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Vanessa Baden
Vanessa Jennifer Baden-Kelly
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Vanessa Jennifer Baden-Kelly (; born September 8, 1985) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. She is best known as a child actress in the Nickelodeon television series Gullah Gullah Island (1994–1998) and Kenan & Kel (1996–2000). In 2017, she co-wrote, co-produced, and starred in the web series Giants, executive produced by Issa Rae. In 2019, she won a Daytime Emmy Award for her performance in Giants. She was the executive story editor and writer for season 1 of The Sex Lives of College Girls.
Career
- 1985Born
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Manhattan Beach
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: actor, television actor, film actor, screenwriter
What happened recently
'Kenan And Kel' Star Vanessa Baden: Hollywood 'Recycling The Same Three Girls' In Film Roles Resulted In Her Pivot
Vanessa Baden-Kelly Discusses New Book 'Far Away from Close to Home: A Black Millennial Woman in Progress'
Vanessa Baden Kelly of ‘Giants’ on Millennials Leading the Mental Health Conversation
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