Tempestt Bledsoe Biography
Tempestt Bledsoe is an actress from the United States. Bledsoe, who is best known for her childhood role as Vanessa Huxtable, began working as a child model at the age of four, appearing in commercials for Safeway grocery stores and Kellogg’s. Her first big break came at the age of nine, when she tried out for Bill Cosby’s new sitcom ‘The Cosby Show’ audition.
Tempestt Bledsoe Age
Bledsoe was born in Chicago, Illinois, the United States of America on August 1, 1973. She is 50 years old as of August 2023.
Tempestt Bledsoe Height
She stands at a height of 5’8″ (173 cm), tall.
Tempestt Bledsoe Spouse- Partner
Since 1993, she has been in a long-term relationship with her ‘A Different World’ co-star Darryl M. Bell. She also has a close friendship with her ‘The Cosby Show’ co-star Pam Potillo. She eats only vegetables.
Tempestt Bledsoe Career
Tempestt Bledsoe began working as a child model at the age of four, appearing in commercials for brands such as Safeway and Kellogg’s. Her first big break came at the age of nine, when she tried out for Bill Cosby’s new sitcom ‘The Cosby Show’ audition. She tried out for the role of ‘Vanessa Huxtable,’ the fourth child of the show’s main characters, Cliff and Clair Huxtable. The ‘Huxtable’ family represented a very loving and prosperous family who cared for each other and shared a very strong bond. From 1884 to 1992, Bledsoe was a regular on the show.
Following her professional debut on television with ‘The Cosby Show,’ she appeared as Grace Williams in the ‘ABC Afterschool Specials’, in the episode titled ‘The Gift of Amazing Grace’ of the fifteenth season, in 1986. She first appeared as ‘Dottie’ in the horror-comedy television series ‘Monsters’ in 1988, before reprising the role in Bill Cosby’s ‘A Different World,’ a spin-off of ‘The Cosby Show,’ in 1989. She appeared as ‘Danni Fairview’ in the television comedy film ‘Dream Date’ the same year, and a year later in the television special ‘The Earth Day Special.’
In 1998, she appeared in three episodes of David E. Kelley’s American legal drama “The Practice,” playing the role of a single mother named “Roberta Baylor.”
She appeared in the less-popular romantic movie ‘Johnny B Good’ in 1998 and later portrayed the character of ‘Neena Davis’ in the American sitcom ‘The Parkers’. Throughout the next decade, Bledsoe appeared in several television movies as well as on some television shows. Her most notable roles during this time period include ‘Santa and Pete’ as ‘Maria Dangola,’ ‘The Expendables’ as ‘Tanika,’ ‘Rock Me, Baby’ as ‘Chloe,’ and ‘Strong Medicine’. She later played the role of ‘Cecily’ in Thomas W. Lynch’s American teen drama television series ‘South of Nowhere’. In 2008, she appeared in two major films: ‘Husband for Hire,’ a comedy television film, and ‘Raising the Bar,’ an American legal drama.
Tempestt Bledsoe Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of 6 million dollars.
Tempestt Bledsoe Movies and TV Shows
2000 The Expendables
2001 Fire & Ice
2002 The Cosby Show: A Look Back
2003 Pet Star
2004 Rock Me Baby
2005 Strong Medicine
2006 South of Nowhere
2008 Husband for Hire
2008–2009 The Replacements
2009 Househusbands of Hollywood
2009 The Wishing Well
2010–2011 Clean House
2011 Vietnam in HD
2012–2013 Guys with Kids
2014 Instant Mom
2019 Family Reunion