Black History Moment: Ms. Clarice Taylor Clarice Taylor - one of the founding members of the Negro Ensemble Company, headquartered in New York's East Village on St. Mark's Place and a co-founder of Harlem's American Negro Theater. was an american actress for over 5 decades performing on stage, film and television🎬📽 Ms. Taylor has an historic filmography list that runs from 1968 - 1998. but she is best known for her recurring role on The Cosby Show as Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable's (Bill Cosby) mother, Anna Huxtable. A few of Ms. Taylor's iconic roles include the following: Harriet (David's grandmother) on Sesame Street (1969) Play Misty for Me as Birdie with Clint Eastwood (1971) Sanford and Son (TV Series) as Cousin Emma (1974) Five on the Black Hand Side as Mrs. Brooks (1973) Addaperle, the Good Witch of the North, in the musical The Wiz (1978) Although Ms. Taylor was never acknowledge as a Lifetime Achiever for her civil rights work and her over all body of work - I am unofficially naming her an iconic women that made ground breaking strides in BLACK HISTORY. Ms. Clarice Taylor died on May 30, 2011. She was 93 - RIP 🙏🏽 Savoy Walker's grandmother aka Ma Reesie 💐 #ClariceTaylor #Iconic #Legend #CivilRightsActivist #Actress #SMEGSavvyMarketingEntertainmentGroup

#Fantabulous💋 #BeautifulFacesoftheWorld💋 @thekenyamoore @kandi #ClariceTaylor of The Cosby Show (at DeneenElementarySchool) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBCRKSJD71u/?igshid=l4nd8q0s3fwq

#Repost @vintageblackglamour with @get_repost ・・・ I’ve always loved this shot of Ja’Net DuBois and Clarice Taylor (1917-2011). Yes, that is Grandma Huxtable herself and like most of our trailblazing Black theater veterans, she was and did SO much more beyond what we saw on the small (and big) screen. The early Black TV shows we know and love were filled with a tons of Black actors who built the house our current Black stars live in today. I’m pretty sure this photo is from the movie “Five on the Black Hand Side” (1973). Thanks @michaelaangelad for this shot. #JaNetDuBois #ClariceTaylor #vintageblackglamour #Repost @michaelaangelad OG Bad Ass Auntie! Always be Willona to me. One of my first TV Hair icons (her switched up do’s & wraps on were epic) #JaNetDubois now having Good Times in Heaven 🙏🏽 https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ydX3RBSms/?igshid=5sdnmo5h57lm

GREAT BALLS OF FIRE (1989) & FIVE ON THE BLACK HAND SIDE (1973) on Blu-ray from #olivefilms #oscarwilliams #durvillemartin #claricetaylor #glynnturman #janetdubois #winonaryder #dennismcquaid #jimmcbride #treywilson #alecbaldwin

Clarice Taylor, who played Bill Cosby's mother on The Cosby Show, died on Monday at age 93, her rep tells PEOPLE. She succumbed to heart failure and was surrounded by family when she passed. Taylor earned an Emmy nomination in 1986 for her recurring role as Dr. Cliff Huxtable's mother, Anna Huxtable, on the long-running sitcom. A performer on stage, radio, TV and film for over five decades, the actress was a member of the New York stage group, the Negro Ensemble Company, and helped to pave the way for African-American actors in the early 1960s. Her own big break came that decade when she landed the role of Harriet, David's grandmother, on Sesame Street. She also starred alongside Liza Minelli in 1970's Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon and played Grady's Cousin Emma on Sanford and Son. Taylor is survived by her two sons, William and James, and her five grandchildren.