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Keshia Knight Pulliam Biography
Birth Place:
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- At 8 months old, she appeared in a national print ad for Johnson & Johnson
- Made TV debut on Sesame Street when she was 3
- In 1984, she landed her breakout TV gig playing youngest child Rudy Huxtable on the NBC comedy The Cosby Show, a role that was meant to be a boy's part
- Was honored in 1984 with an NAACP Image Award
- Became the youngest female nominated for an Emmy in 1986
- In 1985, she landed her first movie part in The Last Dragon (1985)
- Won a Kid's Choice Award in 1991
- A frequent participant on celebrity-themed game shows, she was crowned the winner of a 2001 special edition of Weakest Link and a 2002 special edition of Fear Factor
- Started a production company called PullPenn in 2008
- Won the first of two NAACP Image Awards in 2009 for her work on the cable series Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Awards
- 1988People's Choice Awards-Favorite Young TV Performer: winner
- 1986Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
Relationships
- James Pulliam III -- Brother
- Mshon Pulliam -- Brother
- Ella Grace -- Daughter
- James Pulliam -- Father
- James Pulliam -- Grandfather
- John Knight -- Grandfather
- Elzora Knight -- Grandmother
- Gertha Pulliam -- Grandmother
- Ed Hartwell -- Husband (separated)
- Denise Pulliam -- Mother