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Keshia Knight Pulliam was born in [[Newark, New Jersey]], the daughter of Denise and James Knight Pulliam, Sr., a manager.<ref name="filmref">{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/19/Keshia-Knight-Pulliam.html |title=Keshia Knight Pulliam Biography (1979-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=March 20, 2011 }}</ref> She has three brothers, James Knight Pulliam II, Mshon Knight Pulliam, and Juwan Pulliam.<ref name=tvg>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/keshia-knight-pulliam/bio/190339 |publisher=[[TV Guide|TVGuide.com]] |title=Keshia Knight Pulliam |access-date=January 5, 2015 }}</ref> Knight Pulliam attended [[Rutgers Preparatory School]] in [[Somerset, New Jersey]]. |
Keshia Knight Pulliam was born in [[Newark, New Jersey]], the daughter of Denise and James Knight Pulliam, Sr., a manager.<ref name="filmref">{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/19/Keshia-Knight-Pulliam.html |title=Keshia Knight Pulliam Biography (1979-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=March 20, 2011 }}</ref> She has three brothers, James Knight Pulliam II, Mshon Knight Pulliam, and Juwan Pulliam.<ref name=tvg>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/keshia-knight-pulliam/bio/190339 |publisher=[[TV Guide|TVGuide.com]] |title=Keshia Knight Pulliam |access-date=January 5, 2015 }}</ref> Knight Pulliam attended [[Rutgers Preparatory School]] in [[Somerset, New Jersey]]. |
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When ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' ended its run in 1992, her family moved to Virginia, where Knight Pulliam attended the [[Potomac School (McLean, Virginia)|Potomac School]] in [[McLean, Virginia]] and [[Foxcroft School]] in [[Middleburg, Virginia]], from which she graduated in 1997.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} She received a bachelor of arts degree in sociology from [[Spelman College]] in 2001.<ref name=officialbio /> She is a member of the Eta Kappa chapter of [[Delta Sigma Theta]] sorority.<ref name=officialbio /> |
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⚫ | On New Year's Eve 2015, Knight Pulliam became engaged to retired [[National Football League]] player [[Edgerton Hartwell]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/01/01/ex-cosby-kid-keshia-knight-pulliam-engaged/78188274/ |title=Ex-'Cosby' kid Keshia Knight Pulliam is engaged |first=Maria |last=Puente |work=[[USA Today]] |date=January 1, 2016 |access-date=April 12, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Lesley Messer |title=Keshia Knight Pulliam Is Engaged |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/keshia-knight-pulliam-engaged-ed-hartwell/story?id=36051113 |publisher=[[ABC News]] |date=January 1, 2016 |access-date=January 23, 2016}}</ref> They were married the next day, January 1, 2016, in Knight Pulliam's [[Atlanta]] home.<ref>{{cite news |author=Joi-Marie McKenzie |title=Keisha Knight Pulliam Reveals She Wed Ed Hartwell on New Years |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/keisha-knight-pulliam-reveals-wed-ed-hartwell-years/story?id=36453432 |publisher=ABC News |date=January 22, 2016 |access-date=January 23, 2016}}</ref> Hartwell filed for divorce on July 25, 2016.<ref>Martin, Annie. "[http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2016/07/26/Keshia-Knight-Pulliam-headed-for-divorce-after-pregnancy-news/3061469542658/ Keshia Knight Pulliam headed for divorce after pregnancy news: The actress and Ed Hartwell married in January after four months of dating]". ''[[United Press International]]''. July 26, 2016.</ref> On January 23, 2017, Knight Pulliam gave birth to a daughter, named Ella Grace Hartwell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrityu-moms/news/keshia-knight-pulliam-gives-birth-welcomes-baby-girl-w462505/|title=Keshia Knight Pulliam Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby Girl|date=January 23, 2017|work=[[US Weekly]]|access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/keshia-knight-pulliam-welcomes-daughter-ella-grace/|title=Keshia Knight Pulliam Welcomes Daughter Ella Grace|date=January 23, 2017|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref> The divorce was finalized in April 2018, with Knight Pulliam receiving primary custody of Ella while Hartwell was ordered to pay child support of about $3,000 a month.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsbradio.com/news/national/keshia-knight-pulliam-finalizes-divorce-with-hartwell-gets-primary-custody/vlAWOxQBIRZrFhU7MQb4eL/|title=Keshia Knight Pulliam Finalizes Divorce with Ed Hartwell, Gets Primary Custody|last=Ho|first=Rodney|work=[[WSB (AM)|WSB Radio]]|date=April 24, 2018|access-date=April 25, 2018}}</ref> |
