Phylicia Rashād
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1948-06-19 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Also known As
Phylicia Ayers-Allen
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
as Lena Younger
2023
as Maya
2021
as "Sunday" Legend #12
2017
as Self - Host
2010
as Ella McKnight
2012
as Wilimena Deeds
2010
as Gilda
1996
as Kate Jacobs
2010
as Edna
1989
as Aunt Polly
2023
as Self (voice)
2011
as Dorothy
1996
as Ma Ponk
2012
as Clairee
1999
as Desiree
2001
as Cassandra Hawkins
2023
as Nancy
2001
as Elizabeth Barney
2024
as Eloise Parker
1994
as Gladys Johnson
1990
as Aunt Polly
2021
as Narrator (voice)
2002
as Self
1991
as Janice Grant
1987
as Eliza
-
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
as Emily (Segment 5)
2015
as Mary Anne Creed
1995
as Dr. Marion Hale (Psychiatrist)
2015
1988
as Disneyland Cleaning Lady
2017
as Victoria Young
1989
as Lynne Jacobi
2018
as Mary Anne Creed
2018
as Narrator (voice)
2001
as Dr. Coles
2020
as Libba Gardner (voice)
2020
as Grandmother Journey
2020
as Sarah
2023
as Mary-Anne Creed
2020
as Lillian
2014
2020
as Self
2020
as Self - Actress
1993
as Mayor Turner
2021
2021
as Anna Campbell
2002
as Self / Clair Huxtable (archive footage)
1990
as Clair Huxtable
-
as Naomi
2021
as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
2013
as Demeter
1987
as Clair Huxtable
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