Phylicia Rashād

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1948-06-19 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Houston, Texas, USA

Phylicia Rashād

Biography

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...

Acting

2008

A Raisin in the Sun

as Lena Younger

2023

Our Son

as Maya

2021

tick, tick... BOOM!

as "Sunday" Legend #12

2010

Just Wright

as Ella McKnight

2012

Good Deeds

as Wilimena Deeds

2010

1996

2010

1989

Polly

as Aunt Polly

2023

Being Mary Tyler Moore

as Self (voice)

2011

Change of Plans

as Dorothy

2012

Steel Magnolias

as Clairee

1999

Free of Eden

as Desiree

2001

2023

2001

The Old Settler

as Elizabeth Barney

2024

The Beekeeper

as Eloise Parker

1994

David's Mother

as Gladys Johnson

1990

Polly: Comin' Home!

as Aunt Polly

1991

Jailbirds

as Janice Grant

1987

-

Coretta Scott

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2015

Emily & Tim

as Emily (Segment 5)

2015

Creed

as Mary Anne Creed

1995

The Possession of Michael D.

as Dr. Marion Hale (Psychiatrist)

1988

Mickey's 60th Birthday

as Disneyland Cleaning Lady

2017

Tour de Pharmacy

as Victoria Young

1989

False Witness

as Lynne Jacobi

2018

Creed II

as Mary Anne Creed

2018

Charlie's Place

as Narrator (voice)

2001

The Visit

as Dr. Coles

2020

Soul

as Libba Gardner (voice)

2020

2020

2023

Creed III

as Mary-Anne Creed

2020

Black Box

as Lillian

1993

Hallelujah

as Mayor Turner

2002

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

as Self / Clair Huxtable (archive footage)

1990

The Earth Day Special

as Clair Huxtable

-

R&B

as Naomi

2021

Show of Titles

as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer

2013

1987

A Different World

as Clair Huxtable

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