Phylicia Rashād

Phylicia Rashād

Acting

Birthday

1948/06/19 (76 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Houston, Texas, USA

Also know as

Phylicia Ayers-Allen

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 ...Read more

Acting
A Raisin in the Sun
6.1

(2008) A Raisin in the Sun

as Lena Younger

Our Son
5.6

(2023) Our Son

as Maya

tick, tick... BOOM!
7.6

(2021) tick, tick... BOOM!

as "Sunday" Legend #12

0.0

(2017) JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala

as Self - Host

Just Wright
6.6

(2010) Just Wright

as Ella McKnight

Good Deeds
6.2

(2012) Good Deeds

as Wilimena Deeds

For Colored Girls
6.7

(2010) For Colored Girls

as Gilda

The Babysitter's Seduction
5.7

(1996) The Babysitter's Seduction

as Kate Jacobs

The Broad Coalition
0.0

(1972) The Broad Coalition

as ---

Frankie & Alice
6.0

(2010) Frankie & Alice

as Edna

Polly
8.2

(1989) Polly

as Aunt Polly

Being Mary Tyler Moore
6.7

(2023) Being Mary Tyler Moore

as Self (voice)

Change of Plans
6.7

(2011) Change of Plans

as Dorothy

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
4.2

(1996) Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

as Ma Ponk

Steel Magnolias
6.9

(2012) Steel Magnolias

as Clairee

Free of Eden
10.0

(1999) Free of Eden

as Desiree

Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
6.1

(2001) Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

as Cassandra Hawkins

Heaven Down Here
7.6

(2023) Heaven Down Here

as Nancy

3.5

(2001) The Old Settler

as Elizabeth Barney

The Beekeeper
7.3

(2024) The Beekeeper

as Eloise Parker

David's Mother
8.5

(1994) David's Mother

as Gladys Johnson

Polly: Comin' Home!
8.5

(1990) Polly: Comin' Home!

as Aunt Polly

Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
0.0

(2021) Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

as Narrator (voice)

NBC 75th Anniversary Special
0.0

(2002) NBC 75th Anniversary Special

as Self

Dinosaur: The Ride - Pre-Show Video
10.0

(1998) Dinosaur: The Ride - Pre-Show Video

as Dr. Helen Marsh

Jailbirds
10.0

(1991) Jailbirds

as Janice Grant

We're Fighting Back
6.0

(1981) We're Fighting Back

as ---

Uncle Tom's Cabin
7.8

(1987) Uncle Tom's Cabin

as Eliza

0.0

Coretta Scott

as Narrator

Emily & Tim
6.8

(2015) Emily & Tim

as Emily (Segment 5)

Creed
7.4

(2015) Creed

as Mary Anne Creed

The Possession of Michael D.
5.3

(1995) The Possession of Michael D.

as Dr. Marion Hale (Psychiatrist)

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
0.0

(2015) August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

as ---

Mickey's 60th Birthday
6.8

(1988) Mickey's 60th Birthday

as Disneyland Cleaning Lady

Tour de Pharmacy
6.8

(2017) Tour de Pharmacy

as Victoria Young

False Witness
10.0

(1989) False Witness

as Lynne Jacobi

Creed II
7.0

(2018) Creed II

as Mary Anne Creed

0.0

(2018) Charlie's Place

as Narrator (voice)

The Visit
7.6

(2001) The Visit

as Dr. Coles

Soul
8.1

(2020) Soul

as Libba Gardner (voice)

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
6.6

(2020) Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

as Grandmother Journey

A Fall from Grace
7.0

(2020) A Fall from Grace

as Sarah

Creed III
7.1

(2023) Creed III

as Mary-Anne Creed

Black Box
6.4

(2020) Black Box

as Lillian

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
1.5

(2014) Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

as Self

Between the World and Me
7.9

(2020) Between the World and Me

as Self

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
8.1

(2020) Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

as Self - Actress

0.0

(1993) Hallelujah

as Mayor Turner

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
8.3

(2021) Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

as Self

Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
0.0

(2021) Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous

as Anna Campbell

The Cosby Show: A Look Back
7.4

(2002) The Cosby Show: A Look Back

as Self / Clair Huxtable (archive footage)

The Earth Day Special
8.0

(1990) The Earth Day Special

as Clair Huxtable

0.0

R&B

as Naomi

In the House
7.3

(1995) In the House

as ---

A Different World
7.0

(1987) A Different World

as Clair Huxtable

Everybody Hates Chris
8.0

(2005) Everybody Hates Chris

as ---

Psych
7.9

(2006) Psych

as Winnifred Guster

Touched by an Angel
7.2

(1994) Touched by an Angel

as Elizabeth Jessup

The Cosby Show
7.0

(1984) The Cosby Show

as Clair Huxtable

Tamron Hall
5.1

(2019) Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Blossom
6.1

(1990) Blossom

as ---

Grey's Anatomy
8.2

(2005) Grey's Anatomy

as Nell Timms

Little Bill
6.6

(1999) Little Bill

as Brenda Glover (voice)

Cosby
5.9

(1996) Cosby

as Ruth Lucas

Bull
6.8

(2000) Bull

as ---

Do No Harm
6.2

(2013) Do No Harm

as Dr. Vanessa Young

Intimate Portrait
4.5

(1993) Intimate Portrait

as Self

Jean-Claude Van Johnson
6.6

(2016) Jean-Claude Van Johnson

as Jane

Inside the Black Box
5.0

(2022) Inside the Black Box

as ---

Reading Rainbow
8.4

(1983) Reading Rainbow

as Narrator (voice)

Curses!
6.6

(2023) Curses!

as Georgia Snitker (voice)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
6.0

(1995) Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Lady Fulton (voice)

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
3.5

(1996) The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

The Good Fight
7.6

(2017) The Good Fight

as Renetta Clark

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
7.7

(1987) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as Jane Goodfellow (voice)

Diarra from Detroit
6.5

(2024) Diarra from Detroit

as Vonda

Sofia the First
7.2

(2013) Sofia the First

as Mountain Witch (voice)

This Is Us
8.2

(2016) This Is Us

as Carol Clarke

Little America
6.7

(2020) Little America

as Margaret Jean the Queen

David Makes Man
6.7

(2019) David Makes Man

as Dr. Woods-Trap

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Station 19
8.2

(2018) Station 19

as Pilar

Curses!
6.6

(2023) Curses!

as Georgia (voice)