Phylicia Rashād
Phylicia Rashād (born June 19, 1948 in Houston , Texas , as Phylicia Ayers-Allen ) is an American actress and singer . In the German-speaking world, she was best known for her role as Claire Olivia Huxtable in the US sitcom Die Bill Cosby Show .
music
Under the name Phylicia Allen, she brought out the album Josephine Superstar on Neil Bogart 's Casablanca Records label in 1978 , a tribute album for Josephine Baker . On this album she covered, among other things, the hit by Josephine Baker J'ai deux amours (Two Loves Have I) in the disco sound of the late 1970s.
Private
From 1972 to 1975 she was married to William Lancelot Bowles Jr. In 1973, their son Billy Bowles was born. In 1978 Rashād married Victor Willis , a member of the then successful music group The Village People (1977). Because of Willis' drug problems, the marriage was divorced in 1980. From 1985 to 2001 she was married to Ahmad Rashād (played Larry Braddock in " Space Jam "), who proposed marriage to her live on television during halftime of a football game. 1986 daughter Condola Phylea Rashād was born.
Filmography (selection)
- 1984: Love, Lie, Passion ( One Life to Life , soap opera)
- 1984–1992: The Bill Cosby Show ( The Cosby Show , TV series, 195 episodes)
- 1989: Hot Plaster New Orleans (False Witness)
- 1989: Polly
- 1991: caught up - hung up (Jailbirds)
- 1993: Too Much Love - David's Mother
- 1995: Legacy of Evil
- 1996: The Babysitter's Seduction
- 1996–2000: Cosby (TV series, 92 episodes)
- 1999: A Better Life (Free for Eden)
- 2001: Murder, She Wrote - The Last Free Man (TV movie)
- 2007: Everyone Hates Chris (TV series, episode 3x10)
- 2007–2008: Psych (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2008: A Raisin in the Sun (TV movie)
- 2010: Just Wright - Every Hit Counts in This Game (Just Wright)
- 2010: For Colored Girls
- 2012–2013: The Cleveland Show (TV series, 4 episodes, voice of Dee Dee Tubbs )
- 2013: Do No Harm (TV series, 12 episodes)
- 2015: Creed - Rocky's Legacy (Creed)
- 2016–2018: Empire (TV series, 16 episodes)
- 2016–2017: Jean-Claude Van Johnson (TV series)
- 2017: When We Rise (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2018: Creed II - Rocky's Legacy (Creed II)
- 2019: This Is Us (TV series) (Beth's mother)
- 2020: A Fall from Grace
Awards
- 1985: Emmy nomination
- 1986: Emmy nomination
- 1997: Image Award award
- 1998: Image Award nomination
- 2004: Tony Award distinction
- 2005: Tony Award nomination
- 2008: Emmy nomination
In 2017 she was accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which awards the Oscars every year.
Web links
- Phylicia Rashad in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Phylicia Rashad in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Phylicia Rashad in the Internet Off-Broadway Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry at filmreference.com
- ↑ Class of 2017. oscars.org; accessed on June 30, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rashād, Phylicia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ayers-Allen, Phylicia (maiden name); Allen, Phylicia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actress and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Houston , Texas, United States |