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⚫ | On New Year's Eve 2015, Knight Pulliam became engaged to retired [[National Football League]] player [[Edgerton Hartwell]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/01/01/ex-cosby-kid-keshia-knight-pulliam-engaged/78188274/ |title=Ex-'Cosby' kid Keshia Knight Pulliam is engaged |first=Maria |last=Puente |work=[[USA Today]] |date=January 1, 2016 |access-date=April 12, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Lesley Messer |title=Keshia Knight Pulliam Is Engaged |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/keshia-knight-pulliam-engaged-ed-hartwell/story?id=36051113 |publisher=[[ABC News]] |date=January 1, 2016 |access-date=January 23, 2016}}</ref> They were married the next day, January 1, 2016, in Knight Pulliam's [[Atlanta]] home.<ref>{{cite news |author=Joi-Marie McKenzie |title=Keisha Knight Pulliam Reveals She Wed Ed Hartwell on New Years |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/keisha-knight-pulliam-reveals-wed-ed-hartwell-years/story?id=36453432 |publisher=ABC News |date=January 22, 2016 |access-date=January 23, 2016}}</ref> Hartwell filed for divorce on July 25, 2016.<ref>Martin, Annie. "[http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2016/07/26/Keshia-Knight-Pulliam-headed-for-divorce-after-pregnancy-news/3061469542658/ Keshia Knight Pulliam headed for divorce after pregnancy news: The actress and Ed Hartwell married in January after four months of dating]". ''[[United Press International]]''. July 26, 2016.</ref> On January 23, 2017, Knight Pulliam gave birth to a daughter, named Ella Grace Hartwell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrityu-moms/news/keshia-knight-pulliam-gives-birth-welcomes-baby-girl-w462505/|title=Keshia Knight Pulliam Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby Girl|date=January 23, 2017|work=[[US Weekly]]|access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/keshia-knight-pulliam-welcomes-daughter-ella-grace/|title=Keshia Knight Pulliam Welcomes Daughter Ella Grace|date=January 23, 2017|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref> The divorce was finalized in April 2018, with Knight Pulliam receiving primary custody of Ella while Hartwell was ordered to pay child support of about $3,000 a month.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsbradio.com/news/national/keshia-knight-pulliam-finalizes-divorce-with-hartwell-gets-primary-custody/vlAWOxQBIRZrFhU7MQb4eL/|title=Keshia Knight Pulliam Finalizes Divorce with Ed Hartwell, Gets Primary Custody|last=Ho|first=Rodney|work=[[WSB (AM)|WSB Radio]]|date=April 24, 2018|access-date=April 25, 2018}}</ref> |
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In December 2020, she became engaged to actor [[Brad James]]. Knight Pulliam began dating James in 2019 after they met on the set of the TV movie ''Pride and Prejudice: Atlanta''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Strohm |first1=Emily |title=The Cosby Show’s Keshia Knight Pulliam Engaged to Actor Brad James |url=https://people.com/tv/the-cosby-shows-keshia-knight-pulliam-engaged-to-brad-james/ |website=People |publisher=Meredith Corporation |access-date=17 December 2020}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
Revision as of 04:36, 18 February 2021
Keshia Knight Pulliam | |
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![]() Knight Pulliam at the Wizard World Comic Con in 2015 | |
Born | |
Education | Spelman College |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1982–present |
Known for | Rudy Huxtable in The Cosby Show |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Website | keshiaknightpulliam |
Keshia Knight Pulliam (born April 9, 1979)[1] is an American actress. She is known for her childhood role as Rudy Huxtable, the youngest daughter of Cliff and Clair Huxtable from the ages of 5 to 13, on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992) and as an adult as Miranda Lucas-Payne on the TBS comedy-drama Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2007–present).
