Rashad joined the cast of the ABC soap opera "One Life to Live" to play publicist Courtney Wright in 1983. She is best known for the role of attorney Clair Huxtable on the NBC sitcom "The Cosby Show". The show, which ran from 1984 to 1992, starred Bill Cosby as obstetrician Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable, and focused on their life with their five children. In 1985, Rashad co-hosted the NBC telecast of the "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" with Pat Sajak and Bert Convy.