Personal Info
Known Credits
53
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1948-06-19 (77 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Also Known For
Phylicia Ayers-Allen
Phylicia Rashād
Biography
Phylicia Rashād (née 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, which earned her Emmy Award nominations in 1985 and 1986. She reprised her role on the sitcom A Different World. She's also known for her roles as Eloise Parker in The Beekeeper, Mary Anne Creed in the Creed film trilogy, Dr. Woods-Trap on OWN's David Makes Man, Dr. Vanessa Young on the drama series Do No ...
Acting
2024 --
The Beekeeper
| Eloise Parker
2023 --
Heaven Down Here
| Nancy
2023 --
Our Son
| Maya
2023 --
Being Mary Tyler Moore
| Self (voice)
2023 --
Creed III
| Mary-Anne Creed
2021 --
tick, tick... BOOM!
| "Sunday" Legend #12
2021 --
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
| Self
2021 --
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
| Anna Campbell
2021 --
Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
| Narrator (voice)
2020 --
Soul
| Libba Gardner (voice)
2020 --
Between the World and Me
| Self
2020 --
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
| Grandmother Journey
2020 --
Black Box
| Lillian
2020 --
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
| Self - Actress
2020 --
A Fall from Grace
| Sarah
2018 --
Creed II
| Mary Anne Creed
2018 --
Charlie's Place
| Narrator (voice)
2017 --
Tour de Pharmacy
| Victoria Young
2017 --
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
| Self - Host
2015 --
Creed
| Mary Anne Creed
2015 --
Emily & Tim
| Emily (Segment 5)
2015 --
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
|
2014 --
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
| Self
2012 --
Steel Magnolias
| Clairee
2012 --
Good Deeds
| Wilimena Deeds
2011 --
Change of Plans
| Dorothy
2010 --
Frankie & Alice
| Edna
2010 --
For Colored Girls
| Gilda
2010 --
Just Wright
| Ella McKnight
2008 --
A Raisin in the Sun
| Lena Younger
2002 --
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
| Self / Clair Huxtable (archive footage)
2002 --
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
| Self
2001 --
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
| Cassandra Hawkins
2001 --
The Old Settler
| Elizabeth Barney
2001 --
The Visit
| Dr. Coles
1999 --
Free of Eden
| Desiree
1998 --
Dinosaur: The Ride - Pre-Show Video
| Dr. Helen Marsh
1996 --
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
| Ma Ponk
1996 --
The Babysitter's Seduction
| Kate Jacobs
1995 --
The Possession of Michael D.
| Dr. Marion Hale (Psychiatrist)
1994 --
David's Mother
| Gladys Johnson
1993 --
Hallelujah
| Mayor Turner
1991 --
Jailbirds
| Janice Grant
1990 --
Polly: Comin' Home!
| Aunt Polly
1990 --
The Earth Day Special
| Clair Huxtable
1989 --
Polly
| Aunt Polly
1989 --
False Witness
| Lynne Jacobi
1988 --
Mickey's 60th Birthday
| Disneyland Cleaning Lady
1987 --
Uncle Tom's Cabin
| Eliza
1981 --
We're Fighting Back
|
1972 --
The Broad Coalition
|