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Phylicia Rashād is a Actor American born on 19 june 1948 at Houston (USA)
Phylicia Rashad (born Phylicia Ayers-Allen; June 19, 1948) is an American actress, singer and stage director, best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for this part in 1985 and 1986.
In 2004, Rashad became the first African-American actress to win the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, which she won for her role in the revival of A Raisin in the Sun. She resumed the role in the 2008 television adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun, which earned her the 2009 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. Rashad was dubbed "The Mother" of the African-American community at the 42nd NAACP Image Awards.
She married former NFL wide receiver and sportscaster Ahmad Rashād on December 14, 1985. It was a third marriage for both of them and she took his last name. They were married after he proposed to her during a pregame show for a nationally televised Thanksgiving Day football game between the New York Jets and the Detroit Lions on November 28, 1985. Their daughter, Condola Phyleia Rashād, was born on December 11, 1986 in New York. The couple divorced in early 2001.
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Phylicia Rashād
In 2004, Rashad became the first African-American actress to win the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, which she won for her role in the revival of A Raisin in the Sun. She resumed the role in the 2008 television adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun, which earned her the 2009 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. Rashad was dubbed "The Mother" of the African-American community at the 42nd NAACP Image Awards.
Biography
Rashad's first marriage, in 1972, was to dentist William Lancelot Bowles, Jr. They had one son, William Lancelot Bowles III, who was born the following year. The marriage ended in 1975. Rashad then married Victor Willis (original lead singer of the Village People, whom she met during the run of The Wiz) in 1978. Their divorce was finalized in 1982.She married former NFL wide receiver and sportscaster Ahmad Rashād on December 14, 1985. It was a third marriage for both of them and she took his last name. They were married after he proposed to her during a pregame show for a nationally televised Thanksgiving Day football game between the New York Jets and the Detroit Lions on November 28, 1985. Their daughter, Condola Phyleia Rashād, was born on December 11, 1986 in New York. The couple divorced in early 2001.
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Filmography of Phylicia Rashād (18 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | A Fall from Grace | Actress | Sarah |
| 2020 | Soul | Actress | Libba Gardner (voice) |
| 2018 | Creed II | Actress | Mary Anne Creed |
| 2015 | Frankie & Alice | Actress | Edna |
| 2015 | Creed | Actress | Mary Anne Creed |
| 2013 | Gods Behaving Badly | Actress | Demeter |
| 2012 | Good Deeds | Actress | Wilimena Deeds |
| 2012 | Steel Magnolias | Actress | Clairee |
| 2011 | Change of Plans | Actress | Dorothy |
| 2010 | Just Wright | Actress | Ella McKnight |
| 2010 | For Colored Girls | Actress | Gilda |
| 2008 | A Raisin in the Sun | Actress | Lena Younger |
| 2001 | The Visit | Actress | Dr. Coles |
| 1996 | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | Actress | Ma Ponk |
| 1994 | David's Mother | Actress | Gladys Johnson |
| 1989 | Polly | Actress | Aunt Polly |
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday | Actress | Disneyland Cleaning Lady |
| 1987 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Actress | Eliza |