In this article, We will discover Phylicia Rashad Bio, Age, Parents, Siblings, Career, Husband, Children, Net Worth.
Who is Phylicia Rashad? Phylicia Rashad is an American Tony Award winning actress, singer and producer.
She is dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University and best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992) which earned her Emmy Award nominations in 1985 and 1986.
Phylicia Rashad Biography
Phylicia Rashad was born as Phylicia Ayers-Allen on June 19, 1948 in Houston, Texas. Growing up, the family moved to Mexico, making Rashad fluent in Spanish. For college, she attended Howard University, graduating magna cum laude with a BFA in 1970.
Phylicia Rashad Career
After releasing the disco concept album “Josephine Superstar” in 1978, Rashad came to be recognized for her Broadway stage work in the 1980s. Among her early credits, she played Deena Jones in “Dreamgirls,” serving as the understudy of Sheryl Lee Ralph, and was a munchkin in “The Wiz” for almost four years.
Rashad continued to make a name for herself on stage, appearing in Broadway productions of Tracy Letts’ “August: Osage County,” Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods,” and George C. Wolfe’s “Jelly’s Last Jam.” In 2004, she hit a new career peak when she starred in a revival of “A Raisin in the Sun.” For her portrayal of Lena Younger, Rashad became the first black actress to win the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. The next year, she was nominated for the same award for her performance in August Wilson’s “Gem of the Ocean.”
In 2007, Rashad tried her hand at directing with the Seattle Repertory Theatre’s production of “Gem of the Ocean.” Later, in 2014, she directed a revival of August Wilson’s “Fences” at Princeton, New Jersey’s McCarter Theatre. Rashad continued to focus on August Wilson’s work in 2016, when she directed the playwright’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” at Los Angeles’ Mark Taper Forum.
After playing a regular role on the ABC soap opera “One Life to Live,” Rashad landed her star-making television role in 1984 on the NBC sitcom “The Cosby Show.” The actress played attorney Clair Huxtable, wife of obstetrician Cliff Huxtable, played by Bill Cosby, and mother of five children. The program ran until 1992, and earned Rashad two Emmy Award nominations. During this time, Rashad appeared in the television movies “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” “False Witness,” “Polly,” and “Jailbirds.” She also appeared as Clair Huxtable in four episodes of the sitcom “A Different World.”
In 1996, Bill Cosby returned to television with the CBS sitcom “Cosby”; the actor called Rashad to play his character’s wife, Ruth Lucas. The program ran until 2000. Later, Rashad appeared on an episode of “Everybody Hates Chris” and on three episodes of the detective series “Psych.” In 2008, she reprised her Tony-winning role as Lena Younger in a television film adaptation of “A Raisin in the Sun.” Later TV credits have included “The Cleveland Show,” “Jean-Claude Van Johnson,” “When We Rise,” “This Is Us,” “Station 19,” and a recurring role on “Empire.”
On the big screen, Rashad made her starring debut in the 1996 period drama “Once Upon a Time… When We Were Colored.” This was followed by the comedy “Loving Jezebel” in 1999. In 2010, Rashad appeared in three movies: the romcom “Just Wright,” with Queen Latifah and Common; the Halle Berry drama “Frankie and Alice”; and Tyler Perry’s “For Colored Girls,” which had an ensemble cast starring Janet Jackson, Kerry Washington, Whoopi Goldberg, and Anika Noni Rose.
Rashad worked with Perry again in 2012 on his romantic drama “Good Deeds.” Later films credits include “Gods Behaving Badly,” as well as the sports drama “Creed” and its sequel, “Creed II.” In 2020, Rashad was in Tyler Perry’s “A Fall from Grace,” the horror film “Black Box,” Netflix’s fantasy musical “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey,” and Disney/Pixar’s “Soul.”
Phylicia Rashad Age
Phylicia Rashad was born on June 19, 1948, and is currently 75 years old.
Phylicia Rashad Height
Phylicia Rashad height is 1.68 m, which is equal to 5 ft 6 in.
Phylicia Rashad Parents
Phylicia Rashad was born to Vivian Allen and Andrew Arthur Allen Sr. Her mother is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated artist, poet, playwright, scholar, and publisher. Her father was an orthodontist.
Phylicia Rashad Siblings
Phylicia Rashad has three siblings; Debbie Allen, Andrew Arthur Allen Jr, Hugh Allen
Phylicia Rashad Husband
Phylicia Rashad has been married three times. The first marriage was in 1972 to dentist William Lancelot Bowles Jr. The marriage ended in 1975. Next, in 1978, Rashad married Victor Willis, They divorced in 1982. In 1985, Rashad wed former NFL play and sportscaster Ahmad Rashād, whose surname she adopted. The pair ended up divorcing in 2001.
Phylicia Rashad Children
Phylicia Rashad is blessed with two children; a daughter named Condola Rashad and a William Lancelot Bowles III
Phylicia Rashad Net Worth
As of June 2023, Phylicia Rashad has an estimated net worth of about $25 Million.
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