Phylicia Rashād
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 Aw
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.
Born
Jun 19, 1948
Houston, Texas, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
62 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.7
Known For
The Beekeeper
2024
as Eloise Parker
Soul
2020
as Libba Gardner (voice)
Creed II
2018
as Mary Anne Creed
Creed
2015
as Mary Anne Creed
Creed III
2023
as Mary-Anne Creed
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
as "Sunday" Legend #12
Ruth & Boaz
2025
as Naomi
A Fall from Grace
2020
as Sarah
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
2020
as Grandmother Journey
Just Wright
2010
as Ella McKnight
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