On Beyond the Gates, Tamara Tunie portrays the strong matriarch of the Dupree family, Anita Dupree is a force to be reckoned with and, as they say, “We’ve only just begun.

Beloved for decades as Jessica Griffin on As the World Turns, Tamara Tunie is making her grand return to daytime TV in Beyond the Gates-the first network soap opera to premiere in more than 25 years.

Clifton Davis and Tamara Tunie star in "Beyond the Gates," a new CBS daytime drama. Daphnee Duplaix, left, spars with Tamara Tunie in "Beyond the Gates." Daphnee Duplaix, from left, Clifton ...

However, Tamara Tunie, who plays the show’s matriarch, EGOT winner Anita Dupree, thinks now is the perfect time for the soap opera to launch. The hour-long daily soap, which debuted on Monday ...

The series is also the first daytime soap opera to be greenlit in over 25 years. Actor Tamara Tunie — who stars in the series and was also on "As The World Turns" — appeared on "CBS Mornings ...

Tamara Tunie teases ‘Beyond the Gates’: ‘It’s not just a ‘Black soap.’ After all the buzz around CBS’ brand new hour-long daily drama, Tamara, who plays powerhouse matriarch Anita ...

Tamara Tunie knows how difficult a daytime drama can be. When she was on “As the World Turns,” Tunie also starred on Broadway in “Julius Caesar.” “I did three different jobs in 24 hours ...