Keshia Knight Pulliam
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| Birth name | Keshia Knight Pulliam | |
| Born | April 9, 1979 (age 27) | |
| Origin |  Newark, New Jersey, United States |
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| Genre(s) | Acting/Model | |
| Occupation(s) | Acting/Model | |
| Years active | 1982 - present | |
| Website | [1] | |
Keshia Knight Pulliam (born April 9, 1979 in Newark, New Jersey, USA) is an Emmy Nominated African American actress.
She is most recognized and remembered for her role as Rudy Huxtable on the NBC sitcom, The Cosby Show. She became the youngest actress ever to be nominated for an Emmy at age six for best supporting actress. Even before that — at age 3 — she played Keshia on Sesame Street.
Her character on The Cosby Show, Rudy, was mostly known for being the "baby" of the family. She was very young at the start of the show, but grew up onscreen.
Knight Pulliam attended Rutgers Preparatory School in Somerset, New Jersey and graduated from Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia. She graduated from Spelman College in 2001 and participated in, and won, a celebrity version of Fear Factor in 2003. She is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
In 2004, Knight Pulliam posed for a six-page lingerie and swimsuit layout in Black Men magazine in an attempt to get rid of her Rudy "little girl" image. The same year, she starred in Chingy's music video for "One Call Away".
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[edit] Trivia
- According to an interview on Real Talk with Jeanne Roberts of St. Louis, Keshia performed in Donald Gray's play The Man of Her Dreams in the Fall of 2006.
- Pulliam is ranked #19 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars".
- According to DirectorMRV, Keshia Knight Pulliam has (as of February 2007) wrapped a TV pilot for BET called "Mimi's Place." 1.
[edit] Filmography
- The Gospel (2005) - Maya
- Beauty Shop (2005) - Darnelle
- Motives (2004) - Letrice
- The Last Dragon (1985) -Sophie
[edit] Television
- Christmas at Water's Edge (2004) - Leila Turner
- What About Your Friends: Weekend Getaway (2002) - Temple
- Polly: Comin' Home! (1991) - Polly
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1989) - Karen
- Polly (1989) - Polly
- The Little Match Girl (1987) - Molly
- A Different World (1987 & 1988) - Rudy Huxtable
- The Cosby Show (1984-1992) - Rudith Lillian 'Rudy' Huxtable
