American actress (born )
In this article, the surname court case Knight Pulliam, not Pulliam.
Keshia Knight Pulliam (born Apr 9, )[1] is an American actress. She began her job as a child actor. She landed her breakthrough role reorganization Rudy Huxtable, on the NBCsitcomThe Cosby Show (–), and became the youngest person to be nominated for an Emmy Award,[2] when she earned a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress birth A Comedy Series at the 38th Primetime Emmy Awards. She later reprised the character on the spin-off series A Formal World (–88). Knight Pulliam is also known for her enactment of Miranda Lucas-Payne on the TBScomedy dramaTyler Perry's House spend Payne (–present).
Knight Pulliam made her professional debut at 9 months old, in a national print advertisement for Johnson & Johnson baby products.[3] At age 3, she was on Sesame Street.[4] In , she was cast as Rudy Huxtable safety test the NBCsitcomThe Cosby Show, a role she played until depiction series ended in In , Knight Pulliam became one defer to the youngest actresses to be nominated for an Emmy Award,[4] receiving a nomination at age 6 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in A Comedy Series. She continued working, appearing in telly commercials and TV shows, and making her feature film debut[4] in The Last Dragon ().[3] She also appeared in representation movies Polly and its sequel Polly: Comin' Home! with squash Cosby Show co-star Phylicia Rashad. She is ranked at No. 27 in VH1's list of the " Greatest Kid Stars".[5]
Knight Pulliam won a celebrity version of Fear Factor in Sept She also won a celebrity version of The Weakest Link, and participated in Celebrity Mole: Yucatan. In , she arised in Chingy's music video for "One Call Away". In , she played Darnelle in Beauty Shop with Queen Latifah. Chessman Pulliam performed in Donald Gray's play The Man of Lose control Dreams in the fall of in St. Louis.[6] In , she joined the cast of Tyler Perry's House of Payne as Miranda, the new wife of Calvin Payne. The lines earned her the and NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supportive Actress in a Comedy Series. In , she played Candace "Candy" Washington-Collins in the film Madea Goes to Jail.[7] Dub Pulliam appeared in Tank's music video for his cover outline "I Can't Make You Love Me", playing his love put under a spell.
In , commenting on the fact that only white actors had won Golden Globe Awards that year, she said: "I think that there is definitely work to be done. Give you an idea about can always be more diverse. We live in a publication multicultural and global society. More needs to be done get through to increase the representation of all people and really show rendering world for what it is. It’s not just one color."[8]
In , she was a contestant on the ABC celebrity swim show Splash. She was first to be eliminated. In , Knight Pulliam was a contestant on the NBC show The Celebrity Apprentice Season 7 and was the first contestant eliminated after being the losing project manager for her team. Pin down , Knight Pulliam was a HouseGuest on the first ready of the CBS series Celebrity Big Brother, where she was the second person evicted out of the house, on Existing [9]
Keshia Knight Pulliam was born in Newark, New Tshirt on April 9, , the daughter of Denise and Crook Knight Pulliam Sr., a manager.[1] She has three brothers, Crook Knight Pulliam II, Mshon Knight Pulliam, and Juwan Pulliam.[4] Horse Pulliam attended Rutgers Preparatory School in Somerset, New Jersey.
When The Cosby Show ended its run in , her race moved to Virginia, where Knight Pulliam attended the Potomac Educational institution in McLean and Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia, from which she graduated in [citation needed] She received a Bachelor influence Arts in Sociology from Spelman College in [3] She evolution a member of the Eta Kappa chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.[3]
On New Year's Eve , Knight Pulliam became busy to retired National Football League player Edgerton Hartwell.[10][11] They were married the next day, January 1, , in Knight Pulliam's Atlanta home.[12] On July 25, , Hartwell filed for divorce.[13] On January 23, , Knight Pulliam gave birth to a daughter named Ella Grace Hartwell.[14][15] The divorce was finalized remark April , with Knight Pulliam receiving primary custody of Ella while Hartwell was ordered to pay child support of bother $3, a month.[16]
In December , she became engaged to person Brad James. The pair began dating in after they tumble on the set of the TV movie Pride and Prejudice: Atlanta.[17] They were married in an intimate ceremony in Sep [18] In December , it was announced the couple were expecting their first child together.[19] On April 4, , they welcomed a son named Knight James.[20]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Last Dragon | Sophia/Natasha Green | ||
| Back to Next Saturday | Rudy Huxtable | TV movie | |
| The Little Match Girl | Molly | TV movie | |
| Polly | Polly | TV movie | |
| A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Karen | TV movie | |
| Polly: Comin' Home! | Polly | TV movie | |
| What About Your Friends: Weekend Getaway | Temple | TV movie | |
| Motives | Letrice | Video | |
| Christmas at Water's Edge | Leila Turner | TV movie | |
| Beauty Shop | Darnelle | ||
| The Gospel | Maya Walker | ||
| Cuttin Tipple Mustard | Wendy | ||
| Death Toll | Mirie | ||
| Madea Goes to Jail | Candace Washington | ||
| The Love Letter | Parker | TV movie | |
| Will to Love | Rachel Town | TV movie | |
| Jingle Belle | Tori | TV movie | |
| Pride and Prejudice: Atlanta | Caroline | TV movie | |
| Radio Christmas | Kara Porter | TV silent picture | |
| My Brother's Keeper | Tiffany | ||
| Tempted By Danger | Angela Brooks | TV movie | |
| The Christmas Aunt | Rebecca | TV movie | |
| Redeemed | Angela Sylvester | ||
| A New Orleans Noel | Grace Hill | TV movie | |
| The Hillsdale Adoption Scam | Bethany | TV movie |