Tempestt Bledsoe Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Ensemble in a Television Series for "The Cosby Show" in 1989
• Graduated from New York University with a degree in finance
• Began her acting career appearing in commercials for Safeway grocery stores and Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
• Earned her first on-screen credits as daughter Vanessa Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" in 1984 and would remain as a starring character until the show's end in 1992
• Quote: "This is a tough business for anyone, especially if you start out young․ I feel really lucky about the way things turned out․"
• Quote: "(On growing up in show business): "Between Bill [Cosby] and my mom, there were no better examples․ The focus was always on having a healthy childhood․""
• Best known for her role as Vanessa Huxtable in "The Cosby Show" and as Marny in "Guys with Kids․"
• Was the voice of Sheriff Hooper in the animated film "ParaNorman" in 2012
• Hosted her own daytime talk show in the mid-1990s before earning recurring spots on other popular series, including "The Practice․"