Vanessa Baden is an American

United States

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 actress best known for her role as Kyra Rockmore in the hit Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (TV channel)

Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...

 show Kenan and Kel, and for starring in the TV series Gullah Gullah Island

Gullah Gullah Island

Gullah Gullah Island is an American children's television series starring Ron Daise and his wife Natalie Daise. It was the first show designed for preschoolers to feature a Gullah family.-Background:...

. She also did a radio show “Keeping it Real with Reverend Al Sharpton”. She was born in Manhattan Beach, California

Manhattan Beach, California

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 and raised in Satellite Beach, Florida

Satellite Beach, Florida

Satellite Beach is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 9,577 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 9,811. It is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, where she got her start in print ads. She graduated from Florida State University

Florida State University

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 in Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee, Florida

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 in December 2007 with a degree in Sociology. In 2004, she won the Florida District Miss Black and Gold Pageant representing the Iota Delta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha

Alpha Phi Alpha

Alpha Phi Alpha is the first Inter-Collegiate Black Greek Letter fraternity. It was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Its founders are known as the "Seven Jewels". Alpha Phi Alpha developed a model that was used by the many Black Greek Letter Organizations ...

 fraternity at regional competition in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

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Filmography

• Two Heads Are Better Than None (2000)
• Rosewood
  Rosewood (film)
  Rosewood is a 1997 feature film, directed by John Singleton. While based on historic events of the 1923 Rosewood massacre in Florida, the film introduces fictional characters and changes from historic accounts. It stars Ving Rhames as a man who travels to the town and becomes a witness...
  
  (1997)
• Figure It Out
  Figure It Out
  Figure It Out is an American children's game show hosted by Summer Sanders that aired on Nickelodeon for four seasons from July 7, 1997 to December 12, 1999....
  
  (1997)
• Kenan & Kel
  Kenan & Kel
  Kenan & Kel is an American teen sitcom produced by Tollin/Robbins Productions that originally aired on Nickelodeon from July 1996 to July 2000. The show starred friends and then-All That cast members Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. Sixty-two episodes and a made-for-TV movie were produced over four...
  
  (1996–2000)
• Ocean (1996)
• Gullah Gullah Island
  Gullah Gullah Island
  Gullah Gullah Island is an American children's television series starring Ron Daise and his wife Natalie Daise. It was the first show designed for preschoolers to feature a Gullah family.-Background:...
  
  (1994–1997)
• My Brother and Me
  My Brother and Me
  My Brother and Me is a sitcom on Nickelodeon that premiered on October 15, 1994, and ran until February 2, 1995. The show is about a family living in the West Side of Charlotte, North Carolina, who experience the highs and lows of everyday life. Jennifer and Roger Parker have two sons, Alfie and...
  
  (1994)

External links

• http://www.satellitebeach.org/birthday/walloffame/vbaden.htm