Keshia Knight Pulliam
Keshia Knight Pulliam wants you to know: She's not Rudy Huxtable anymore.
The 30-year-old actress may forever be remembered for her adorable character on The Cosby Show, but the work she's churning out now is a far cry from days past. In Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (now on DVD), Pulliam plays Candie, a young woman whose choices land her in the slammer.
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"She's a girl who's made some bad decisions," Pulliam tells TVGuide.com. "Due to some unfortunate circumstances, she dropped out [of college] and that's where her life took a downward spiral. She got into drug abuse and prostitution, and it's just a story about choices — and how you rebound from those choices."
That story resonated with moviegoers who poured into theaters to make the film Perry's biggest box-office success to date. Pulliam first worked ...
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Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail
Madea went to prison, but she sure ain't singing the blues.
Madea Goes to Jail not only topped this weekend's box office, it also delivered the Tyler Perry series' biggest opening ever — $41.1 million.
Last weekend's champ, Friday the 13th, slumped to sixth, collecting $7.8 mil.
Taken took second in its fourth week of release, adding $11.4 mil to ...
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