Tempestt Bledsoe is an American actress best known for co-creating and starring in the American television sitcom “The Cosby Show” as “Vanessa Huxtable.” Between 1984 and 1992, she played this role. Other television series in which she has participated include “A Different World,” “The Practice,” “Strong Medicine,” “South of Nowhere,” “Raising the Bar,” and “The Replacements.” The television industry has played a significant role in the development of Bledsoe’s acting career; in addition to appearing in a number of television shows, she has also hosted a number of programs and participated in a number of television movies, including “Dance ‘Til Dawn,” “Dream Date,” “The Expendables,” and “Husband for Hire.” She also served as the host of the Style Network’s interior design program Clean House. Apart from two cameo roles, Bledsoe has not had much luck building a career in the film industry.
Tempestt Bledsoe’s Career
Tempestt At the age of four, Bledsoe began working as a child model, appearing in a number of advertisements for companies like Kellogg’s and Safeway supermarkets. She tried her luck and showed up for the audition for Bill Cosby’s new sitcom “The Cosby Show” when she was nine years old, and that was when she got her first big break.
She applied to play Vanessa Huxtable, the fourth child of Cliff and Clair Huxtable, the show’s central couple. The “Huxtable” family exemplified an extremely wealthy and devoted family who looked out for one another and had a strong sense of camaraderie. In the series, Bledsoe made appearances from 1884 until 1992.
She made her professional television debut with “The Cosby Show” in 1984, and in 1986 she played Grace Williams in the “ABC Afterschool Specials” episode “The Gift of Amazing Grace” of the fifteenth season. She played “Dottie” in the 1988 horror-comedy television series “Monsters” before playing the same role in Bill Cosby’s “A Different World,” a spin-off of “The Cosby Show.”
She had an appearance as “Danni Fairview” in the television comedy film “Dream Date” that same year, and she also made an appearance in “The Earth Day Special” the following year.
She portrayed a single mother named Roberta Baylor in three episodes of the David E. Kelley-produced American courtroom drama “The Practice” in 1998. In 1998, she starred in the less well-liked romantic comedy “Johnny B Good” and later played “Neena Davis” in the American sitcom “The Parkers.”
Bledsoe made cameos in a number of television movies and episodes throughout the course of the following ten years. She played the roles of Maria Dangola in Santa and Pete, Tanika in The Expendables, Chloe in Rock Me, Baby, and Strong Medicine at this time. Later, she played the character of “Cecily” in Thomas W. Lynch’s American teen drama television series “South of Nowhere.”
She made two significant cameos in 2008—one as “Camilla Hansen” in the American legal drama “Raising the Bar” and another in the comedic television film “Husband for Hire.” Then she made a contract to appear in the American animated television program “The Replacements.” In the late 2010 season of the home improvement and interior design television program “Clean House,” she took over for the longtime host Niecy Nash.
Her Personal History
Tempestt Bledsoe was born to African-American parents on August 1, 1973, in Chicago, Illinois. She was a diligent student when she was younger and graduated from New York University with a bachelor’s degree in finance.
Since 1993, she has been a long-term partner of her co-star from “A Different World,” Darryl M. Bell. She also has a close relationship and friendship with Pam Portillo, who she co-starred with on “The Cosby Show.” She eats just plants.
Estimated Net Worth
American television actress Tempestt Bledsoe has a $6 million fortune. Her appearance on The Cosby Show, an NBC sitcom that ran from the middle of the 1980s through the beginning of the 1990s, is well-known. When she was just four years old, Bledsoe landed advertisements for Safeway supermarkets and Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes cereal, which marked the beginning of her career in show business.