Phylicia RashÄd (born Phylicia 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.
In 2004, RashÄd became the first African-American actress to win the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, for her role in the revival of A Raisin in the Sun. She resumed the role in the 2008 television adaption of A Raisin in the Sun, which earned her the 2009 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special.
RashÄd was dubbed “the mother” of the African American community at the 42nd NAACP Image Awards.
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Phylicia RashÄd Biography / Wiki
| Name | Phylicia RashÄd |
| Also Know | Phylicia Rashad, Phylicia Ayers-Allen |
| Gender | Female |
| Known For | Acting |
| Place of Birth | Houston, Texas, USA |
| Date of Birth | 1948-06-19 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 74 |
| Deathday |
Phylicia RashÄd Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| The Old Settler | Elizabeth Barney | 2001-04-25 | The Old Settler is the story of two middle-aged sisters, Elizabeth and Quilly, who share an apartment in Harlem in 1943. The sisters quarrel amiably, … |
| Jailbirds | Janice Grant | 1991-05-16 | Personalities clash when a city executive and a small town seamstress are thrown into jail for crimes they didn’t commit and then escape, handcuffed t… |
| The Possession of Michael D. | Dr. Marion Hale (Psychiatrist) | 1995-05-02 | When a dark force begins to destroy a couple’s happiness, they turn to decides to a parapsychologist who discovers that the husband is possessed by a… |
| False Witness | Lynne Jacobi | 1989-10-23 | An assistant district attorney’s (Phylicia Rashad) co-worker lover (Philip Michael Thomas) plans to prove her wrong about a case…. |
| Charlie’s Place | Narrator | 2018-04-26 | The story of an African American nightclub in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina that was a significant stop on the Chitlin’ Circuit in the segregated Sou… |
| Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority | Narrator | 2021-03-26 | “Twenty Pearls” tells a powerful story of sisterhood. In 1908, nine Black women enrolled at Howard University made one decision that would change the … |
| Good Deeds | Wilimena Deeds | 2012-02-23 | Businessman Wesley Deeds is jolted out of his scripted life when he meets Lindsey, a single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office buildi… |
| Polly | Aunt Polly | 1989-11-12 | An musical adaptation of the book “Pollyanna” set in the 1950’s in which an orphan tries to use gladness to unite the people in a small southern town…. |
| Once Upon a Time… When We Were Colored | Ma Ponk | 1996-01-26 | This film relates the story of a tightly connected Afro-American community informally called Colored Town where the inhabitants live and depend on eac… |
| Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man | Cassandra Hawkins | 2001-05-02 | Jessica Fletcher discovers a shocking old family secret that leads her on a journey to the deep South to bring to light the mysterious details surroun… |
| Polly: Comin’ Home! | Aunt Polly | 1990-11-18 | Broadway style songs are used to tell this interesting story of an ingenious orphan who gets involved in matchmaking and striving for inter-racial und… |
| A Fall from Grace | Sarah | 2020-01-17 | When a law-abiding woman gets indicted for murdering her husband, her lawyer soon realizes that a larger conspiracy may be at work…. |
| Black Box | Lillian | 2020-10-06 | After losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an experimental treatment that causes him to question who he really … |
| Hallelujah | Mayor Turner | 1993-12-22 | Christmas at the Messiah Church in Washington D.C. A young preacher and, later in the day, a mysterious pregnant girl arrive at the church doors looki… |
| Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous | Anna Campbell | 2021-04-08 | Anna Campbell, now 65, sparked controversy when she bared it all on stage years ago. When a theatre festival asks to re-stage the work with a younger … |
| The Cosby Show: A Look Back | Self / Clair Huxtable (archive footage) | 2002-05-19 | A retrospective of the phenomenally popular 1984-1992 situation comedy, “The Cosby Show,” complete with memorable clips, bloopers and comments from se… |
| The Babysitter’s Seduction | Det. Kate Jacobs | 1996-01-22 | The mother of the family for which Michelle baby-sits dies unexpectedly. Michelle is asked to take over looking after the children and is gradually “s… |
