Tempestt Bledsoe (Vanessa Huxtable)

Her character in the show, Vanessa, was known to be full of flair, mischief, and an excellent sense of fashion. Her playful personality is what she carried over to her life after Cosby. She has appeared in numerous shows like The Parkers and A Different World, which was a spinoff of the Cosby Show. It was also impressive that despite her busy schedule, she obtained a finance degree from the Stern School of Business.

In later years, she has dabbled in being a voice talent, lending her voice to ParaNorman as Sheriff Hooper. She also reprised her role as Vanessa in the Instant Mom episode “Not Your Mother’s Day”. Tempestt is a vegetarian and has been in a relationship with fellow celebrity Darryl M. Bell since 1993.