Phylicia Rashad on "The Cosby Show"

[@EnChristosEime4life]

She is a timeless beauty. I love to see her speak. She owned the Clair Huxtable role. I think my favorite Claire moment was when she told Even off in the first season because he said something about her getting Dr. Huxtable a cup of coffee. She starts off by saying, "let me tell you something Elvin..." that was when the audience went wild because they knew she was going to let him have it in her own classy, down-to-earth, Claire Huxtable way. Peace, ECE

[@meetsrg]

Clair is just brilliant. No comparison of her acting. She did more than justice to her character. All the very best to her.

[@ChristalJ]

When Claire and Cliff turned the couch around that was episode where Vanessa stayed out late with her boyfriend...not The Wretched episode

[@nickenssullivan]

She has always been and still is one of the most beautiful and most elegant women EVER!! And so good as an actress, they couldn't find a better clair....that show was perfect!!!

[@Mrbaltimore2001]

I have an Aunt who's just like her. Funny thing is whenever I go to visit her and my uncle, it really did and still does feel like I was on tapping of the Cosby Show, back in the 80's 90's and even now. She keeps such a warm and welcoming home.

[@thedeal81]

OMG! I LOVE Her! Her words are amazing! The way she speaks...She one of the most beautiful women of all time! Hands Down!!!

[@starrlicious2]

A Different World was equally as entertaining and uplifting! I agree sooo much. I can't believe how black television has backtracked. For years, we couldnt be anything other than maids, then we were doctors, teachers, lawyers and everything else and now, we're simply basketball wives and bad girls club. Its disgraceful.

[@carmaj156]

@goddessacelestial I understand you completely. As a latino I´m fed up with all the stereotypes. And some poeple criticize the show because "it didn´t reflect the black reality", as if black reality has to be crime and drugs. The Cosby show was unique: it supported family values like love and peace. The characters went to school, Bill Cosby was a doctor, the parents were a loving couple, and preached the concept that if you work hard you can get the life you want.

[@sirot5561]

such a classy and beautiful woman and spirit!

[@mguyoteful]

it brought tears to my eyes when she said what Nelson Mandela told her.

[@nayshun1]

i love her as an actress she is one of my favorite actresses and Clair was my favorite tv character.

[@romans52345-cy3tq]

She got the Two Episodes mixed up, they did not turn the couch around when Vanessa went to see the Wretched, the episode where they turned the couch around is when Vanessa was out with a Boy and she came home late...

[@mistanderson]

LMFAO the way she said Baltimore and the Wretched sounded just the way she did on that show.

[@zania980]

it;s funny how many people can relate to this shw.This woman is my favourite character in the,she is such an inspiration to me♥♥

[@Avitas3000]

I was so proud when she won her Tony Award. Phylicia and Claire were a perfect match for one another because Phylicia brought her own stlye and class and grace to the charachter. Imagine how lucky her daughter is! To have both Phylicia Rashad AND Claire Huxtable as a mother!!

[@HerrJoehnke]

this woman is pure class. she oozes out class. you can still see the spark in her eyes and hints of that beautiful smile. love her.

[@cerzule]

Such a wise, classy, dignified woman! She was wonderful on The Cosby Show, and still looks great.

[@Tonetare]

She reminds me a lot of her character on the show. She really does have that same soothing speaking manner and classy, elegant persona about her. Haha! I love her. I have always had a crush on her.

[@freshPrincess626]

man, there will probably never be another show like the cosby show, especially since it was so groundbreaking at the time. but thank goodness for all those nick at night reruns, they had me crackin up just the other night.

[@thesubtleface]

I'm not sure I much like her but what she says at the end is so true. People who criticise the Cosby Show because it didn't concentrate on the colour of the actors are completely missing the point. My guess is it did more to enhance the image of black people than any show claiming, claiming, to be about 'real life black experience'. It was also damn funny!

[@tashekasmith03]

tears fall from my eyes i just love her

[@MyNameIsBryann]

I loved the Wretched episode. Wish people nowadays would quit saying "ratchet."

[@brewer921]

The last half of this clip should be written in stone somewhere.

[@sweetpea3339]

loved them turing the couch around waiting for Vanessa. Also love the episode where Vanessa gets drunk playing the alphabet game. So many great episodes.

[@funkyswede62]

what a wonderful interview and what a beautiful lady she is!

[@Mathieux2004]

she is so well spoken and has so much class, she's always impressed me as herself because on the show she was the "pants wearer" in the family and it shows in her real personality because she's always so poised and dignified like a true matriarch would be, excellent work and excellent casting.

[@utsr07]

why is it that whenever there is a wealthy and happily married black husband and wife who have children who they discipline that they sometimes get deemed as acting white? not nearly all white people are like this, and this show is people just being who they really are and nothing more. great show.

[@CloudsCoverTheSun]

God Bless Bill Cosby and his work with shows like The Cosby Show, he really did a lot for African Americans and their image. He's a real good man

[@nwfreed]

I love her! She is such a class act...AND she played the best TV mom ever. Mrs. Huxtable is such a dream mom!

[@pippy3550]

i love it so much i wish i had the box set of all of the shows.

[@jamardjk]

thank u,everyone one from the cosby show

[@coolsweetgroovy]

RIP Clarice Taylor

[@ecapital46]

Ms Rashad was the last of my favorite heartthrob TV females that I liked growing up. The lineage went something like this: Angela Cartwright (Make Room for Daddy, Lost in Space); Elizabeth Montgomery (Bewitched); Marlo Thomas - (That Girl); Denise Nicholas - will forever be my favorite!! (Room 222); Bea Arthur - what can I say (Maude); Bernadette Stanis -fresh face, but they never developed her character, so this one didn't last long (Good Times); Phylicia Rashad (Cosby Show)... memories.