Career
In 1986, Knight Pulliam became one of the youngest actresses to be nominated for an Emmy Award,[2] receiving a nomination at age 6 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in A Comedy Series. She made her professional debut at 9 months old, in a national print advertisement for Johnson & Johnson baby products.[3] She continued working, appearing in television commercials and TV shows, and making her feature film debut[2] in The Last Dragon (1985).[3] At age 3, she played Keshia on Sesame Street.[2] She also appeared in the movies "Polly" and its sequel "Polly Comin' Home" with her Cosby Show co-star Phylicia Rashad. She is ranked at No. 27 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars".[4]
Knight Pulliam 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. In 2004, she appeared in Chingy's music video for "One Call Away". In 2005, she played Darnelle in Beauty Shop with Queen Latifah. Knight Pulliam performed in Donald Gray's play The Man of Her Dreams in the fall of 2006 in St. Louis.[5] In 2008, she joined the cast of Tyler Perry's House of Payne as Miranda, the new wife of Calvin Payne. The role earned her the 2009 and 2010 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. In 2009, she played Candace "Candy" Washington in the film Madea Goes to Jail.[6] Knight Pulliam appeared in Tank's 2010 music video for his cover of "I Can't Make You Love Me", playing his love interest.
In 2011, commenting on the fact that only white actors had won Golden Globe Awards that year, she said: "I think that there is definitely work to be done. It can always be more diverse. We live in a very multicultural and global society. More needs to be done to increase the representation of all people and really show the world for what it is. It’s not just one color."[7]
In 2013, she was a contestant on the ABC celebrity diving show Splash. She was first to be eliminated. In 2015, Knight Pulliam was a contestant on the NBC show The Celebrity Apprentice Season 7 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 out of the house, on Day 13.[8]
Personal life
Keshia Knight Pulliam was born in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of Denise and James Knight Pulliam, Sr., a manager.[1] She has three brothers, James Knight Pulliam II, Mshon Knight Pulliam, and Juwan Pulliam.[2] Knight Pulliam attended Rutgers Preparatory School in Somerset, New Jersey.
When The Cosby Show ended its run in 1992, her family moved to Virginia, where Knight Pulliam attended the Potomac School in McLean, Virginia and Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia, from which she graduated in 1997.[citation needed] She received a bachelor of arts degree in sociology from Spelman College in 2001.[3] She is a member of the Eta Kappa chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.[3]
On New Year's Eve 2015, Knight Pulliam became engaged to retired National Football League player Edgerton Hartwell.[9][10] They were married the next day, January 1, 2016, in Knight Pulliam's Atlanta home.[11] Hartwell filed for divorce on July 25, 2016.[12] On January 23, 2017, Knight Pulliam gave birth to a daughter, named Ella Grace Hartwell.[13][14] The divorce was finalized in April 2018, with Knight Pulliam receiving primary custody of Ella while Hartwell was ordered to pay child support of about $3,000 a month.[15]
In December 2020, she became engaged to actor Brad James. Knight Pulliam began dating James in 2019 after they met on the set of the TV movie Pride and Prejudice: Atlanta.[16]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | The Last Dragon | Sophia / Natasha Green | |
1987 | The Little | Molly | |
2004 | Motives | Letrice | Video |
2005 | Beauty Shop | Darnelle | |
2005 | The Gospel | Maya Walker | |
2008 | Cuttin Da Mustard | Wendy | |
2008 | Death Toll | Mirie | |
2009 | Madea Goes to Jail | Candace Washington |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984–92 | The Cosby Show | Rudy Huxtable | Main role; 177 episodes |
1985 | Back to Next Saturday | Rudy Huxtable | Movie |
1987 | The Little Match Girl | Molly | Movie |
1987–88 | A Different World | Rudy Huxtable | 3 episodes |
1989 | Polly | Polly | Movie |
1989 | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Karen | Movie |
1990 | Polly: Comin' Home! | Polly | Movie |
1990 | The Earth Day Special | Rudy Huxtable | |
1997 | Cosby | Guitarist | Episode: "The Return of Charlites" |
