Phylicia Rashād
Acting
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.
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
as Grandmother Journey
Age 72 (now 77)
Show of Titles
as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
Age 72 (now 77)
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
as Self
Age 72 (now 77)
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
as Anna Campbell
Age 72 (now 77)
Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
as Narrator (voice)
Age 72 (now 77)
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
as Grandmother Journey
Age 72 (now 77)
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
as Self - Actress
Age 72 (now 77)
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
as Self
Age 66 (now 77)
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
as Self / Clair Huxtable (archive footage)
Age 53 (now 77)
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
as Cassandra Hawkins
Age 52 (now 77)
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
as Ma Ponk
Age 47 (now 77)
The Possession of Michael D.
as Dr. Marion Hale (Psychiatrist)
Age 46 (now 77)
Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio
as Self
Age 44 (now 77)
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
as Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Lady Fulton (voice)
Age 46 (now 77)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Jane Goodfellow (voice)
Age 39 (now 77)
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Also Known As
Phylicia Ayers-Allen, Phylicia Rashad
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