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Keshia Knight Pulliam and Wiki
Keshia Knight Pulliam is a well-known actress from the United States. She is best known as Rudy Huxtable, the youngest daughter of Cliff and Clair Huxtable, on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1984-1992), and as Miranda Lucas-Payne on the TBS comedy-drama Tyler Perry’s House of Payne (2007–present).
Keshia Knight Pulliam Education
In Somerset, New Jersey, the American actress attended Rutgers Preparatory School. When The Cosby Show ended in 1992, her family relocated to Virginia, where she attended the Potomac School in McLean and the Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia, where she graduated in 1997. In 2001, she graduated from Spelman College with a bachelor of arts in sociology.
Keshia Knight Pulliam’s Age and Birthday
How old is Keshia? She is 43 years old as of 2022. She was born on the 9th of April 1979 in Newark, New Jersey, the United States of America, celebrating her birthday every 9th of April.
Keshia Knight Pulliam Nationality
Knight is an American national and citizen by birth. She was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, United State of America. She is of mixed ethnicity/heritage/ancestry in Africa and America.
Keshia Knight Pulliam Height
Keshia the American actress stands at a height of 5′ 0″ (1.54 m) tall. ALSO READ: Shaun King
Keshia Knight Pulliam’s Parents and Family
She was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey as the daughter of Denise and James Knight Pulliam, Sr., a manager. She has three brothers, James Knight Pulliam II, Mshon Knight Pulliam, and Juwan Pulliam.
Keshia Knight Pulliam’s Husband | Married| Daughter
Who is Keshia married to? On New Year’s Eve 2015, she married retired National Football League player Edgerton Hartwell. The following day, January 1, 2016, they married in Knight Pulliam’s Atlanta home. On July 25, 2016, Hartwell filed for divorce. Ella Grace Hartwell, the actress’s daughter, was born on January 23, 2017. The divorce was finalized in April 2018, with the actress receiving primary custody of Ella and Hartwell ordered to pay $3,000 in child support per month. She will marry actor Brad James in December 2020. Knight Pulliam began dating James in 2019 after meeting on the set of the TV movie Pride and Prejudice: Bride and Groom. Atlanta
Keshia Knight Pulliam’s Career
In 1986, at the age of six, she became one of the youngest actresses to be nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. At 9 months old, she made her professional debut in a national print advertisement for Johnson & Johnson baby products. She continued to work, appearing in commercials and TV shows, as well as making her feature film debut in The Last Dragon (1985). She first appeared on Sesame Street at the age of three, as Keshia. She also co-starred with her Cosby Show co-star Phylicia Rashad in the films “Polly” and “Polly Comin’ Home.” She is number 27 on VH1’s list of the “100 Greatest Kid Stars.” The actress won a celebrity version of Fear Factor in September 2002. She also won a celebrity version of The Weakest Link, and participated in Celebrity Mole 2: Yucatan.
She appeared in Chingy’s music video for “One Call Away” in 2004. She co-starred in Beaty Shop with Queen Latifah in 2005. In the fall of 2006, Knight Pulliam appeared in Donald Gray’s play The Man of Her Dreams in St. Louis. In 2008, she was cast as Miranda, Calvin Payne’s new wife, in Tyler Perry’s House of Payne. She won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2009 and 2010. She starred as Candace “Candy” Washington in the 2009 film Madea Goes to Jail. The actress played Tank’s love interest in his 2010 music video for his cover of “I Can’t Make You Love Me.” In 2015, the actress was a contestant on the NBC show The Celebrity Apprentice Season and was the first contestant eliminated after being the losing project manager for her team. In 2018, Knight Pulliam was a HouseGuest on the first season of the CBS series Celebrity Big Brother, where she was the second person evicted from the house, on Day 13.
Keshia Knight Pulliam’s Net worth
Keshia has an estimated net worth of $6 million.
Keshia Knight Pulliam Movies and TV SHows
MOVIES:
- 2021 Redeemed
- 2020 My Brother’s Keeper
- 2009 Madea Goes to Jail
- 2008 Cuttin Da Mustard
- 2008 Death Toll
- 2005 Beauty Shop
- 2005 The Gospel
- 2004 Motives
- 1985 The Last Dragon
TV SHOWS:
- 2022 A New Orleans Noel
- 2020 Tempted by Danger
- 2020 The Christmas Aunt
- 2019 Radio Christmas
- 2019 Pride and Prejudice: Atlanta
- 2018 Celebrity Big Brother
- 2018 Jingle Belle Tori
- 2016 Here We Go Again
- 2015 The Celebrity Apprentice Season 7
- 2015 Will to Love
- 2013 Splash
- 2013 Guys with Kids
- 2013 The Love Letter
- 2012 Mr. Box Office
- 2010 Psych Stranjay
- 2007–12; 2020–present Tyler Perry’s House of Payne
- 2004 Celebrity Mole 2: Yucatán
- 2004 Christmas at Water’s Edge
- 2002 Fear Factor
- 2002 What About Your Friends: Weekend Getaway
- 2001 The Weakest Link
- 1997 Cosby Guitarist
- 1990 Polly: Comin’ Home!
- 1990 The Earth Day Special
- 1989 Polly
- 1989 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
- 1987–88 A Different World
- 1987 The Little Match Girl
- 1985 Back to Next Saturday
- 1984–92 The Cosby Show
- 1984 Sesame Street
