Clarice Taylor

Birth Name:

Clarice Taylor

Birth Place:

Buckingham County, Virginia, United States

Profession

Actress

Won an Obie Award for her portrayal of the vaudeville comedienne Moms Mabley in "Moms" in the mid-1980s
Began her acting career at Harlem's American Negro Theater
During her teenage years, she would often skip school to go see Moms Mabley's performances at the Apollo Theater
Made her screen acting debut in the film "Change of Mind" in 1969
Quote: "[I] know about the oppression and prejudices of being black and a woman and from the South․ I was told I would have to survive in an oppressed land․ My family thought it was insanity for me to go into the theater rather than to get an education․"
Best known for her role as Anna Huxtable in "The Cosby Show" and as Harriet in "Sesame Street․"
Was one of the founding members of the Negro Ensemble Company in 1967
Got her role in "The Cosby Show" by showing up to her audition wearing "a gray wig, a bandanna over that, flat-heeled shoes and a long dress with no shape to it․"

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