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Phylicia Rashād

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Nascita
19 giugno 1948 · 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.

Noto per

Locandina di Soul
Soul
Film · 2020 · ★ 8,1
Locandina di Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Serie · 2005 · ★ 8,2
Locandina di Creed - Nato per combattere
Creed - Nato per combattere
Film · 2015 · ★ 7,4
Locandina di Creed II
Creed II
Film · 2018 · ★ 7,0
Locandina di The Beekeeper
The Beekeeper
Film · 2024 · ★ 7,3
Locandina di Creed III
Creed III
Film · 2023 · ★ 7,1
Locandina di tick, tick... BOOM!
tick, tick... BOOM!
Film · 2021 · ★ 7,6
Locandina di This Is Us
This Is Us
Serie · 2016 · ★ 8,2
Locandina di Station 19
Station 19
Serie · 2018 · ★ 8,2
Locandina di Tutti odiano Chris
Tutti odiano Chris
Serie · 2005 · ★ 8,1
Locandina di Psych
Psych
Serie · 2006 · ★ 7,9
Locandina di La verità di Grace
La verità di Grace
Film · 2020 · ★ 7,0

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