Phylicia Rashad
American actress · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1948 · age 78
Phylicia Rashad 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.
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Something wrong?A life in dates
Ruth & BoazFilm, Naomi2024“The internet has given a lot of anonymous people a very loud voice”In their words21 February 2024I didn’t think of myself as a Black mother. I’m a mother. 21 February, 20242023
Curses!Series, Georgia (voice)
Being Mary Tyler MooreFilm, 20232021“fame and fortune must be corrupting”In their words13 May 2021Phylicia Rashad Opens Up About Overcoming Self-Doubt 13 May, 2021
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an ArtistFilm, 20212020
Little AmericaSeries, Margaret Jean the Queen2018
Station 19Series, Pilar
Creed IIFilm, 2018Mary Anne Creed2016Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a PlayAward
This Is UsSeries, 2016Carol Clarke2015
CreedFilm, Mary Anne Creed2013
Sofia the FirstSeries, Mountain Witch (voice)
Gods Behaving BadlyFilm, 2013Demeter2011Honorary Degree from Spelman CollegeAward
Change of PlansFilm, 2011Dorothy2008
A Raisin in the SunFilm, Lena Younger2004Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a PlayAwardTony Award for Best Actress in a PlayAward2001
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free ManFilm, Cassandra Hawkins1999
Free of EdenFilm, Desiree1997NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy SeriesAward1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries, Lady Fulton (voice)
The Possession of Michael D.Film, 1995Dr. Marion Hale (Psychiatrist)1993
Intimate PortraitSeries1990
Polly: Comin' Home!Film, Aunt Polly1989
PollyFilm, Aunt Polly1987
A Different WorldSeries, Clair Huxtable
Uncle Tom's CabinFilm, 1987Eliza1985NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy SeriesAward1983
Reading RainbowSeries, Narrator (voice)1956
Tony AwardsSeries1948Born19 June 1948People around Phylicia
Tyler Perry Produced Good Deeds and For Colored Girls
Sylvester Stallone Produced Creed, Creed II and Creed III
Keshia Knight Pulliam Also in The Cosby Show and Goodbye Mr. Fish
Bill Cosby Also in The Cosby Show and Goodbye Mr. Fish
Ryan Coogler Directed Creed (2015), produced Creed III (2023)
Irwin Winkler Produced Creed II and Creed III
Charles Winkler Produced Creed II and Creed III
Michael B. Jordan Directed Creed III (2023)
Tessa Thompson Also in Creed II, For Colored Girls and Creed
Lisa Bonet Also in The Cosby Show and Goodbye Mr. Fish
Malcolm-Jamal Warner Also in The Cosby Show and Goodbye Mr. Fish
Tempestt Bledsoe Also in The Cosby Show and Goodbye Mr. Fish- Jay Sandrich Directed Goodbye Mr. Fish and Pilot
Queen Latifah Produced Just Wright (2010)
Kirstie Alley Also in Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)
Wood Harris Also in Creed II, Creed and Creed III
Kenny Leon Directed Steel Magnolias (2012)
Halle Berry Produced Frankie and Alice (2010)- Craig Zadan Produced Steel Magnolias (2012)
Neil Meron Produced Steel Magnolias (2012)
Jason Statham Produced The Beekeeper (2024)
Celeste Holm Also in Polly and Polly: Comin' Home!
Chandra Wilson Also in Frankie and Alice and Frankie & Alice
Anne Marie Loder Also in Frankie and Alice and Frankie & Alice
Phylicia RashadPartners
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Soul 2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King 2020
tick, tick... BOOM! 2021
Ruth & Boaz 2025
Creed 2015
Filmography 40
100 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
In their own words 8
, To be held in esteem by other people is, for me, a humbling experience.
I grew up in a time where these things begin in childhood - your grandparents, aunts, uncles, your own parents, the teachers in your classrooms
There was something about going through a pledge period with other young women who you really didn't know very well
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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.
