Phylicia Rashād
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday19 June 1948 (78 years old)
Place of birthHouston, Texas, USA
Known credits98
Biography
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 …
Ruth & Boaz
2025 · Naomi
Diarra from Detroit
2024 · Vonda
The Beekeeper
2024 · Eloise Parker
Heaven Down Here
2023 · Nancy
Curses!
2023 · Georgia (voice)
Our Son
2023 · Maya
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023 · Self (voice)
Creed III
2023 · Mary-Anne Creed
The Sherri Shepherd Show
2022 · Self - Guest
The Gilded Age
2022 · Elizabeth Kirkland
Inside the Black Box
2022
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2021 · "Sunday" Legend #12
Show of Titles
2021 · "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
2021 · Self
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
2021 · Anna Campbell
Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
2021 · Narrator (voice)
Soul
2020 · Libba Gardner (voice)
Between the World and Me
2020 · Self
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
2020 · Grandmother Journey
Black Box
2020 · Lillian
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020 · Self - Actress
A Fall from Grace
2020 · Sarah
Little America
2020 · Margaret Jean the Queen
Tamron Hall
2019 · Self - Guest
David Makes Man
2019 · Dr. Woods-Trap
Creed II
2018 · Mary Anne Creed
Charlie's Place
2018 · Narrator (voice)
Station 19
2018 · Pilar
Tour de Pharmacy
2017 · Victoria Young
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
2017 · Self - Host
The Good Fight
2017 · Renetta Clark
This Is Us
2016 · Carol Clarke
Jean-Claude Van Johnson
2016 · Jane
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
Creed
2015 · Mary Anne Creed
Emily & Tim
2015 · Emily (Segment 5)
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
2015 · Self
Empire
2015 · Diana DuBois
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014 · Self
Gods Behaving Badly
2013 · Demeter
Do No Harm
2013 · Dr. Vanessa Young
Sofia the First
2013 · Mountain Witch (voice)
Steel Magnolias
2012 · Clairee
Good Deeds
2012 · Wilimena Deeds
Change of Plans
2011 · Dorothy
Frankie & Alice
2010 · Edna
For Colored Girls
2010 · Gilda
Just Wright
2010 · Ella McKnight
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