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Phylicia Rashād
Actor, Producer
Born June 19, 1948 (76 years)
Phylicia Rashād (née Ayers-Allen; June 19, 1948) is an American Tony Award-winning actress and singer, best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, which earned her Emmy Award nominations in 1985 and 1986. She reprised her role on the sitcom A Different World.
She's also known for her roles as Eloise Parker in The Beekeeper, Mary Anne Creed in the Creed film trilogy, Dr. Woods-Trap on OWN's David Makes Man, Dr. Vanessa Young on the drama series Do No Harm, Clairee in the remake of Steel Magnolias (2012), Wilimena Deeds in Tyler Perry's Good Deeds, Edna in Frankie & Alice, Gilda in For Colored Girls, Ella McKnight in Just Wright, Lena Younger in the remake of A Raisin in the Sun, and Ruth Lucas on the sitcom Cosby (1996–2000). She also voiced Libba Gardner in the animated movie Soul, and Brenda Glover in Nickelodeon's animated series Little Bill.
She has had recurring roles as Renetta Clark on The Good Fight, Carol Clarke on Thus is Us, Pastor on 13 Reasons Why, Diana Dubois on Empire, Jane on Jean-Claude Van Johnson, Winnifred Guster on Psych and voice of Dee Dee Tubbs on The Cleveland Show. She's had guest roles on Station 19, Grey's Anatomy, Everybody Hates Chris, Touched by an Angel, Blossom, The Love Boat, Santa Barbara, and One Life to Live.
In 2004, she became the first African-American actress to win the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, for her role as Lena Younger in the revival of A Raisin in the Sun. She reprised her role in the 2008 television adaption of A Raisin in the Sun, which earned her the 2009 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special.
In 2022, she won her second Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew. Her other Broadway credits include Into the Woods (1988), Jelly's Last Jam (1993), Gem of the Ocean (2004), and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2008). She has directed revivals of three plays by August Wilson, in major theaters in Seattle, Princeton, New Jersey; and Los Angeles.
She was dubbed "the mother" of the African-American community at the 42nd NAACP Image Awards.
She is dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University.
Her sister is actress Debbie Allen. Her first marriage (1972-1975), was to dentist William Lancelot Bowles, Jr.; they had one son, William Lancelot Bowles III. Her second marriage (1978-1982) was to Victor Willis, original lead singer of the Village People; they met during the run of The Wiz. Her third marriage (1985-2001) was to Ahmad Rashad, a former NFL wide receiver and sportscaster; they had a daughter, Condola Phylea Rashād. She has retained the surname Rashad.
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She's also known for her roles as Eloise Parker in The Beekeeper, Mary Anne Creed in the Creed film trilogy, Dr. Woods-Trap on OWN's David Makes Man, Dr. Vanessa Young on the drama series Do No Harm, Clairee in the remake of Steel Magnolias (2012), Wilimena Deeds in Tyler Perry's Good Deeds, Edna in Frankie & Alice, Gilda in For Colored Girls, Ella McKnight in Just Wright, Lena Younger in the remake of A Raisin in the Sun, and Ruth Lucas on the sitcom Cosby (1996–2000). She also voiced Libba Gardner in the animated movie Soul, and Brenda Glover in Nickelodeon's animated series Little Bill.
She has had recurring roles as Renetta Clark on The Good Fight, Carol Clarke on Thus is Us, Pastor on 13 Reasons Why, Diana Dubois on Empire, Jane on Jean-Claude Van Johnson, Winnifred Guster on Psych and voice of Dee Dee Tubbs on The Cleveland Show. She's had guest roles on Station 19, Grey's Anatomy, Everybody Hates Chris, Touched by an Angel, Blossom, The Love Boat, Santa Barbara, and One Life to Live.
In 2004, she became the first African-American actress to win the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, for her role as Lena Younger in the revival of A Raisin in the Sun. She reprised her role in the 2008 television adaption of A Raisin in the Sun, which earned her the 2009 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special.
In 2022, she won her second Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew. Her other Broadway credits include Into the Woods (1988), Jelly's Last Jam (1993), Gem of the Ocean (2004), and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2008). She has directed revivals of three plays by August Wilson, in major theaters in Seattle, Princeton, New Jersey; and Los Angeles.
She was dubbed "the mother" of the African-American community at the 42nd NAACP Image Awards.
She is dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University.
Her sister is actress Debbie Allen. Her first marriage (1972-1975), was to dentist William Lancelot Bowles, Jr.; they had one son, William Lancelot Bowles III. Her second marriage (1978-1982) was to Victor Willis, original lead singer of the Village People; they met during the run of The Wiz. Her third marriage (1985-2001) was to Ahmad Rashad, a former NFL wide receiver and sportscaster; they had a daughter, Condola Phylea Rashād. She has retained the surname Rashad.