[@Lysistrata8u]

Cosby was one of my favorites too, brothers and sisters extending through culture and color. You don't have to be Caucasian, Afro-American, Hispanic, or Asian to be my brother.

[@Ladylace97]

She's still a phenom at 60 I love both Phylicia and Debbie

[@LiyyaRose]

i love phylicia rashad she is awsome

[@fishdirt]

They should do a reunion season. That's right, SEASON. This show was and is such a positive influence on where family to should aim to go. Nothing is ever cut and dry obviously but this show didn't sugar coat everything either.

[@TheJunior5721]

She's is still Gorgeous!!! as Hell... Thank you Bill Cosby for having such a good show, with a positive Black man in charge... Women forgive me for sounding so chauvinistic, it just that have that kinda of Father in the Family home was rare, in the late 50' and early 60'... I was very blessed to have my Father and Mother and our lives because so many kids in my neighbor hood didn't have a father figure of any kinda... So for the ones that didn't have a father Bill Cosby kinda fill that void

[@YourExcellency]

THE QUEEN OF TELEVISION!!!!!! EVER

[@partydude1976]

it was the episode when vanessa lied about being at a friends house but really she was with a boy...not off to see the wretched..all episodes were great

[@tigertbalm]

I think she worked well with Bill Cosby and all the kids. The show wasn't terribly believable, not because the family is black but because both parents had challenging careers, but still unlimited time for all 5 kids. Claire, in addition to being beautiful was married to a successful doctor who also happenen to be one of the funniest people in the world! She was always in her kitchen well groomed, serving up delicious healthy meals.Still the show was entertaining and had postive role models.

[@orvaymitchell1077]

It is easy,Love,be u, just 1,makes a world of difference.

[@marfulton]

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in full effect! I love it!

[@sdseals2076]

I loved that episode and the shirt as well.

[@mstoymonique]

AHHH, I love her soo much! She even reminds me of my mother.

[@judyroks]

I love The Cosby Show.

[@Tonetare]

blacks age so wonderfully. Clair is into her 60s now and look at her skin

[@manwomanboogie]

i know right... she is so beautifully eloquent.

[@MommaJuls]

Her Laugh is so Awesome!! It makes me laugh so hard! Truely a mom to mimick

[@jaycoleman89]

Legendary!!! What more can I say?

[@okebaram]

When was this interview and how old is she now? She still looks great! Very beautiful lady.

[@te4888]

i want to be like Claire. Always wanted to. Beautiful, Successful career woman, great mother, great wife, talented. i even want to learn Spanish LOL!! Claire is an inspiration for all women and girls esp. of color.

[@gcmc2]

Gorgeous looking gal on the Cosby show and still looks just lovely. wow

[@taqwa01]

i look for interviews by her. i can only hope to acheive her grace and eloquence. as a new mother, i look to her character Claire (however silly this may sound) for some guidance in how to remain patient, calm, cool and collected but wise in decision making and ...witty :) all at once so as not to nurture resentment in my children. Claire never yelled....never had power struggles. what she said went. and lets hope thats not just tv magic. i want it in my own home.

[@streetliferz]

Great Woman and Actor... Respect

[@honeegrrl]

I love this woman. She is so classy and confident.

[@Ninscherl]

Is this a recent video or when was it taped? btw, I really like it!!

[@Calhizzel]

She's still mad at Vanessa!

[@MrThehardway]

What a woman...

[@wiltner]

She looks stunning.

[@Brinah]

thank you very much! Two different categories entirely!

[@LhalaluvzJanet]

They spelled Clair wrong. lol but I love Phylicia.

[@TIPTON340]

Why would she want to blow Paris Hilton out of the water? She is on a entirely different plane of life than Paris Hilton.

[@DeadTheHype]

Man Phylicia Rashād can still get it.

[@PforPZ]

Incredible.

[@armany02]

very deep stuff! Love Phylicia!

[@Ninscherl]

I don't want to impeach the credibility of your statement, but based on her beautiful appearance the video doesn't seem to be 11 years old.

[@evilzlatan]

she's amazing!

[@samoreloaded]

Though she's about 20years older than me, I would marry her immediately, how can I get her contact? hahahahahaha she embodies CLASS and motherhood! Thank you!!!

[@Emmjaye4life]

he was on the show as a doctor giving Cliff a physical........

[@erdal2802]

legend

[@wandertwins]

i don't ever recall John Amos appearing on the show. not as special guest or in a recurring role. maybe you're thinking about his role in the LL Cool J. sitcom "In the House."

[@hemmojito]

I think she's fantastic

[@CanadianPatrioteer]

@goddessacelestial Don't worry. I know what you mean...but there has been a general dumbing down of all sit-coms. It's not just the Black community...the introduction of reality TV has meant that morals and messages are no longer scripted into shows, so we are left with the worst of humans. I can only say that as a white person, I have noticed the immense strides that the Black community has made. (But I think Black's in Canada have always been better off).

[@thegov08]

what about 'my wife and kids'??? im kidding hahah

[@BruceBanner]

Today she looks just like she was as Claire Huxtable and all because she called "Jenny." {:-)

[@Aphoresis]

Well others like the show so much because they are in a more healthy moral state of mind than you are.

[@tightend4]

She still looks good....

[@kilam3476]

she's a beauty

[@mroy88]

wow, i didnt know they had caves in alabama

[@gina888warhol1]

Lisa Bonet RULZ!!!!!

[@Rentaghost76]

Pfft! As if middle class blacks really exist - what a pipe dream! This show was about as real as a Dali painting!

[@sweiland75]

@tightfistedtitans That's why I never did like Clair.

[@tendereza]

I luv the Cosby Show and I luv this woman so much! Definately one of the greatest black women of all time!!!