Phylicia Rashād
Acting
Biography
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…
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Soul
2020
Libba Gardner (voice)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Nell Timms
Creed
2015
Mary Anne Creed
Creed II
2018
Mary Anne Creed
The Beekeeper
2024
Eloise Parker
Creed III
2023
Mary-Anne Creed
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
"Sunday" Legend #12
This Is Us
2016
Carol Clarke
Station 19
2018
Pilar
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
A Fall from Grace
2020
Sarah
Psych
2006
Winnifred Guster
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1987
Jane Goodfellow (voice)
Empire
2015
Diana DuBois
Black Box
2020
Lillian
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
2020
Grandmother Journey
Sofia the First
2013
Mountain Witch (voice)
The Cosby Show
1984
Clair Huxtable
Just Wright
2010
Ella McKnight
The Good Fight
2017
Renetta Clark