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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, Ella McKnight in Just Wright, Lena Younger... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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The Beekeeper as Eloise Parker | 2024-01-08 |
Heaven Down Here as Nancy | 2023-12-14 |
Our Son as Maya | 2023-10-14 |
Being Mary Tyler Moore as Self (voice) | 2023-03-13 |
Creed III as Mary-Anne Creed | 2023-03-01 |
tick, tick... BOOM! as "Sunday" Legend #12 | 2021-11-11 |
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist as Self | 2021-04-17 |
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous as Anna Campbell | 2021-04-08 |
Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority as Narrator (voice) | 2021-03-26 |
Soul as Libba Gardner (voice) | 2020-12-25 |
Between the World and Me as Self | 2020-11-21 |
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey as Grandmother Journey | 2020-11-06 |
Black Box as Lillian | 2020-10-06 |
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Actress | 2020-08-30 |
A Fall from Grace as Sarah | 2020-01-17 |
Creed II as Mary Anne Creed | 2018-11-21 |
Charlie's Place as Narrator (voice) | 2018-04-26 |
Tour de Pharmacy as Victoria Young | 2017-07-08 |
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala as Self - Host | 2017-05-23 |
Creed as Mary Anne Creed | 2015-11-25 |
Emily & Tim as Emily (Segment 5) | 2015-08-29 |
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand | 2015-02-20 |
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee as Self | 2014-06-22 |
Steel Magnolias as Clairee | 2012-10-07 |
Good Deeds as Wilimena Deeds | 2012-02-23 |
Change of Plans as Dorothy | 2011-01-08 |
Frankie & Alice as Edna | 2010-12-10 |
For Colored Girls as Gilda | 2010-11-05 |
Just Wright as Ella McKnight | 2010-05-14 |
A Raisin in the Sun as Lena Younger | 2008-02-25 |
The Cosby Show: A Look Back as Self / Clair Huxtable (archive footage) | 2002-05-19 |
NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self | 2002-05-05 |
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man as Cassandra Hawkins | 2001-05-02 |
The Old Settler as Elizabeth Barney | 2001-04-25 |
The Visit as Dr. Coles | 2001-04-20 |
Free of Eden as Desiree | 1999-02-21 |
Dinosaur: The Ride - Pre-Show Video as Dr. Helen Marsh | 1998-04-22 |
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored as Ma Ponk | 1996-01-26 |
The Babysitter's Seduction as Kate Jacobs | 1996-01-22 |
The Possession of Michael D. as Dr. Marion Hale (Psychiatrist) | 1995-05-02 |
David's Mother as Gladys Johnson | 1994-04-10 |
Hallelujah as Mayor Turner | 1993-12-22 |
Jailbirds as Janice Grant | 1991-05-16 |
Polly: Comin' Home! as Aunt Polly | 1990-11-18 |
The Earth Day Special as Clair Huxtable | 1990-04-22 |
Polly as Aunt Polly | 1989-11-12 |
False Witness as Lynne Jacobi | 1989-10-23 |
Mickey's 60th Birthday as Disneyland Cleaning Lady | 1988-11-13 |
Uncle Tom's Cabin as Eliza | 1987-06-14 |
We're Fighting Back | 1981-04-28 |
The Broad Coalition | 1972-01-01 |