Phylicia Rashad and Tracee Ellis Ross
Phylicia Rashad is one of America’s most treasured and respected actresses. In addition to her Broadway performances, she also ranks among the top tiers of TV moms. Rashad helped shape the world’s perception of black family and culture in her eight-season run as Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show. Playing a matriarch of a black family living in an upper class suburb today is Tracee Ellis Ross. Ross takes on Rainbow, a wife, mother and doctor, in the sitcom Black-ish.