Keshia Knight Pulliam is an American actress. She is born on 9 April 1979 in Newmark, New Jersey. She is a daughter of Denise and James Knight Pulliam Sr. She has three brethren’s names “James Knight Pulliam II”, “Mshon Knight Pulliam”, and “Juwan Pulliam”.
She starts his early education from Rutgers Preparatory School in Somerset, New Jersey. Keshia Knight Pulliam moved to Virginia with her family, where se attended the Potomac School in Mclean and Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia. She completed his graduation from high school in 1997. In 2001, she received a bachelor of arts degree in sociology from Spelman College.
In 2015, Knight Pulliam became engaged to retired National Football League player “Edgerton Hartwell”. The couple married on 1 January 2016 in Knight Pulliam’s Atlanta home. On 25 July 2016, Edgerton Hartwell filed for divorce. In April 2018, the divorce was finalized and Edgerton Hartwell was ordered to pay child support about $3,000 a month.
Keshia Knight Pulliam Net Worth and Salary
Keshia Knight Pulliam net worth is about $2 million. He is best known for playing Rudy Huxtable on the sitcom “The Cosby Show” from 1984 to 1992. She also appeared on “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” from 2007 to 2012.
Keshia Knight Pulliam was nominated for a primetime Emmy at the age of 6. She made himself the youngest actor to receive the honor. She was ranked #27 on VH1’s “100 Greatest Kid Stars” list in 2014.
Keshia Knight Pulliam salary is revealed in 2012. In early seasons, she was paid $7,500 per episode. In several last seasons, she earned $20,000 per episode. There are 22 episode per season, so she earned $440,00 per-tax earning per year in these seasons. Green & Associates accept they were owed $100,000 in unpaid commissions and $250,000 for the future commissions.
Career and Awards
In1986, Knight Pulliam is nominated for an Emmy Award as one of the youngest actresses. She worked in a national print advertisement for Johnson & Johnson baby products. She often appeared in television shows and commercials.
She made her feature film debut in “The Last Dragon” in 1985. She also appeared in the film “Polly and its sequel Polly: Comin’ Home!” with Cosby Show co-star Phylicia Rashad. She ranked in top #30 in VH1’s list of the “100 Greatest Kid Stars”.
In 2002, Keshia Knight Pulliam won a celebrity version of Fear Factor. She also won a celebrity version of “The Weakest Link”, and then participated in Celebrity Mole: Yucatan. In 2004, she starred in Chingy’s music video for “One Call Away”. She played Darnelle with Queen Latifah in 2005.
In 2006, Keshia Knight Pulliam performed in Donald Gay’s play in St. Louis. In 2008, she starred in the cast of Tyler Perry’s House of Payne as “Miranda”, the new wife of Calvin Payne. This role able her to won the 2009 and 2010 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. In 1988, she also earned a People’s Choice Award for favorite Young TV performer.