1948-06-19 ( 76 years old ) in Houston, Texas, USA
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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Movies
The Beekeeper
2024-01-08
Heaven Down Here
2023-12-14
Our Son
2023-10-14
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023-03-13
Creed III
2023-03-01
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021-11-11
Show of Titles
2021-06-13
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
2021-04-17
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
2021-04-08
Soul
2020-12-25
Between the World and Me
2020-11-21
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
2020-11-06
Black Box
2020-10-06
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020-08-30
A Fall from Grace
2020-01-17
Creed II
2018-11-21
Charlie's Place
2018-04-26
Tour de Pharmacy
2017-07-08
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
2017-05-23
Creed
2015-11-25
Emily & Tim
2015-08-29
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
2015-02-20
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014-06-22
Gods Behaving Badly
2013-11-13
Steel Magnolias
2012-10-07
Good Deeds
2012-02-23
Change of Plans
2011-01-08
Frankie & Alice
2010-12-10
For Colored Girls
2010-11-05
Just Wright
2010-05-14
A Raisin in the Sun
2008-02-25
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
2002-05-19
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002-05-05
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
2001-05-02
The Old Settler
2001-04-25
The Visit
2001-04-20
Free of Eden
1999-02-21
Dinosaur: The Ride - Pre-Show Video
1998-04-22
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996-01-26
The Babysitter's Seduction
1996-01-22
The Possession of Michael D.
1995-05-02
David's Mother
1994-04-10
Hallelujah
1993-12-22
Jailbirds
1991-05-16
Polly: Comin' Home!
1990-11-18
The Earth Day Special
1990-04-22
Polly
1989-11-12
False Witness
1989-10-23
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988-11-13
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1987-06-14
We're Fighting Back
1981-04-28
The Broad Coalition
1972-01-01
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