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Clair Huxtable is a fictional character who appears on the American sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992). Portrayed by actress Phylicia Rashad, Clair, the wife of Cliff Huxtable and mother of their five children, is the matriarch of the show's central Huxtable family.
Phylicia Rashad (/ f ɪ ˈ l iː ʃ ə r ə ˈ ʃ ɑː d / fih-LEE-shə rə-SHAHD) (née Ayers-Allen; born June 19, 1948) is an American actress.She was most recently dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University before her three-year contract ended in May 2024. [1]
Pam Tucker is the daughter of Clair Huxtable's first cousin, making her and Clair first cousins once removed. [22] The daughter of a single mother, Pam comes to live with the Huxtables after her mother moved to California to take care of Pam's grandmother. [23] Upon moving in, Pam is a high school junior—younger than Vanessa, but older than Rudy.
Still, there's a TV mom that she looks up to: Clair Huxtable of "The Cosby Show." "She was a lawyer. She was a mother of five, and she was a wife, and she could do it all.
The iconic Clair Huxtable not only models feminism, but she also challenges people’s perceptions of Black mothers by shattering false stereotypes. The epitome of class and grace, Clair ...
The portrayal of Clair Huxtable, the matriarch of the Huxtable family, by Phylicia Rashad sparked an international wave of working mothers on television dubbed the "Clair Huxtable effect", and Bill Cosby was nicknamed "America's Dad" for his highly celebrated portrayal of Cliff Huxtable. The colourful sweaters he wore as Cliff became a fashion ...
Mother's Day is this weekend, and though we can't all be with our moms on the big day -- especially this year, amid social distancing guidelines -- we can enjoy some of our favorite matriarchs on ...
Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable [note 1] is a fictional character and the protagonist of the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, which aired from 1984 to 1992. He was portrayed by actor and comedian Bill Cosby and appeared in all 201 episodes of the show. Cliff is the Huxtable family patriarch who is very goofy and silly to most people around him, especially ...