Sabrina Marie Le Beauf is an American actress best known for her
portrayal of Sondra Huxtable on the NBC situation comedy The Cosby
Show. She has voiced the character Norma Bindlebeep on the Nick at
Nite animated series Fatherhood, a show based on Bill Cosby's book of
the same name.Sabrina was born on March , in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Eager to leave the strictly segregated lifestyle of s Louisiana
behind, her family moved to Los Angeles, California soon after her
birth. Her parents divorced, and Sabrina lived with her maternal
grandmother, Sce Ethel Holmes, in south central LA until her mother's
remarriage. When Sabrina was years old, she returned to live with her
mother and stepfather in Inglewood, California. Acting interested her
from a young age, and she performed in many school plays, starring as
Cinderella in elementary school. Sabrina also took on leadership
roles, including high school class president at St. Matthias Catholic
Girls High School and a Girls' State delegate.After high school
Sabrina attended UCLA, earning her undergraduate degree in theater.
During her time at UCLA she became frustrated by the lack of parts
offered to African American students, and in response formed a black
students' theater group to allow them to put on their own shows. In
September she began graduate work at the Yale School of Drama, where
she earned her master's degree in acting.In , Le Beauf auditioned for
the role of the eldest Huxtable daughter Sondra on The Cosby Show.
years old at the time of her audition, she was initially considered
too old to play one of the children, being only years younger than
Phylicia Rashad, the actress who played her mother, Clair Huxtable.
Pop singer Whitney Houston also auditioned for the same part, but Le
Beauf's theater experience won her the role. Sabrina went on to play
Sondra Huxtable for all eight seasons of The Cosby Show, from through
the series' end in . Sondra, a Princeton graduate that went on to
marry and start a family of her own, was a popular character on the
show; in , million viewers turned in to watch Sondra give birth to
twins, named Winnie and Nelson in honor of Nelson Mandela and his
wife.
portrayal of Sondra Huxtable on the NBC situation comedy The Cosby
Show. She has voiced the character Norma Bindlebeep on the Nick at
Nite animated series Fatherhood, a show based on Bill Cosby's book of
the same name.Sabrina was born on March , in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Eager to leave the strictly segregated lifestyle of s Louisiana
behind, her family moved to Los Angeles, California soon after her
birth. Her parents divorced, and Sabrina lived with her maternal
grandmother, Sce Ethel Holmes, in south central LA until her mother's
remarriage. When Sabrina was years old, she returned to live with her
mother and stepfather in Inglewood, California. Acting interested her
from a young age, and she performed in many school plays, starring as
Cinderella in elementary school. Sabrina also took on leadership
roles, including high school class president at St. Matthias Catholic
Girls High School and a Girls' State delegate.After high school
Sabrina attended UCLA, earning her undergraduate degree in theater.
During her time at UCLA she became frustrated by the lack of parts
offered to African American students, and in response formed a black
students' theater group to allow them to put on their own shows. In
September she began graduate work at the Yale School of Drama, where
she earned her master's degree in acting.In , Le Beauf auditioned for
the role of the eldest Huxtable daughter Sondra on The Cosby Show.
years old at the time of her audition, she was initially considered
too old to play one of the children, being only years younger than
Phylicia Rashad, the actress who played her mother, Clair Huxtable.
Pop singer Whitney Houston also auditioned for the same part, but Le
Beauf's theater experience won her the role. Sabrina went on to play
Sondra Huxtable for all eight seasons of The Cosby Show, from through
the series' end in . Sondra, a Princeton graduate that went on to
marry and start a family of her own, was a popular character on the
show; in , million viewers turned in to watch Sondra give birth to
twins, named Winnie and Nelson in honor of Nelson Mandela and his
wife.
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