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Revision as of 14:46, 27 March 2011
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Tempestt Bledsoe | |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Tempestt Bledsoe (born August 1, 1973) is an American actress. She is best known for her childhood role as Vanessa Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show.
In December 2010, it was announced that Bledsoe will be the host of Clean House on the Style Network, replacing long-time host Niecy Nash.
Career
In 1984, Tempestt was cast for the role of "Vanessa" on the long running black sitcom The Cosby Show. Tempestt had a recurring role on the show until its final season in 1992. Tempestt also made a one time appearance on the Cosby Show spinoff, A Different World as Vanessa Huxtable. In the mid-1990s, Bledsoe enjoyed a year long run as the host of her own daytime talk show, The Tempestt Bledsoe Show, produced by Columbia-Tristar and Dick Clark. She made a brief appearance in the sitcom The Parkers, and has been featured in the recurring role of a single mother on the ABC show The Practice, the Lifetime show Strong Medicine, and South of Nowhere. Her most recent credits include starring as Nina in the Oxygen Channel's original television movie, Husband for Hire, Steven Bochco's Raising the Bar, and Abby in the third season of Disney Channel's animated series The Replacements.
She appeared on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club. It was announced on December 1, 2010 that Tempestt will return to TV, replacing Niecy Nash as the host of "Clean House" on Style Network. Her first episode will air on January 26, 2011.
| Movie/TV Show | Character | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Cosby Show | Vanessa Huxtable | 1984-1992 |
| ABC AfterSchool Specials | Grace Willaims | 1986 |
| Dance Til Dawn (TV Movie) | Margaret | 1988 |
| Monsters | Dottie | 1988 |
| A Different World | Vanessa Huxtable | 1989 |
| Dream Date (TV Movie) | Danni Fairview | 1989 |
| Jenny | Kaylene | 1997 |
| Johnny B Good | ? | 1998 |
| The Practice | Roberta Baylor | 1998 |
| The Parkers | Neena Davis | 1999 |
| Santa and Pete (TV Movie) | Maria Dangola | 1999 |
| The Expendables | Tanika | 2000 |
| Fire and Ice (TV Movie) | Pam Moore | 2001 |
| BachelorMan | Janey | 2003 |
| Rock Me, Baby (TV Movie) | Chloe | 2004 |
| Strong Medicine | Clinical Risk | 2005 |
| South of Nowhere | Cecily | 2006 |
| Husband for Hire (TV Movie) | Nina | 2008 |
| Raising the Bar | Camila Hansen | 2008 |
| The Replacements | Abby/Claudia | 2009 |
| N-Secure | Jill | 2010 |
Personal life
In addition to her acting career, she received a degree in finance from New York University and enjoys music. She is in a long-term relationship with actor Darryl M. Bell, who co-starred in the NBC TV comedy A Different World, a spinoff of The Cosby Show. The couple appear together in the Fox Reality Channel series Househusbands of Hollywood, which debuted August 2009.[1]
References
- ^ The Obenson Report, 12/21/2008 (accessed 2/16/2009)
External links
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