Keshia Knight Pulliam
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Biography
Keshia Knight Pulliam was born on April 9th, 1979 in Newark, New Jersey. She is of Jamaican decent. She started acting at a very early age and appeared on the PBS children's television series Sesame Street at age three. She began her most famous role on The Cosby Show in 1984 when she was five years old as the wise and serious youngest Huxtable, Rudy. America literally watched Keshia grow up before their eyes as the popular Cosby Show ran for eight seasons, making her nearly a teenager by the time the show ended. She became the youngest actress to ever be nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Emmy in 1986, at six years old, for the Cosby Show. She went on from the show to appear in A Different World.
She attended Rutgers Preparatory School in Somerset, New Jersey and graduated from Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia. She also went on to attend Spelman College and graduated in 2000 with a degree in Sociology. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
She made several movies following her success on Cosby including: The Last Dragon, Motives, Beauty Shop and The Gospel.
Tidbits
- She appeared in rapper Chingy's music video, One Call Away as Chingy's girl
- She won Fear Factor Celebrity Edition in 2002
- She was named one of EBONY magazine's Top Bacholerettes
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