Vanessa Baden Kelly (born September 8, 1985) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. She began her career as a child actress in the Nickelodeon television series Gullah Gullah Island (1994–1998) and Kenan & Kel (1996–2000). Since 2017, she has starred, co-written, and co-produced the web series Giants, which streams on Issa Rae's YouTube channel. Her performance in Giants won her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 2018.