Some info above is from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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| 2024 | Diarra from Detroit (TV Series) · as Vonda |
| 2024 | The Beekeeper · as Eloise Parker |
| 2023 | Heaven Down Here · as Nancy |
| 2023 | Our Son · as Maya |
| 2023 | Curses! (TV Series) · as Georgia (voice) |
| 2023 | The Crossover (TV Series) · as Barbara |
| 2023 | Creed III · as Mary-Anne Creed |
| 2022 | Bill Cosby: Walking Free · as Cast |
| 2022 | The Gilded Age (TV Series) · as Mrs. Elizabeth Kirkland |
| 2022 | Inside the Black Box (TV Series) |
| 2021 | tick, tick... BOOM! · as "sunday" Legend #12 |
| 2021 | Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2020 | Soul · as Libba Gardner (voice) |
| 2020 | Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey · as Grandmother Journey |
| 2020 | Black Box · as Lillian |
| 2020 | Little America (TV Series) · as Margaret Jean The Queen |
| 2020 | A Fall from Grace · as Sarah |
| 2019 | The Rocketeer (TV Series) · as May |
| 2019 | David Makes Man (TV Series) · as Dr. Woods-Trap |
| 2018 | Creed II · as Mary Anne Creed |
| 2018 | Drake: In My Feelings · as Phylicia Rashad |
| 2018 | Station 19 (TV Series) · as Pilar |
| 2017 | Tour de Pharmacy · as Victoria Young |
| 2017 | 13 Reasons Why (TV Series) · as Pastor |
| 2017 | When We Rise (TV Series) · as Yvette Flunder |
| 2017 | The Good Fight (TV Series) · as Renetta Clark |
| 2016 | This Is Us (TV Series) · as Carol Clarke |
| 2016 | Jean-Claude Van Johnson (TV Series) · as Jane |
| 2015 | Creed · as Mary Anne Creed |
| 2015 | Emily & Tim · as Emily (segment 5) |
| 2015 | Empire (2015) (TV Series) · as Diana Dubois |
| 2015 | For Justice · as Georgina Howe |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | Gods Behaving Badly · as Demeter |
| 2013 | Do No Harm (TV Series) · as Dr. Vanessa Young |
| 2012 | Sofia the First (TV Series) · as Mountain Witch (voice) |
| 2012 | Steel Magnolias · as Clairee |
| 2012 | Good Deeds · as Wilimena Deeds |
| 2011 | Change of Plans · as Dorothy |
| 2010 | Frankie & Alice · as Edna |
| 2010 | For Colored Girls · as Gilda |
| 2010 | Just Wright · as Ella Mcknight |
| 2009 | The Cleveland Show (TV Series) · as Dee Dee Tubbs |
| 2008 | The Life & Times of Tim (TV Series) · as The Boss's Wife |
| 2008 | A Raisin in the Sun · as Lena Younger |
| 2006 | Psych (TV Series) · as Winnifred Guster |
| 2005 | Everybody Hates Chris (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Nell Timms |
| 2001 | Little Bill: Big Little Bill · as Brenda Glover |
| 2001 | Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man · as Cassandra Hawkins |
| 2001 | The Old Settler · as Elizabeth Barney |
| 2000 | The Visit · as Dr. Coles |
| 2000 | Bull (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Ennis' Gift · as Claire Huxtable |
| 1999 | Little Bill (TV Series) · as Brenda Glover (voice) |
| 1999 | Loving Jezebel · as Alice Melville |
| 1998 | Free of Eden · as Desiree |
| 1998 | Linc's (TV Series) · as Lucinda |
| 1996 | Cosby (TV Series) · as Ruth Lucas |
| 1996 | The Babysitter's Seduction · as Kate Jacobs |
| 1995 | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored · as Ma Ponk |
| 1995 | The Possession of Michael D. · as Dr. Marion Hale (psychiatrist) |
| 1995 | In the House (TV Series) |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series) · as Lady Fulton (voice) |
| 1994 | The Cosby Mysteries (TV Series) · as Hadley Roebuck |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Elizabeth Jessup |
| 1994 | David's Mother · as Gladys Johnson |
| 1992 | Ghostwriter (1992) (TV Series) · as Phylicia Rashad |
| 1991 | Jailbirds · as Janice Grant |
| 1990 | Polly: Comin' Home! · as Aunt Polly |
| 1990 | Blossom (TV Series) |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special · as Clair Huxtable |
| 1989 | Polly · as Aunt Polly |
| 1989 | False Witness · as Lynne Jacobi |
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday · as Disneyland Cleaning Lady |
| 1987 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV Series) · as Jane Goodfellow (voice) |
| 1987 | A Different World (TV Series) · as Clair Huxtable |
| 1987 | Uncle Tom's Cabin · as Eliza |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Clair Huxtable |
| 1984 | Santa Barbara (TV Series) · as Felicia Dalton |
| 1983 | The Wiz · as Munchkin |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1981 | |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Mayor Turner |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Lonette Becker |
| 1976 | Delvecchio (TV Series) · as Venita Ray |
| 1968 | One Life to Live (TV Series) · as Courtney Wright |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Aunt Polly |