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Vanessa Baden

1985–

United States

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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.

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