phylicia rashad played clair huxtable on the cosby show.
phylicia rashad played clair huxtable on the cosby show.
who played clair huxtable on the cosby show?
phylicia rashad
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clair olivia hanks 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. working as a lawyer, clair values the importance of maintaining a successful career and strong household simultaneously. the character debuted alongside most of her family in the pilot episode, "theo's economic lesson", which premiered on september 20, 1984.
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conversely, in recent times cosby's controversial history with women has caused some contemporary critics to question his intentions behind creating a character like clair in the wake of a series of sexual assault allegations made against the comedian. in 2014, the crunk feminist collective famously published an article entitled "clair huxtable is dead: on slaying the cosbys" in which the author dismissed the character's progressive gender politics as "a sham", arguing that clair must be forgotten to allow for a new generation of television heroines. nico lang of "the daily dot" defended the character against such critics, writing that the show's legacy remains significant "to the clair huxtables of the world, both the real women she inspired and a generation of characters who owe a debt to her." writing for "paste", in 2014 shannon m. houston maintains that clair remains beloved as a "feminist hero" by the same people who now try to disassociate themselves from both cosby and "the cosby show". kirthana ramisetti of the "new york daily news" agreed that cosby "can’t detract from clair’s enduring legacy." john teti, contributing to "the a. v. club", agreed that "clair huxtable’s legacy remains intact" despite "the snowballing disgrace of its star has made "the cosby show" less of a wholesome memory than it once was". rachel desantis of the "new york daily news" concluded, "no matter the off-screen drama surrounding her on-screen husband, clair remains a vital slice of pop culture history". however, when rashad defended cosby and the show's legacy against the allegations made against him by encouraging critics to "forget these women", "thought catalog"'s cassandra guerrier wrote that the actress' comments reminded fans that "rashad is not her character."
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