Cast at age 9, Raegan Revord looks back fondly at her time as Missy and the doors the role has opened. The actress is honored to have been a part of the show, never imagining it would develop such a loyal fanbase. While she’s sad to see the series come to an end, Revord feels the finale “ties everything together” and is optimistic about what’s next.
Screen Rant interviews Revord about growing up alongside Missy, her favorite onscreen relationships, and what to expect from the Young Sheldon series finale.
The Young Sheldon Cast Is Revord’s “Found Family”
Screen Rant: You were very young when you first joined Young Sheldon, so how has it been growing up alongside this character you’ve been portraying for the past seven years?
Raegan Revord: It’s been amazing. It’s been an honor to be there. I am obsessed with every single person I’ve worked with on that show. They’re all amazing. And it’s kind of crazy thinking about the passage of time because it feels like it’s flown by, but also, if I think back on it, it feels like I was just a little baby whenever we started. Like, whenever we started, I was 9, I was in a car seat. And I’m now learning how to drive at 16. So it’s kind of crazy.
Raegan Revord: Definitely not. Whenever we started, I believe it was Miss Annie, who plays Meemaw, she walked on the stage, and she told herself, “This is going to be something. This is going to become something.” And she was right. It became the best family. It became a really popular show, which I’m really grateful for. I’m honored to have been on here for seven years.
Raegan Revord: It’s been amazing. I’ve said this a lot, but I’m an only child. I have four dogs but it doesn’t really count as siblings, as my mom likes to say it does. And so getting on the show and having an older brother and a twin brother, it was amazing. It’s gotten to the point where if someone asks if we’re siblings in real life, we’re like, “Yeah.” Whenever we say that, it shows just how close we actually are. I like to say we’re found family, not blood family.
Raegan Revord: There’s been a few. I think one thing that makes the Missy and Sheldon bonding scenes so sweet is that they don’t happen often. And so whenever you do get a time when Missy is going through something, or Sheldon is going through something, and the other twin is there for them, it really shows that even though they argue, even though they might not see eye-to-eye all the time, they still do love each other.
If I had to pick, it would probably be whenever Missy and Sheldon go into that little shack in the woods because Missy is away. It was really sweet because one of Sheldon’s lines is something like, “I’m older by ten minutes, so I have to watch out for you,” or something like that. I’m like, “Oh, that’s so sweet.” It was a fun scene to film off-screen. It’s a fun scene to watch. I love it.
