Clarice Taylor

Clarice Taylor
Born	(1917-09-20)September 20, 1917 Buckingham County, Virginia, U.S.
Died	May 30, 2011(2011-05-30) (aged 93) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Stage, television, film actress
Years active	1960–2009
Children	2

Clarice Taylor (September 20, 1917 – May 30, 2011)^[1][2] was an American stage, film and television actress. She is best known for playing Cousin Emma on Sanford and Son and the mother of Cliff Huxtable, Anna Huxtable on The Cosby Show. and Mrs. Brooks in Five on the Black Hand Side (1973).

Biography

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Born in

Taylor appeared in The Wiz as Addaperle, the Good Witch of the North, Purlie the Broadway play as Idella Landy.^[1] Her most recent performance was in a touring production of her one-woman show, Moms, for which she won an Obie Award in 1987 for best performance by an actress. Her last film appearance was a small role in Wayne Wang's film Smoke.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Clarice Taylor died in Englewood, New Jersey from congestive heart failure, aged 93. She is survived by her two adopted sons, William and James Thomas, and extended family.^[1]

Partial filmography

• The New Girl in the Office (1960)
• Change of Mind (1969) - Rose Landis
• Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970) - Minnie
• Play Misty For Me
  (1971) - Birdie
• Such Good Friends (1971) - Mrs. McKay
• Five on the Black Hand Side (1973) - Mrs. Brooks
• The Torture of Mothers (1980)
• Nothing Lasts Forever (1984) - Lu
• Sommersby (1993) - Esther
• Smoke (1995) - Grandma Ethel

See also

• List of human characters in Sesame Street

References

External links

• Clarice Taylor at
  IMDb
• Clarice Taylor at the Internet Broadway Database