Biography
Phylicia Rashād
Acting
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…
Career works
95
Movies
61
Series
34
Career average
6.9/10
Birth date
06/19/1948
Place of birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
Ruth & Boaz
2025 · 7.6
The Beekeeper
2024 · 7.3
Heaven Down Here
2023 · 7.7
Our Son
2023 · 6.3
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023 · 6.6
Creed III
2023 · 7.1
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · 7.6
Show of Titles
2021
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
2021 · 8.0
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
2021
Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
2021
Soul
2020 · 8.1
Between the World and Me
2020 · 7.9
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
2020 · 6.6
Black Box
2020 · 6.4
Series
Diarra from Detroit
2024 · 4.8
Curses!
2023 · 6.2
Sherri
2022 · 2.6
The Gilded Age
2022 · 7.7
Inside the Black Box
2022 · 5.0
Little America
2020 · 6.6
Tamron Hall
2019 · 4.7
David Makes Man
2019 · 6.7
Station 19
2018 · 8.2
The Good Fight
2017 · 7.5
This Is Us
2016 · 8.2
Jean-Claude Van Johnson
2016 · 6.5
Empire
2015 · 7.1
Do No Harm
2013 · 6.1
Sofia the First
2013 · 7.2