constance tianming wu played the mom in fresh off the boat.
who plays the mom in fresh off the boat?
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clair is widely regarded as one of the greatest mothers in television history by several media publications. "time" dubbed clair "america's favorite tv mom". "people"'s jane hall hailed the character as america's "no. 1 wife and mom" while crowning rashad "tv's reigning mom" in 1987. hayley krischer of "salon" agreed that clair is "everyone’s favorite" and "undoubtedly the "best" tv mom", despite being "too calm, too gorgeous, too successful" to be realistic. "the daily beast" wrote, "clair huxtable was not only the perfect mom, but also a great role model as someone who never sacrificed either her career as a high-power lawyer or her family life." praising the character for transcending both racial and generational barriers, patrice evans of "jezebel" described clair as "the perfect professional mom". the author went on to claim that while other famous television mothers such as june cleaver, carol brady and edith bunker have gradually suffered a loss in "potency" over time, clair instead remains a relevant maternal figure every television mother created since can only aspire to be like. laura miller of jetmag.com agreed that clair has always been "the mother to aspire to. she was black, she was a professional, had a working husband, and a boat load of children. she had it all", but also acknowledged that her portrayal "isn’t a complete reality either". as a "family-balancing professional african american woman", clair has had a profound influence on "the cosby show"'s viewers. according to susan douglas, author of "the mommy myth: the idealization of motherhood and how it has undermined all women", clair was "the first african american mother on television ... with whom white women identified and wanted to emulate." "us weekly" recognized clair as "one of tv's first working mothers", while newnownext's brian juergens credits the character with making the 1980s a "boom time for great sitcom moms" by "breaking the mold in an essential way". sheknows contributor cynthia boris recognized clair as a mother television audiences had "never seen before -- a beautiful, successful, working mom who was an african american" and "a positive role model ... every young woman could aspire to." sharifa daniels of "vibe" concluded "no other tv mom has left such of an effect on viewers as clair huxtable ... an exemplary example of a wife, mother, and friend" in an article recognizing "10 life lessons clair huxtable taught y ou". according to cetusnews, clair and rashad's performance are responsible for "chang[ing] the perception of working mothers" as one of the first working mothers on television.
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