Keshia Knight Pulliam
Biography
Keshia Knight Pulliam is an American actress who started as a child performer and became known for playing Rudy Huxtable on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. Born in Newark in 1979, she made her professional debut at nine months old in a Johnson & Johnson baby products advertisement and appeared on Sesame Street at age three. Cast in 1984 on The Cosby Show, she stayed with the series until it ended in 1992 and earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1986. Her feature debut came in The Last Dragon (1985), and she later appeared in Polly (1989). She won celebrity editions of Fear Factor and The Weakest Link before taking the role of Darnelle in Beauty Shop (2005). In 2008 she joined Tyler Perry's House of Payne as Miranda, a part that brought her NAACP Image Awards in 2009 and 2010, and she appeared in Madea Goes to Jail (2009).
47years old
Turns 48 on April 9in 178 days
- Born Newark
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 35 years1985 to 2020
Every film, newest first
- 2020My Brother's KeeperIMDb rating 4.7
- 2009Madea Goes to JailIMDb rating 4.7
- 2005Beauty ShopIMDb rating 5.7
- 2005The GospelIMDb rating 5.1
- 1985The Last DragonIMDb rating 6.8
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In 1984, Keshia Knight Pulliam was cast as Rudy Huxtable on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. She stayed in that part until the series came to an end in 1992.
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Bille WoodruffDirector, 1 film, 2005
All films by Bille Woodruff
Michael SchultzDirector, 1 film, 1985
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