Black Child Actors That Are Succeeding…And Struggling
Good News: Keisha Knight Pulliam
Talk about a comeback, right?
After playing Rudy on “The Cosby Show” for most her childhood, once the show ended, Keisha Knight Pulliam was thought of as another child star come and gone. But in reality, she was living her life like the rest of us, going to school and heading off to get a degree in Sociology at Spelman and crossing into Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated’s Eta Kappa chapter. Then all of a sudden, girlfriend popped up in Chingy’s video for the addictive song “One Call Away” in 2005 and she was back to being our “it girl.” Pulliam has since appeared in movies like Beauty Shop, and Madea Goes to Jail, as well as TV shows like “Psych,” and as Miranda in “House of Payne.” Here’s to hoping she sticks around for a long time!
