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Phylicia Rashād

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 Lucas on Cosby (1996–2000), and Brenda Glover in Little Bill (1999–2004). She was also Emmy-nominated for her roles in A Raisin in the Sun (2008) and This Is Us (2019–2021). On stage, Rashad became the first Black actress to win the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, for a revival of A Raisin in the Sun (2004). She won her second Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew (2022). Her other Broadway credits include Into the Woods (1988), Jelly's Last Jam (1993), Gem of the Ocean (2004), and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2008). She has appeared in various films such as For Colored Girls (2010), Good Deeds (2012), Creed (2015), Creed II (2018), Creed III (2023), and The Beekeeper (2024). She lent her voice to the Disney-Pixar animated film Soul (2020). In the 21st century, she has directed revivals of three plays by August Wilson, in major theaters in Seattle, Princeton, New Jersey; and Los Angeles. She also directed Purpose (play) in its 2024-2025 run at the Helen Hayes Theater on Broadway.

  • Nacimiento: 1948-06-19, Houston, Texas, USA
  • Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,8 de 5

En CMNetwork Actors

  • Creed como Mary Anne Creed

Conocido por

  • Soul (2020) — Libba Gardner (voz)
  • Creed. La leyenda de Rocky (2015) — Mary Anne Creed
  • Creed II: La leyenda de Rocky (2018) — Mary Anne Creed
  • Creed III (2023) — Mary-Anne Creed
  • Beekeeper: El protector (2024) — Eloise Parker
  • Anatomía de Grey (2005) — Nell Timms
  • A traición (2020) — Sarah
  • Empire (2015) — Diana DuBois

Filmografía

  • Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair — Judge Elaine Carter
  • Alone
  • Rut y Booz (2025) — Naomi
  • Diarra from Detroit (2024) — Vonda
  • Beekeeper: El protector (2024) — Eloise Parker
  • Heaven Down Here (2023) — Nancy
  • Una maldición familiar (2023) — Georgia (voz)
  • Nuestro hijo (2023) — Maya
  • Creed III (2023) — Mary-Anne Creed
  • La edad dorada (2022) — Elizabeth Kirkland
  • tick, tick... BOOM! (2021) — "Sunday" Legend #12
  • Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous (2021) — Anna Campbell
  • Soul (2020) — Libba Gardner (voz)
  • La navidad mágica de los Jangle (2020) — Grandmother Journey
  • Cajas oscuras (2020) — Lillian
  • A traición (2020) — Sarah
  • Little America (2020) — Margaret Jean the Queen
  • David Makes Man (2019) — Dr. Woods-Trap
  • Creed II: La leyenda de Rocky (2018) — Mary Anne Creed
  • Estación 19 (2018) — Pilar
  • Ruta adulterada (Pharmacy Road) (2017) — Victoria Young
  • 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. La leyenda de Rocky (2015) — Mary Anne Creed
  • Emily & Tim (2015) — Emily (Segment 5)
  • Empire (2015) — Diana DuBois
  • Gods Behaving Badly (2013) — Demeter
  • Do No Harm (2013) — Dr. Vanessa Young
  • La princesa Sofía (2013) — Mountain Witch (voz)
  • Magnolias de acero (2012) — Clairee
  • Good Deeds (2012) — Wilimena Deeds
  • Cambio de planes (2011) — Dorothy
  • Frankie y Alice (Mente criminal) (2010) — Edna
  • For Colored Girls (2010) — Gilda
  • Jugada perfecta (2010) — Ella McKnight
  • Una sombra bajo el sol (2008) — Lena Younger
  • Psych (2006) — Winnifred Guster
  • Todo el mundo odia a Chris (2005)
  • Anatomía de Grey (2005) — Nell Timms
  • Se ha escrito un crimen - El último hombre libre (2001) — Cassandra Hawkins
  • The Old Settler (2001) — Elizabeth Barney
  • The Visit (2001) — Dr. Coles
  • Bull (2000)
  • Little Bill (1999) — Brenda Glover (voz)
  • Escapar del Edén (1999) — Desiree
  • Dinosaur - Preshow (1998) — Dr Helen Marsh
  • Cosby (1996) — Ruth Lucas
  • Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1996) — Ma Ponk
  • La seducción de Michelle (1996) — Kate Jacobs
  • The Possession of Michael D. (1995) — Dr. Marion Hale (Psychiatrist)
  • In the House (1995)
  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) — Lady Fulton (voz)
  • Tocados por un ángel (1994) — Elizabeth Jessup
  • David's Mother (1994) — Gladys Johnson
  • Hallelujah (1993) — Mayor Turner
  • Jailbirds (1991) — Janice Grant
  • Polly: Comin' Home! (1990) — Aunt Polly
  • Blossom (1990)
  • Polly (1989) — Aunt Polly
  • False Witness (1989) — Lynne Jacobi
  • Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988) — Disneyland Cleaning Lady
  • Las Tortugas Ninja (1987) — Jane Goodfellow (voz)
  • A Different World (1987) — Clair Huxtable
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987) — Eliza
  • Nell Carter... Never Too Old to Dream (1986)
  • El show de Bill Cosby (1984) — Clair Huxtable
  • American Playhouse (1982) — Mayor Turner
  • En la brecha (1981)
  • The Broad Coalition (1972)
  • Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1948)