Phylicia Rashād
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...
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...
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Ruth & Boaz
as Naomi
The Beekeeper
as Eloise Parker
Heaven Down Here
as Nancy
Our Son
as Maya
Creed III
as Mary-Anne Creed
tick, tick... BOOM!
as "Sunday" Legend #12
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
as Anna Campbell
Soul
as Libba Gardner (voice)
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
as Grandmother Journey
Black Box
as Lillian
A Fall from Grace
as Sarah
Creed II
as Mary Anne Creed
Tour de Pharmacy
as Victoria Young
Creed
as Mary Anne Creed
Emily & Tim
as Emily (Segment 5)
Gods Behaving Badly
as Demeter
Steel Magnolias
as Clairee
Good Deeds
as Wilimena Deeds
Change of Plans
as Dorothy
Frankie & Alice
as Edna
For Colored Girls
as Gilda
Just Wright
as Ella McKnight
A Raisin in the Sun
as Lena Younger
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
as Cassandra Hawkins
The Old Settler
as Elizabeth Barney
The Visit
as Dr. Coles
Free of Eden
as Desiree
Dinosaur - Preshow
as Dr Helen Marsh
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
as Ma Ponk