Phylicia Rashād
Acting
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Acting Credits
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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...
Known For
Filmography
Ruth & Boaz
2025
as Naomi
The Beekeeper
2024
as Eloise Parker
Diarra from Detroit
2024
as Vonda
Our Son
2023
as Maya
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023
as Self (voice)
Heaven Down Here
2023
as Nancy
Creed III
2023
as Mary-Anne Creed
Curses!
2023
as Georgia (voice)
Inside the Black Box
2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
2022
as Self - Guest
The Gilded Age
2022
as Elizabeth Kirkland
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
as "Sunday" Legend #12
Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
2021
as Narrator (voice)
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
2021
as Self
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
2021
as Anna Campbell
Show of Titles
2021
as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
Soul
2020
as Libba Gardner (voice)
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
2020
as Grandmother Journey
A Fall from Grace
2020
as Sarah
Black Box
2020
as Lillian
Between the World and Me
2020
as Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
as Self - Actress
Little America
2020
as Margaret Jean the Queen
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
David Makes Man
2019
as Dr. Woods-Trap
Creed II
2018
as Mary Anne Creed
Charlie's Place
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Station 19
2018
as Pilar
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
2017
as Self - Host
Tour de Pharmacy
2017
as Victoria Young
The Good Fight
2017
as Renetta Clark
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
Jean-Claude Van Johnson
2016
as Jane
This Is Us
2016
as Carol Clarke
Emily & Tim
2015
as Emily (Segment 5)
Creed
2015
as Mary Anne Creed
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
2015
as Self
Empire
2015
as Diana DuBois
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014
as Self
Gods Behaving Badly
2013
as Demeter
Do No Harm
2013
as Dr. Vanessa Young
Sofia the First
2013
as Mountain Witch (voice)
Good Deeds
2012
as Wilimena Deeds
Steel Magnolias
2012
as Clairee
Change of Plans
2011
as Dorothy
Just Wright
2010
as Ella McKnight
For Colored Girls
2010
as Gilda
Frankie & Alice
2010
as Edna
A Raisin in the Sun
2008
as Lena Younger
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
2008
as Self
Psych
2006
as Winnifred Guster
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Nell Timms
God and the Inner City
2003
as Self (voice)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
2002
as Self / Clair Huxtable (archive footage)
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
2001
as Cassandra Hawkins
The Old Settler
2001
as Elizabeth Barney
The Visit
2001
as Dr. Coles
Bull
2000
Free of Eden
1999
as Desiree
Little Bill
1999
as Brenda Glover (voice)
Dinosaur - Preshow
1998
as Dr Helen Marsh
The Babysitter's Seduction
1996
as Kate Jacobs
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996
as Ma Ponk
Cosby
1996
as Ruth Lucas
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
The Possession of Michael D.
1995
as Dr. Marion Hale (Psychiatrist)
In the House
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Lady Fulton (voice)
David's Mother
1994
as Gladys Johnson
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Elizabeth Jessup
Hallelujah
1993
as Mayor Turner
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio
1992
as Self
Jailbirds
1991
as Janice Grant
Polly: Comin' Home!
1990
as Aunt Polly
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Clair Huxtable
Blossom
1990
Polly
1989
as Aunt Polly
False Witness
1989
as Lynne Jacobi
The Debbie Allen Special
1989
as Self
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
as Disneyland Cleaning Lady
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1987
as Eliza
Superstars and their Moms
1987
as Self
A Different World
1987
as Clair Huxtable
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1987
as Jane Goodfellow (voice)
Nell Carter... Never Too Old to Dream
1986
The Cosby Show
1984
as Clair Huxtable
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Narrator (voice)
American Playhouse
1982
as Mayor Turner
We're Fighting Back
1981
The Broad Coalition
1972
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948