‘Grotesquerie’ scene.Prashant Gupta/FX

Prashant Gupta/FX

“And for me to love the [Grotesquerie] script as much as I did, like, they did their thing — like the writers are incredible,” she continued. “They have incredible minds and so to kind of execute whatever they had in mind and to do it and make everybody happy and to get the job done the way I was supposed to get it done … it meant a lot … So I’m excited. You know, I hope we can do more.”

TheBeing Mary Janeactress also dished on what it was like working with NFL starTravis Kelcein his first significant acting role.

“It’s always funny to see people who haven’t really been in the world come on set,” she said. “And they’re like, ‘Oh, it’s another angle. Oh, we got to wait 10 more hours for this one thing. Oh, okay.’ ”

“It’s just so funny seeing how they kind of conceptualize what’s going on around them because we get paid to wait — we don’t get paid to act. So I think they forget about that part,” Goodwin added. “But he was super cool. You know, everything moved kind of fast and, you know, we got him out as soon as we could, but our days are long.”

Goodwin also recalled the surreal sensation of working with Kelce, 35, and costarNiecy Nash-Betts, 54, in one particularly dramatic scene.

“All of our experiences and career choices and paths just kind of meeting up,” she said, “And it was just kind of like, ‘Okay, we’re doing this.’ But it was refreshing. It was fun. They both were absolutely breathtakingly good.”

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“It was such a cool day. It was just like a cool day,” she continued. “It just felt like I was in a twilight zone. Like, what is really happening with my career right now? This is so cool.”

Grotesqueriefollows a small-town detective Lois Tryon (Nash-Betts) as she attempts to solve a string of gruesome and seemingly personal murders.

Goodwin portrays Lois’ daughter, Merritt Tryon, who “is Lois’ rock, although her struggles with an eating disorder reveal a double standard that forces Lois to grapple with her own flaws,” per the show’s description of Merritt.

Grotesqueriealso featuresNicholas Alexander Chavez,Courtney B. Vance,Micaela DiamondandLesley Manville.

“I just feel like it’s such a beautiful cast that [BET] brought together. I feel like the storyline is adorable. We all love that underdog redemption story. And that’s what it is with Tiffany,” she told PEOPLE.

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source: people.com