Biography
Clarice Taylor (20 September 1917 – 30 May 2011) was an American stage, film and television actress. She began her career in the theatre with the American Negro Theatre and was a founding member of the Negro Ensemble Company.
She appeared in films including Play Misty for Me (1971) as Birdie, Five on the Black Hand Side (1973) as Mrs Brooks, Sommersby (1993) as Esther and Smoke (1995) as Grandma Ethel. On television she played Anna Huxtable on The Cosby Show (1984–1992), Cousin Emma on Sanford and Son and Grace on Sesame Street. She received a Primetime Emmy nomination for her work on The Cosby Show.