2001 | The Weakest Link | Herself | Special Child TV Stars Edition |
2002 | Fear Factor | Herself | Reality series; one episode; winner |
2002 | What About Your Friends: Weekend Getaway | Temple | Movie |
2004 | Celebrity Mole: Yucatán | Herself | Reality series; eliminated in Episode 4 |
2004 | Christmas at Water's Edge | Leila Turner | Movie |
2007–12; 2020–present | Tyler Perry's House of Payne | Miranda Lucas Payne | Main role; 95 episodes |
2010 | Psych | Stranjay | Episode: "The Polarizing Express" |
2012 | Mr. Box Office | Vanessa Owens | Episode: "Pilot" |
2013 | Splash | Herself | Reality series; eliminated in Episode 1 |
2013 | Guys with Kids | Bridget | Episode: "Divorce Party" |
2013 | The Love Letter | Parker | Movie |
2015 | The Celebrity Apprentice Season 7 | Herself | Reality series; eliminated in Episode 1 |
2015 | Will to Love | Rachel Paris | Movie |
2016 | Here We Go Again | Pregnant lady | |
2018 | Celebrity Big Brother | Herself | HouseGuest; 10th Place |
2018 | Jingle Belle | Tori | Lifetime Movie |
2019 | Radio Christmas | Kara Porter | Lifetime Movie |
2019 | Pride and Prejudice: Atlanta | Caroline | Movie |
2020 | Tempted by Danger | Angela Brooks | Lifetime Movie |
Awards and nominations
- 1986: Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in A Comedy Series (nominated) The Cosby Show
- 2009: NAACP Image Awards Best Supporting Actress in the Comedy Series (won) Tyler Perry's House of Payne
- 2010: NAACP Image Awards Best Supporting Actress in the Comedy Series (won) Tyler Perry's House of Payne
- 2011: NAACP Image Awards Best Supporting Actress in the Comedy Series (nominated) Tyler Perry's House of Payne
- 2012: NAACP Image Awards Best Supporting Actress in the Comedy Series (won) Tyler Perry's House of Payne
References
- ^ a b "Keshia Knight Pulliam Biography (1979-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Keshia Knight Pulliam". TVGuide.com. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "About Keshia". Keshia Knight Pulliam (official site). Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ Vh1 2/13/2014. "VH1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars Of All Time". VH1 News. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Real Talk with Jeanne Roberts EP 107 Segment 1, Keshia Knight Pulliam". YouTube. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
- ^ Keshia Knight Pulliam: The Madea Goes to Jail Interview with Kam Williams Kam Williams.com
- ^ Shaw, A.R. (February 16, 2011). "The Evolution of Keshia Knight Pulliam". Rollingout.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ^ Maher, Natalie (February 13, 2018). "Get to Know the 'Celebrity Big Brother' Cast: Mark McGrath, Omarosa & More". www.billboard.com. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ Puente, Maria (January 1, 2016). "Ex-'Cosby' kid Keshia Knight Pulliam is engaged". USA Today. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ Lesley Messer (January 1, 2016). "Keshia Knight Pulliam Is Engaged". ABC News. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Joi-Marie McKenzie (January 22, 2016). "Keisha Knight Pulliam Reveals She Wed Ed Hartwell on New Years". ABC News. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Martin, Annie. "Keshia Knight Pulliam headed for divorce after pregnancy news: The actress and Ed Hartwell married in January after four months of dating". United Press International. July 26, 2016.
- ^ "Keshia Knight Pulliam Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby Girl". US Weekly. January 23, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ "Keshia Knight Pulliam Welcomes Daughter Ella Grace". People. January 23, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Ho, Rodney (April 24, 2018). "Keshia Knight Pulliam Finalizes Divorce with Ed Hartwell, Gets Primary Custody". WSB Radio. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ Strohm, Emily. "The Cosby Show's Keshia Knight Pulliam Engaged to Actor Brad James". People. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
External links
- 1979 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Newark, New Jersey
- Spelman College alumni
- Foxcroft School alumni
- Rutgers Preparatory School alumni
- Delta Sigma Theta members
- American child actresses
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- African-American actresses
- Participants in American reality television series
- The Apprentice (franchise) contestants
- Big Brother (American TV series) contestants