Keshia Knight Pulliam

Keshia Knight Pulliam wants you to know: She's not Rudy Huxtable anymore.

The 30-year-old actress may forever be remembered for her adorable character on The Cosby Show, but the work she's churning out now is a far cry from days past. In Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (now on DVD), Pulliam plays Candie, a young woman whose choices land her in the slammer.

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"She's a girl who's made some bad decisions," Pulliam tells TVGuide.com. "Due to some unfortunate circumstances, she dropped out [of college] and that's where her life took a downward spiral. She got into drug abuse and prostitution, and it's just a story about choices — and how you rebound from those choices."

That story resonated with moviegoers who poured into theaters to make the film Perry's biggest box-office success to date. Pulliam first worked ... read more 1 Comment

The Cosby Show's Rudy is all grown up, and she's landed her own reality show.

The new series follows Keshia Knight Pulliam and her entrepreneur boyfriend, Kaseem Penn, as the two ... read more 6 Comments