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.

Casted

Soul

Played Libba Gardner (voice)

Average Rating

8.1

11024 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 2020

5 years ago
Creed

Played Mary Anne Creed

Average Rating

7.4

7739 votes

Release Date

Nov 25, 2015

10 years ago
Creed II

Played Mary Anne Creed

Average Rating

7.0

5629 votes

Release Date

Nov 21, 2018

7 years ago
The Beekeeper

Played Eloise Parker

Average Rating

7.3

3876 votes

Release Date

Jan 08, 2024

2 years ago
Creed III

Played Mary-Anne Creed

Average Rating

7.1

2746 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 2023

3 years ago
tick, tick... BOOM!

Played "Sunday" Legend #12

Average Rating

7.6

2217 votes

Release Date

Nov 11, 2021

4 years ago
A Fall from Grace

Played Sarah

Average Rating

7.0

961 votes

Release Date

Jan 17, 2020

6 years ago
Black Box

Played Lillian

Average Rating

6.4

563 votes

Release Date

Oct 06, 2020

5 years ago
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

Played Grandmother Journey

Average Rating

6.6

546 votes

Release Date

Nov 06, 2020

5 years ago
Just Wright

Played Ella McKnight

Average Rating

6.5

446 votes

Release Date

May 14, 2010

16 years ago
Tour de Pharmacy

Played Victoria Young

Average Rating

6.7

250 votes

Release Date

Jul 08, 2017

8 years ago
Good Deeds

Played Wilimena Deeds

Average Rating

6.2

133 votes

Release Date

Feb 23, 2012

14 years ago
Frankie & Alice

Played Edna

Average Rating

5.9

107 votes

Release Date

Dec 10, 2010

15 years ago
For Colored Girls

Played Gilda

Average Rating

6.6

80 votes

Release Date

Nov 05, 2010

15 years ago
Ruth & Boaz

Played Naomi

Average Rating

7.6

74 votes

Release Date

Sep 25, 2025

6 months ago
Steel Magnolias

Played Clairee

Average Rating

7.0

63 votes

Release Date

Oct 07, 2012

13 years ago
The Babysitter's Seduction

Played Kate Jacobs

Average Rating

5.6

55 votes

Release Date

Jan 22, 1996

30 years ago
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

Played Self - Actress

Average Rating

8.1

46 votes

Release Date

Aug 30, 2020

5 years ago
A Raisin in the Sun

Played Lena Younger

Average Rating

6.1

35 votes

Release Date

Feb 25, 2008

18 years ago
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

Played Cassandra Hawkins

Average Rating

6.3

26 votes

Release Date

May 02, 2001

25 years ago
Being Mary Tyler Moore

Played Self (voice)

Average Rating

6.6

20 votes

Release Date

Mar 13, 2023

3 years ago
Change of Plans

Played Dorothy

Average Rating

6.7

19 votes

Release Date

Jan 08, 2011

15 years ago
Mickey's 60th Birthday

Played Disneyland Cleaning Lady

Average Rating

6.7

17 votes

Release Date

Nov 13, 1988

37 years ago
Polly

Played Aunt Polly

Average Rating

8.2

15 votes

Release Date

Nov 12, 1989

36 years ago
Our Son

Played Maya

Average Rating

5.7

14 votes

Release Date

Oct 14, 2023

2 years ago
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

Played Self

Average Rating

8.2

13 votes

Release Date

Apr 17, 2021

5 years ago
Uncle Tom's Cabin

Played Eliza

Average Rating

7.0

12 votes

Release Date

Jun 14, 1987

39 years ago
Emily & Tim

Played Emily (Segment 5)

Average Rating

5.6

11 votes

Release Date

Aug 29, 2015

10 years ago
Heaven Down Here

Played Nancy

Average Rating

7.7

9 votes

Release Date

Dec 14, 2023

2 years ago
The Earth Day Special

Played Clair Huxtable

Average Rating

6.3

9 votes

Release Date

Apr 22, 1990

36 years ago
Polly: Comin' Home!

Played Aunt Polly

Average Rating

8.5

7 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1990

35 years ago
Between the World and Me

Played Self

Average Rating

7.9

7 votes

Release Date

Nov 21, 2020

5 years ago
David's Mother

Played Gladys Johnson

Average Rating

8.3

6 votes

Release Date

Apr 10, 1994

32 years ago
The Visit

Played Dr. Coles

Average Rating

7.6

6 votes

Release Date

Apr 20, 2001

25 years ago
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Played Ma Ponk

Average Rating

3.6

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 26, 1996

30 years ago
The Cosby Show: A Look Back

Played Self / Clair Huxtable (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.4

5 votes

Release Date

May 19, 2002

24 years ago
The Possession of Michael D.

Played Dr. Marion Hale (Psychiatrist)

Average Rating

4.8

4 votes

Release Date

May 02, 1995

31 years ago
The Old Settler

Played Elizabeth Barney

Average Rating

2.7

3 votes

Release Date

Apr 25, 2001

25 years ago
Free of Eden

Played Desiree

Average Rating

10.0

2 votes

Release Date

Feb 21, 1999

27 years ago
Gods Behaving Badly

Played Demeter

Average Rating

2.5

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 13, 2013

12 years ago
A Different World

Played Clair Huxtable

Average Rating

8.5

2 votes

Release Date

Sep 24, 1987

39 years ago
Jailbirds

Played Janice Grant

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 16, 1991

35 years ago
We're Fighting Back

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Apr 28, 1981

45 years ago
False Witness

Played Lynne Jacobi

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 23, 1989

36 years ago
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Played Self

Average Rating

1.5

1 votes

Release Date

Jun 22, 2014

11 years ago
Hallelujah

Played Mayor Turner

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 22, 1993

32 years ago
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala

Played Self - Host

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 23, 2017

9 years ago
The Broad Coalition

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1972

55 years ago
Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 26, 2021

5 years ago
NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 05, 2002

24 years ago
Coretta Scott

Played Self - Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 20, 2015

11 years ago
Charlie's Place

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 26, 2018

8 years ago
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous

Played Anna Campbell

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 08, 2021

5 years ago
Show of Titles

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

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 13, 2021

4 years ago
Dinosaur - Preshow

Played Dr Helen Marsh

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 22, 1998

28 years ago
Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 19, 1992

33 years ago

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