Legendary actress & pioneer passes away at 93

Legendary actress Clarice Taylor passed away at the age of 93 due to heart failure.

I was saddened by the news but also very happy she had the opportunity to live a life & a career that has spanned five decades.

Ms. Taylor helped open the doors for many African-American actors as one of the founders of The Negro Ensemble Company in the 1960's. During that time African-American actors were given very small acting roles, if none at all. Ms. Taylor helped change that. She also worked with the American Negro Theater.

Ms. Taylor worked on stage & television. She was the Good witch of the North on the broadway play The Wiz. She also played Moms Mabley in a play called Moms in which she won an Obie Award.

Most of us remember her from her television roles. She played Grady's cousin on Sanford & Son, she also
played Harriet on Sesame Street. Of course we really loved her as Anne Huxtable in The Cosby Show as Dr. Huxtable's mother, in which she was nominated for an Emmy in 1986.

What a great woman. Another pioneer in African-American Arts, she will definitely not be forgotten. Rest in peace.