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Keshia Knight Pulliam

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Producer, Actor
Born:
April 9, 1979 in Newark, NJ
Biography:A native of New Jersey, actress Keshia Knight Pulliam first rocketed into the national spotlight -- and won the hearts of many a devoted '80s television viewer -- as Rudy Huxtable, the spunky, pint-sized youngest daughter of Dr. Cliff Huxtable (Bill Cosby), on The Cosby Show. Initially brought in at the age of five (in 1984), Knight Pulliam imparted the series with a "cuteness" factor that laudably waned somewhat as the program wore on and the actress herself aged (though producers eventually brought in Raven-Symone to fill the gap). By the fall of 1992, in fact -- when Cosby wrapped -- Knight Pulliam had reached her teens. Over the course of the series run, she received an Emmy nod for Best Supporing Actress at age six, and qualified at the time as the youngest actress to be nominated for an Emmy in history.

During Cosby, Knight Pulliam also essayed occasional feature roles; among other... Full Biography

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Keshia Knight Pulliam, center, and Ion Overman in "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" (Lions Gate)
Viola Davis, left, Vanessa Ferlito and Keshia Knight Pulliam in "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail"...
Derek Luke, left, and Keshia Knight Pulliam in "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" (Lions Gate)
Keshia Knight Pulliam, seated, in "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" (Lions Gate)
Keshia Knight Pulliam Visits Fuse's "Daily Download"
Keshia Knight Pulliam on the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" show on ABC
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