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Clarice Taylor(1917-2011)

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Clarice Taylor
Clarice Taylor was born on 20 September 1917 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Play Misty for Me (1971), The Cosby Show (1984) and Smoke (1995). She was previously married to Maxwell Glanville. She died on 30 May 2011 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.
BornSeptember 20, 1917
DiedMay 30, 2011(93)
BornSeptember 20, 1917
DiedMay 30, 2011(93)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 nominations total

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Bill Cosby, Ethel Ayler, Earle Hyman, Phylicia Rashad, Clarice Taylor, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and Joe Williams in The Cosby Show (1984)
Whitman Mayo and Clarice Taylor in Sanford and Son (1972)
Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Clarice Taylor in The Cosby Show (1984)
Clarice Taylor in The Cosby Show (1984)
Clarice Taylor in The Cosby Show (1984)
Bill Cosby, Gary LeRoi Gray, Earle Hyman, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens, Phylicia Rashad, Clarice Taylor, and Jessica Ann Vaughn in The Cosby Show (1984)
Bill Cosby, Earle Hyman, Phylicia Rashad, and Clarice Taylor in The Cosby Show (1984)
"Play Misty for Me" Jessica Walter, Clarice Taylor 1971 Universal
"Play Misty for Me" Dir. Clint Eastwood &  Claire Taylor 1971 Universal
Clarice Taylor and Jessica Walter in Play Misty for Me (1971)

Known for:

Clint Eastwood and Jessica Walter in Play Misty for Me (1971)
Play Misty for Me
6.9
  • Birdie
  • 1971
Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
The Cosby Show
7.4
TV Series
  • Anna Huxtable
Harvey Keitel and William Hurt in Smoke (1995)
Smoke
7.4
  • Grandma Ethel
  • 1995
Five on the Black Hand Side (1973)
Five on the Black Hand Side
6.3
  • Mrs. Brooks
  • 1973

Credits

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Actress

  • History of the World in Eight Minutes
    • Renata
    • Short
    • 1998
  • Harvey Keitel and William Hurt in Smoke (1995)
    Smoke
    • Grandma Ethel
    • 1995
  • Paul Gross and David Marciano in Due South (1994)
    Due South
    • Mrs. Chaffey
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Jodie Foster and Richard Gere in Sommersby (1993)
    Sommersby
    • Esther
    • 1993
  • Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
    The Cosby Show
    • Anna Huxtable
    • TV Series
    • 1985–1992
  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    • David's Grandma
    • Grace
    • TV Series
    • 1984–1989
  • Avery Brooks and Robert Urich in Spenser: For Hire (1985)
    Spenser: For Hire
    • Miss Emma (as Clarise Taylor)
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Jamie Rose in Lady Blue (1985)
    Lady Blue
    • Pearl McKinley
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Heart's Island (1985)
    Heart's Island
    • Mattie
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
    Nothing Lasts Forever
    • Lu
    • 1984
  • The Wiz
    • Addaperle, the Good Witch of the North
    • Video
    • 1983
  • High Five
    • Velma Williams
    • TV Movie
    • 1982
  • Purlie (1981)
    Purlie
    • Idella Landy
    • TV Movie
    • 1981
  • Nurse (1981)
    Nurse
    • Nurse Bailey
    • TV Series
    • 1981
  • The Torture of Mothers
    • 1980

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Clarise Taylor
  • Born
    • September 20, 1917
    • Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • May 30, 2011
    • Englewood, New Jersey, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Maxwell Glanville(divorced)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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    Involved in a lawsuit in the late 1980s over ownership rights of the play "Moms," based on the life of Chitlin' Circuit comedienne Moms Mabley. Ms. Taylor developed interest in creating a full-length play after portraying Moms in a sketch in an off-off-Broadway production in the early 1980s. Taylor collaborated with friend and Obie-winning writer Alice Childress on the play with Childress receiving sole copyright for her writing of the play, although Taylor provided much of the research material and suggested characters and scenes. Eventually, personal and professional relations broke down between the two, and Taylor produced a new play based on the comedienne. Alleged copyright infringements eventually led to a legal action with Childress emerging victorious.

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