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Phylicia Rashād

Acting

June 19, 1948 (77 years old)

Houston, Texas, USA

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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 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series nominations in 1985 and 1986. She also played...

Also Known As

Phylicia Ayers-Allen • Phylicia Rashad

Known For

Grey's Anatomy series poster (2005)

Grey's Anatomy

Nell Timms

Psych series poster (2006)

Psych

Winnifred Guster

This Is Us series poster (2016)

This Is Us

Carol Clarke

The Cosby Show series poster (1984)

The Cosby Show

Clair Huxtable

The Good Fight series poster (2017)

The Good Fight

Renetta Clark

Station 19 series poster (2018)

Station 19

Pilar

Empire series poster (2015)

Empire

Diana DuBois

Touched by an Angel series poster (1994)

Touched by an Angel

Elizabeth Jessup

Everybody Hates Chris series poster (2005)

Everybody Hates Chris

Sofia the First series poster (2013)

Sofia the First

Mountain Witch (voice)

Tony Awards series poster (1956)

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series poster (1987)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Jane Goodfellow (voice)

Photos of Phylicia Rashād

Filmography

2020s

Ruth & Boaz movie poster (2025)

Ruth & Boaz

Naomi

The Beekeeper movie poster (2024)

The Beekeeper

Eloise Parker

Creed III movie poster (2023)

Creed III

Mary-Anne Creed

Our Son movie poster (2023)

Our Son

Maya

Being Mary Tyler Moore movie poster (2023)

Being Mary Tyler Moore

Self (voice)

Heaven Down Here movie poster (2023)

Heaven Down Here

Nancy

tick, tick... BOOM! movie poster (2021)

tick, tick... BOOM!

"Sunday" Legend #12

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist movie poster (2021)

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

Self

Show of Titles movie poster (2021)

Show of Titles

"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer

Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous movie poster (2021)

Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous

Anna Campbell

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

Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

Narrator (voice)

Soul movie poster (2020)

Soul

Libba Gardner (voice)

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey movie poster (2020)

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

Grandmother Journey

A Fall from Grace movie poster (2020)

A Fall from Grace

Sarah

Black Box movie poster (2020)

Black Box

Lillian

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King movie poster (2020)

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

Self - Actress

Between the World and Me movie poster (2020)

Between the World and Me

Self

2010s

Creed II movie poster (2018)

Creed II

Mary Anne Creed

Tour de Pharmacy movie poster (2017)

Tour de Pharmacy

Victoria Young

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens movie poster (2016)

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

Creed movie poster (2015)

Creed

Mary Anne Creed

Emily & Tim movie poster (2015)

Emily & Tim

Emily (Segment 5)

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

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

Self

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee movie poster (2014)

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Self

Gods Behaving Badly movie poster (2013)

Gods Behaving Badly

Demeter

Good Deeds movie poster (2012)

Good Deeds

Wilimena Deeds

Steel Magnolias movie poster (2012)

Steel Magnolias

Clairee

Change of Plans movie poster (2011)

Change of Plans

Dorothy

Just Wright movie poster (2010)

Just Wright

Ella McKnight

For Colored Girls movie poster (2010)

For Colored Girls

Gilda

Frankie & Alice movie poster (2010)

Frankie & Alice

Edna

2000s

A Raisin in the Sun movie poster (2008)

A Raisin in the Sun

Lena Younger

God and the Inner City movie poster (2003)

God and the Inner City

Self (voice)

NBC 75th Anniversary Special movie poster (2002)

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Self

The Cosby Show: A Look Back movie poster (2002)

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

Self / Clair Huxtable (archive footage)

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

Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

Cassandra Hawkins

The Visit movie poster (2001)

The Visit

Dr. Coles

1990s

Free of Eden movie poster (1999)

Free of Eden

Desiree

Dinosaur - Preshow movie poster (1998)

Dinosaur - Preshow

Dr Helen Marsh

The Babysitter's Seduction movie poster (1996)

The Babysitter's Seduction

Kate Jacobs

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

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Ma Ponk

The Possession of Michael D. movie poster (1995)

The Possession of Michael D.

Dr. Marion Hale (Psychiatrist)

David's Mother movie poster (1994)

David's Mother

Gladys Johnson

Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio movie poster (1992)

Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio

Self

Jailbirds movie poster (1991)

Jailbirds

Janice Grant

The Earth Day Special movie poster (1990)

The Earth Day Special

Clair Huxtable

Polly: Comin' Home! movie poster (1990)

Polly: Comin' Home!

Aunt Polly

1980s

Polly movie poster (1989)

Polly

Aunt Polly

False Witness movie poster (1989)

False Witness

Lynne Jacobi

Mickey's 60th Birthday movie poster (1988)

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Disneyland Cleaning Lady

Uncle Tom's Cabin movie poster (1987)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Eliza

We're Fighting Back movie poster (1981)

We're Fighting Back

1970s

The Broad Coalition movie poster (1972)

The Broad Coalition