Tempestt Bledsoe

Tempestt Bledsoe is an American actress born on August 1, 1973. She gained fame for her portrayal of Vanessa Huxtable, the fourth child of Cliff and Clair Huxtable, on the long-running sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–92). Bledsoe also appeared as Vanessa in a guest role on A Different World. In addition to her work on The Cosby Show, she played the character of Grace Wheeler in an episode of the ABC Afterschool Special program in 1986. Bledsoe served as a national spokesperson for DARE in 1989. In 2010, she became the host of Clean House on the Style Network, and from 2012 to 2013, she starred in the NBC sitcom Guys with Kids as Marny.