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Phylicia Rashād

Age: 76 years

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Gender: Female

Birthday: June 19, 1948

Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA

Biography: Phylicia Rashād (née Ayers-Allen; June 19, 1948) is an American Tony Award-winning actress and singer, best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, which ea...

Known for: Acting

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A Raisin in the Sun
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A Raisin in the Sun

as Lena Younger

Our Son
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Our Son

as Maya

tick, tick... BOOM!
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tick, tick... BOOM!

as "Sunday" Legend #12

JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
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JFK: The Lost Inaugu...

as Self - Host

Just Wright
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Just Wright

as Ella McKnight

Good Deeds
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Good Deeds

as Wilimena Deeds

For Colored Girls
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For Colored Girls

as Gilda

The Babysitter's Seduction
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The Babysitter's Sed...

as Kate Jacobs

The Broad Coalition
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The Broad Coalition

Frankie & Alice
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Frankie & Alice

as Edna

Polly
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Polly

as Aunt Polly

Being Mary Tyler Moore
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Being Mary Tyler Moo...

as Self (voice)

Change of Plans
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Change of Plans

as Dorothy

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
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Once Upon a Time... ...

as Ma Ponk

Steel Magnolias
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Steel Magnolias

as Clairee

Free of Eden
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Free of Eden

as Desiree

Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
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Murder, She Wrote: T...

as Cassandra Hawkins

Heaven Down Here
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Heaven Down Here

as Nancy

The Old Settler
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The Old Settler

as Elizabeth Barney

The Beekeeper
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The Beekeeper

as Eloise Parker

David's Mother
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David's Mother

as Gladys Johnson

Polly: Comin' Home!
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Polly: Comin' Home!

as Aunt Polly

Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
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Twenty Pearls: The S...

as Narrator (voice)

NBC 75th Anniversary Special
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NBC 75th Anniversary...

as Self

Dinosaur: The Ride - Pre-Show Video
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Dinosaur: The Ride -...

as Dr. Helen Marsh

Jailbirds
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Jailbirds

as Janice Grant

We're Fighting Back
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We're Fighting Back

Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Uncle Tom's Cabin

as Eliza

Coretta Scott
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Coretta Scott

as Narrator

Emily & Tim
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Emily & Tim

as Emily (Segment 5)

Creed
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Creed

as Mary Anne Creed

The Possession of Michael D.
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The Possession of Mi...

as Dr. Marion Hale (Psychiatrist)

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
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August Wilson: The G...

Mickey's 60th Birthday
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Mickey's 60th Birthd...

as Disneyland Cleaning Lady

Tour de Pharmacy
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Tour de Pharmacy

as Victoria Young

False Witness
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False Witness

as Lynne Jacobi

Creed II
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Creed II

as Mary Anne Creed

Charlie's Place
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Charlie's Place

as Narrator (voice)

The Visit
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The Visit

as Dr. Coles

Soul
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Soul

as Libba Gardner (voice)

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
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Jingle Jangle: A Chr...

as Grandmother Journey

A Fall from Grace
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A Fall from Grace

as Sarah

Creed III
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Creed III

as Mary-Anne Creed

Black Box
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Black Box

as Lillian

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
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Life's Essentials wi...

as Self

Between the World and Me
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Between the World an...

as Self

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
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Chadwick Boseman: A ...

as Self - Actress

Hallelujah
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Hallelujah

as Mayor Turner

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
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Chadwick Boseman: Po...

as Self

Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
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Angry, Raucous, and ...

as Anna Campbell

The Cosby Show: A Look Back
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The Cosby Show: A Lo...

as Self / Clair Huxtable (archive footage)

The Earth Day Special
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The Earth Day Specia...

as Clair Huxtable

R&B
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R&B

as Naomi

Show of Titles
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Show of Titles

as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer

In the House
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In the House

A Different World
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A Different World

as Clair Huxtable

Everybody Hates Chris
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Everybody Hates Chri...

Psych
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Psych

as Winnifred Guster

Touched by an Angel
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Touched by an Angel

as Elizabeth Jessup

The Cosby Show
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The Cosby Show

as Clair Huxtable

Tamron Hall
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Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Blossom
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Blossom

Grey's Anatomy
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Grey's Anatomy

as Nell Timms

Little Bill
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Little Bill

as Brenda Glover (voice)

Cosby
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Cosby

as Ruth Lucas

Bull
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Bull

Do No Harm
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Do No Harm

as Dr. Vanessa Young

Intimate Portrait
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Intimate Portrait

as Self

Jean-Claude Van Johnson
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Jean-Claude Van John...

as Jane

Inside the Black Box
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Inside the Black Box

Reading Rainbow
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Reading Rainbow

as Narrator (voice)

Curses!
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Curses!

as Georgia Snitker (voice)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
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Happily Ever After: ...

as Lady Fulton (voice)

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
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The Rosie O'Donnell ...

as Self - Guest

The Good Fight
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The Good Fight

as Renetta Clark

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Teenage Mutant Ninja...

as Jane Goodfellow (voice)

Diarra from Detroit
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Diarra from Detroit

as Vonda

Sofia the First
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Sofia the First

as Mountain Witch (voice)

This Is Us
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This Is Us

as Carol Clarke

Little America
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Little America

as Margaret Jean the Queen

David Makes Man
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David Makes Man

as Dr. Woods-Trap

Tony Awards
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Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Station 19
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Station 19

as Pilar

Curses!
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Curses!

as Georgia (voice)