(RTTNews) - Clarice Taylor, who was best known for her role as the grandmother Anna Huxtable on "The Cosby Show," has passed away at her home in Englewood, New Jersey at the age of 93. Her spokesperson Ulysses Carter tells nytimes.com that she succumbed to congestive heart failure.
Taylor joined the cast of "The Cosby Show" in 1984 and received an Emmy nomination for her role in the show in 1986. While speaking with the Times, Taylor remembers auditioning for the role of a much older woman. "I put on a gray wig, a bandana over that, flat-heeled shoes and a long dress with no shape to it. Bill saw through my act. I read five lines, and he said, 'If you're going to go through all of this, you've got the part.'"
Cosby remembered Taylor's performance saying: "Clarice was a hip mother, fearless." He adds that she was a perfect fit for the role even though "she looked young enough to play my sister."
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