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Phylicia Rashād

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77 Years Old

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. Some info above is ​from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Born

Houston, Texas, USA on 19th June 1948

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Grey's Anatomy
Nell Timms
Sherri Image
Sherri
Self - Guest
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Touched by an Angel
Elizabeth Jessup
This Is Us Image
This Is Us
Carol Clarke
Psych Image
Psych
Winnifred Guster
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Lady Fulton (voice)
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The Cosby Show
Clair Huxtable
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The Gilded Age
Elizabeth Kirkland
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Sofia the First
Mountain Witch (voice)
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The Good Fight
Renetta Clark
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Blossom
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Jane Goodfellow (voice)
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Intimate Portrait
Self
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Inside the Black Box
A Different World Image
A Different World
Clair Huxtable
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Station 19
Pilar
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Everybody Hates Chris
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Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
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In the House
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Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
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Little America
Margaret Jean the Queen
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Curses!
Georgia (voice)
Do No Harm Image
Do No Harm
Dr. Vanessa Young
Little Bill Image
Little Bill
Brenda Glover (voice)
Cosby Image
Cosby
Ruth Lucas
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Jean-Claude Van Johnson
Jane
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
Reading Rainbow Image
Reading Rainbow
Narrator (voice)
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The Beekeeper
Eloise Parker
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Soul
Libba Gardner (voice)
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Diarra from Detroit
Vonda
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Creed II
Mary Anne Creed
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Bull
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David Makes Man
Dr. Woods-Trap
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Creed III
Mary-Anne Creed
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Creed
Mary Anne Creed
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tick, tick... BOOM!
"Sunday" Legend #12
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A Fall from Grace
Sarah
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Black Box
Lillian
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Just Wright
Ella McKnight
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Tour de Pharmacy
Victoria Young
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Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Grandmother Journey
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Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self - Actress
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The Babysitter's Seduction
Kate Jacobs
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For Colored Girls
Gilda
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Good Deeds
Wilimena Deeds
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The Earth Day Special
Clair Huxtable
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Our Son
Maya
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Frankie & Alice
Edna
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Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
Cassandra Hawkins
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Being Mary Tyler Moore
Self (voice)
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Steel Magnolias
Clairee
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A Raisin in the Sun
Lena Younger
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Free of Eden
Desiree
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The Visit
Dr. Coles
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Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Ma Ponk
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Show of Titles
"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
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Gods Behaving Badly
Demeter
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Between the World and Me
Self
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Heaven Down Here
Nancy
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A Different World
Clair Huxtable
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Polly
Aunt Polly
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Change of Plans
Dorothy
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
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R&B
Naomi
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Hallelujah
Mayor Turner
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Emily & Tim
Emily (Segment 5)
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David's Mother
Gladys Johnson
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Mickey's 60th Birthday
Disneyland Cleaning Lady
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Jailbirds
Janice Grant
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Eliza
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The Old Settler
Elizabeth Barney
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The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Self / Clair Huxtable (archive footage)
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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Self
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Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
Self
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand Image
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Self
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We're Fighting Back
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The Possession of Michael D.
Dr. Marion Hale (Psychiatrist)
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The Broad Coalition
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JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
Self - Host
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Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Narrator (voice)
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Polly: Comin' Home!
Aunt Polly
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Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
Anna Campbell
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False Witness
Lynne Jacobi
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Charlie's Place
Narrator (voice)
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Coretta Scott
Self - Narrator (voice)