Phylicia Rashad
In a Mother's Day survey, Rashad's character on The Cosby Show, Clair Huxtable, was named, "TV mom closest to your own mom in spirit."
Phylicia Rashad (born Phylicia Ayers-Allen on June 19, 1948 in Houston, Texas) is an African-American activist and actress.
With her big break on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, she is most famous for her role as Bill Cosby's wife and the Huxtable family matriarch on the television show, The Cosby Show. She is a graduate of Howard University and later taught drama there.
She was previously married to television sportscaster Ahmad Rashad from 1985 to 2001. Her sister is actress and dancer Debbie Allen.
In 2004, she became the first African-American actress to win the "Best Leading Actress" Award at the Tony Awards, winning for her role in the play, A Raisin in the Sun.