Phylicia Rashād
Acting
- Nascimento:
- 1948-06-19
- Local de nascimento:
- Houston, Texas, USA
Biografia
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 Ruth Lucas on Cosby (1996–2000), and Brenda Glover in Little Bill (1999–2004). She was also Emmy-nominated for her roles in A Raisin in the Sun (2008) and This Is Us (2019–2021). On stage, Rashad became the first Black actress to win the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, for a revival of A Raisin in the Sun (2004). She won her second Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew (2022). Her other Broadway credits include Into the Woods (1988), Jelly's Last Jam (1993), Gem of the Ocean (2004), and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2008). She has appeared in various films such as For Colored Girls (2010), Good Deeds (2012), Creed (2015), Creed II (2018), Creed III (2023), and The Beekeeper (2024). She lent her voice to the Disney-Pixar animated film Soul (2020). In the 21st century, she has directed revivals of three plays by August Wilson, in major theaters in Seattle, Princeton, New Jersey; and Los Angeles. She also directed Purpose (play) in its 2024-2025 run at the Helen Hayes Theater on Broadway.
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Filmografia
Rute e Boaz
Diarra de Detroit
Beekeeper: Rede de Vingança
Heaven Down Here
Uma Maldição de Família
Our Son
Mary Tyler Moore: A Dama da TV
Creed III
Sherri
A Idade Dourada
Inside the Black Box
tick, tick...BOOM!
Show of Titles
Chadwick Boseman: Para Sempre
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Soul
Between the World and Me
Uma Invenção de Natal
Caixa Preta
Chadwick Boseman: Homenagem a um Rei
O Limite da Traição
Little America
The Tamron Hall Show
David Makes Man
Creed II
Charlie's Place
Estação 19
Tour do Dopping
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
The Good Fight
This Is Us
Jean-Claude Van Johnson
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
Creed: Nascido para Lutar
Emily & Tim
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Empire: Fama e Poder
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Gods Behaving Badly
Do No Harm
Princesinha Sofia
Flores de Aço
Uma Boa Ação
Change of Plans
Frankie & Alice
Para Garotas de Cor
Jogada Certa
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
O Sol Tornará a Brilhar
Psych: Agentes Especiais
Todo Mundo Odeia o Chris
Grey's Anatomy
God and the Inner City
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
The Old Settler
Prisão Perpétua
Bull
O Pequeno Bill
Free of Eden
Dinosaur - Preshow
Cosby
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Sedução e Morte
The Possession of Michael D.
In the House
Felizes para Sempre: Contos para Todas as Crianças
O Toque de Um Anjo
David's Mother
Hallelujah
Intimate Portrait
Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio
Perigosas Mas Não Muito
Polly Volta Para Casa
Blossom
The Earth Day Special
Polly
False Witness
The Debbie Allen Special
Mickey's 60th Birthday
As Tartarugas Ninja
Um Mundo Diferente
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Superstars and their Moms
Nell Carter... Never Too Old to Dream
The Cosby Show
Reading Rainbow
American Playhouse
We're Fighting Back
The Broad Coalition
Tony Awards
The Emmy Awards
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Coretta Scott
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair
Alone