1948-06-19 Houston, Texas, USA
Phylicia Rashad (née Ayers-Allen; born June 19, 1948) is an American actress. She was most recently dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University before her three-year contract ended in May 2024. Known for her roles on stage and screen, she has received two Tony Awards as well as nominations for six Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She is best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992) which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series nominations in 1985 and 1986. She also played Ruth Lucas on Cosby (1996–2000), and Brenda Glover in Little Bill (1999–2004). She was also Emmy-nominated for her roles in A Raisin in the Sun (2008) and This Is Us (2019–2021). On stage, Rashad became the first Black actress to win the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, for a revival of A Raisin in the Sun (2004). She won her second Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew (2022). 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 appeared in various films such as For Colored Girls (2010), Good Deeds (2012), Creed (2015), Creed II (2018), Creed III (2023), and The Beekeeper (2024). She lent her voice to the Disney-Pixar animated film Soul (2020). In the 21st century, she has directed revivals of three plays by August Wilson, in major theaters in Seattle, Princeton, New Jersey; and Los Angeles. She also directed Purpose (play) in its 2024-2025 run at the Helen Hayes Theater on Broadway. Some info above is from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Ruth & Boaz | Naomi | 2025-09-26 |
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The Beekeeper | Eloise Parker | 2024-01-08 |
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Heaven Down Here | Nancy | 2023-12-14 |
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Being Mary Tyler Moore | Self (voice) | 2023-03-13 |
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Creed III | Mary-Anne Creed | 2023-03-01 |
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Our Son | Maya | 2023-10-14 |
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Show of Titles | "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer | 2021-06-13 |
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Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist | Self | 2021-04-17 |
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Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority | Narrator (voice) | 2021-03-26 |
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Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous | Anna Campbell | 2021-04-08 |
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tick, tick... BOOM! | "Sunday" Legend #12 | 2021-11-11 |
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Soul | Libba Gardner (voice) | 2020-12-25 |
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Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King | Self - Actress | 2020-08-30 |
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Between the World and Me | Self | 2020-11-21 |
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Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey | Grandmother Journey | 2020-11-06 |
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Black Box | Lillian | 2020-10-06 |
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A Fall from Grace | Sarah | 2020-01-17 |
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Creed II | Mary Anne Creed | 2018-11-21 |
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Charlie's Place | Narrator (voice) | 2018-04-26 |
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Tour de Pharmacy | Victoria Young | 2017-07-08 |
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JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala | Self - Host | 2017-05-23 |
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Creed | Mary Anne Creed | 2015-11-25 |
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Emily & Tim | Emily (Segment 5) | 2015-08-29 |
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August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand | Self | 2015-02-20 |
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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee | Self | 2014-06-22 |
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Gods Behaving Badly | Demeter | 2013-11-13 |
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Steel Magnolias | Clairee | 2012-10-07 |
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Good Deeds | Wilimena Deeds | 2012-02-23 |
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Change of Plans | Dorothy | 2011-01-08 |
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For Colored Girls | Gilda | 2010-11-05 |
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Just Wright | Ella McKnight | 2010-05-14 |
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Frankie & Alice | Edna | 2010-12-10 |
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A Raisin in the Sun | Lena Younger | 2008-02-25 |
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self | 2002-05-05 |
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The Cosby Show: A Look Back | Self / Clair Huxtable (archive footage) | 2002-05-19 |
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The Visit | Dr. Coles | 2001-04-20 |
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The Old Settler | Elizabeth Barney | 2001-04-25 |
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Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man | Cassandra Hawkins | 2001-05-02 |
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Free of Eden | Desiree | 1999-02-21 |
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Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | Ma Ponk | 1996-01-26 |
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The Babysitter's Seduction | Kate Jacobs | 1996-01-22 |
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The Possession of Michael D. | Dr. Marion Hale (Psychiatrist) | 1995-05-02 |
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David's Mother | Gladys Johnson | 1994-04-10 |
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Hallelujah | Mayor Turner | 1993-12-22 |
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Jailbirds | Janice Grant | 1991-05-16 |
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Polly: Comin' Home! | Aunt Polly | 1990-11-18 |
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The Earth Day Special | Clair Huxtable | 1990-04-22 |
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False Witness | Lynne Jacobi | 1989-10-23 |
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Polly | Aunt Polly | 1989-11-12 |
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Mickey's 60th Birthday | Disneyland Cleaning Lady | 1988-11-13 |
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Uncle Tom's Cabin | Eliza | 1987-06-14 |
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A Different World | Clair Huxtable | 1987-09-24 |
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We're Fighting Back | 1981-04-28 | |
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The Broad Coalition | 1972-01-01 | |
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Coretta Scott | Self - Narrator (voice) |