| Change of Plans | Dorothy | 2011-01-08 | Sally and Jason Danville’s life are turned upside down when a tragic accident suddenly names them the caretakers of four young children…. |
| Frankie & Alice | Edna | 2010-12-10 | A drama centered on a go-go dancer with multiple personality disorder who struggles to remain her true self and begins working with a psychotherapist … |
| Steel Magnolias | Clairee | 2012-10-07 | In an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, “Steel Magnolias” chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in Loui… |
| Free of Eden | Desiree | 1999-02-21 | Story about Will Cleamons, a former teacher-turned-businessman who agrees to tutor 18-year-old high school dropout, Nicole Turner. Much to his surpris… |
| Creed III | Mary Anne Creed | 2023-03-03 | The third installment of Creed franchise…. |
| A Raisin in the Sun | Lena Younger | 2008-02-25 | Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads whare the Younger family find themselves whe… |
| Creed | Mary Anne Creed | 2015-11-25 | The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apoll… |
| Just Wright | Ella McKnight | 2010-05-14 | A physical therapist falls for the basketball player she is helping recover from a career-threatening injury…. |
| Uncle Tom’s Cabin | Eliza | 1987-06-14 | The life of an aging black slave, Tom, and the people he interacts with…. |
| For Justice | Georgina Howe | 2015-07-03 | A female FBI agent finds herself caught between her family and her work…. |
| David’s Mother | Gladys Johnson | 1994-04-10 | Sally Goodson has been raising her autistic son David alone since her husband left many years ago. Now a social worker discovers that Sally has been d… |
| Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey | Grandmother Journey | 2020-11-06 | An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention that has the power… |
| August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand | 2015-02-20 | Unprecedented access to Wilson’s theatrical archives, rarely seen interviews and new dramatic readings bring to life his seminal 10-play cycle chron… | |
| Mickey’s 60th Birthday | Disneyland Cleaning Lady | 1988-11-13 | This film combines live action/original animation and library animation. Mickey steals a magic hat from a Sorcerer and is put under a spell by the ang… |
| Creed II | Mary Anne Creed | 2018-11-21 | Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight against an opponent with ties to his family’s past, Adonis Creed is up against the ch… |
| Soul | Libba Gardner (voice) | 2020-12-25 | Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an acciden… |
| For Colored Girls | Gilda | 2010-11-05 | About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of tw… |
| Between the World and Me | Self | 2020-11-21 | Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of t… |
| Emily & Tim | Emily (Segment 5) | 2015-08-29 | The movie is comprised of six vignettes. A look at the tumultuous marriage of Tim and Emily Hanratty over half a century…. |
| The Visit | Dr. Coles | 2001-04-20 | A young man dying in prison brings his family together for a fateful visit, and proceeds to put his life back together…. |
| Life’s Essentials with Ruby Dee | Self | 2014-06-22 | In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis’ rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love, conscious… |
| Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist | Self | 2021-04-17 | An intimate look at the Oscar-nominated actor’s incomparable artistry, and the acting process which informed his transformative performances. Viola … |
| The Broad Coalition | 1972-01-01 | A man becomes pregnant in a zany comedy…. | |
| Tour de Pharmacy | Victoria Young | 2017-07-08 | A mockumentary that chronicles the prevalence of doping in the world of professional cycling…. |
| We’re Fighting Back | 1981-04-28 | Inspired by the exploits of New York’s Guardian Angels, which began as a band of streetwise young people who formed an anti-crime subway patrol and we… | |
| Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King | Self – Actress | 2020-08-30 | A tribute to Chadwick Boseman, celebrating his life and legacy…. |
| tick, tick… BOOM! | “SUNDAY” Legend | 2021-11-11 | On the cusp of his 30th birthday, Jonathon Larson, a promising young theater composer, navigates love, friendship, and the pressures of life as an art… |
| The Earth Day Special | Clair Huxtable | 1990-04-22 | The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour s… |
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