Filisia Rashad ( born Phylicia Rashād , born June 19, 1948) is an American actress and singer, best known for her role in the popular sitcom Cosby Show (1984-1992).
| Phillisia Rashad | |
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| Phylicia rashād | |
 Filisia Rashad in 2007. | |
| Date of Birth | June 19, 1948 (71 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Houston , Texas , USA |
| Citizenship | |
| Profession | actress singer |
| Career | 1978 - present time |
| Awards | Tony (2004) |
| IMDb | |
In 2004, Rashad became the first African-American actress to win the Tony Award in the category “For Best Actress in a Play”, “Raisins in the Sun” [1] [2] . In 2008, she played a major role in the television film adaptation of the play, for which she was nominated for an Emmy in the categories of " Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Movie " and " The US Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in a Television Movie or Mini-Series ", and also won the NAACP Award .
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Life and career
Filisia Rashad was born in Houston, Texas. She is the older sister of actress, director and choreographer Debbie Allen . She achieved the first wide fame for her role in the Broadway musical "Dream Girls". At later stages of her career, she performed in such productions as “August: Osage County”, “Cat on a Red-Hot Roof”, “Pearl of the Ocean”, “Raisins in the Sun”, which brought her the “Tony” award for Best Actress in a play in 2004, and many other industries.
Rashad was most successful thanks to the role of wealthy lawyer Claire Huckstable in the sitcom Cosplay Show with Bill Cosby . The show became the biggest hit of the 1980s, which revived the sitcom genre [3] , and also introduced variety to television, as one of the first successful ones where African-Americans were in the lead roles [4] . For her role in the series, Rashad was twice nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Actress in a comedy television series , and also received several other awards. The show lasted eight seasons, from 1984 to 1992.
In 1996, Rashad returned to television with a role in the Cosby sitcom, again with Bill Cosby. The show, although successful, was not as large as their previous project and ended in 2000. In 2008, she starred in the television movie Raisins in the Sun, a television version of the play, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Actress in a mini-series or film and the United States Film Actors Guild for Best Actress in a television movie or mini-series . In 2010, she was part of the ensemble of the movie “ Songs of Love, ” and in 2012 she played the role of Clary in the film “ Steel Magnolias, ” another version of the eponymous play by Robert Harling . Also at that time, she began acting in the television series “ Do No Harm ”.
Filisia Rashad was married three times, she has a daughter, Kondola Rashad , also an actress. They starred together in the movie Steel Magnolias in 2012.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-1992 | Cosby Show | Clair hanks huxtable | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (1988.1989) Nomination - Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Television Series (1985-1986) |
| 1987 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Eliza | |
| 1988-1990 | Another world / A Different World | Clair hanks huxtable | |
| 1989 | False witness | Lynne jacobi | |
| Polly | Aunt polly | ||
| 1990 | Reading rainbow | Herself | Episode: "Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters" |
| Polly: Comin 'Home! | Aunt polly | ||
| 1991 | Jailbirds | Janice Grant | |
| Blossom | Blossom's Dream Mom | ||
| 1993 | American playhouse | Mayor turner | Episode: "Hallelujah" |
| 1994 | David's mother | Gladys johnson | |
| 1994, 2002 | Touch of an Angel / Touched by an Angel | Elizabeth Jessup | Episodes: “Tough Love”, “The Last Chapter” |
| 1995 | The Possession of Michael D. | Dr. Marion hale | |
| In the house | Rowena | ||
| Once Upon a Time ... When We Were Colored | Ma ponk | ||
| 1996 | The babysitter's seduction | Detective kate jacobs | |
| 1996-2000 | Cosby | Ruth lucas | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (1997) Nomination - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (1998) Nomination - Satellite Award for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy (1998) Nomination - TV Guide Award for Favorite Actress |
| 1999 | Free of eden | Desiree | |
| 2000 | Loving jezebel | Alice melville | |
| Visit of the old lady / The Visit | Dr. Coles | ||
| 2001 | The old settler | Elizabeth | Nomination - AFI TV Award for Actor of the Year Nomination - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special |
| 2001, 2004 | Little bill | Brenda | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Great Women of Television and Comedy | Herself | |
| 2007 | Working in the theater | Actor | Episodes: "August Wilson's Legacy" |
| Everybody Hates Chris | Kathleen devereaux | Episodes: "Everybody Hates Kwanzaa" | |
| 2007, 2008 | Clairvoyant / Psych | Winnie guster | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | |||
| A raisin in the sun | Lena Younger | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Nomination - Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Satellite Award for Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film US Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in a Television Movie or Mini-Series | |
| 2008 | The life & times of tim | The Boss's Wife (voice) | Episode: “Theo Strikes Back / Amy Gets Wasted” |
| 2010 | Just Wright | Ella mcknight | |
| Frankie & alice | Edna | ||
| Love Songs / For Colored Girls | Gilda | Black reel awards | |
| 2012 | Good Deeds | Wilimena | |
| Steel Magnolias | Clairee | ||
| 2015 | Creed: Rocky Legacy / Creed | Mary Ann Creed | NAACP Image Award - “Best Supporting Actress” |
| 2016-2017 | Jean- Claude Van Johnson | Jane | |
| 2018 | Creed 2 / Creed II | Mary Ann Creed |
Notes
- ↑ “Tony Awards Wrap Up” Archived November 17, 2006 to Wayback Machine by Amy Somensky. Jun 9, 2004]
- ↑ Tony Awards (official site) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment November 28, 2011. Archived February 4, 2012.
- ↑ Cosby Show: TV Guide News . TVGuide.com . Date of treatment September 23, 2007. Archived September 3, 2012.
- ↑ The Cosby Show's Last Laugh . Entertainment Weekly's EW.com . Time, Inc. (May 1, 1992). - “The show that changed forever the way black families are portrayed on television, the show that paved the way for a rainbow of African-American sensibilities on TV from In Living Color to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is getting razzed these days by The Simpsons. ” Date of treatment October 28, 2007. Archived September 3, 2012.
Links
- Rashad, Phyllisia on the Internet Broadway Database
- Rashad, Phyllisia on the Internet Movie Database
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof All African-American production website
- Phylicia Rashād Archive of American Television Interview
- Honoring Our Own Westchester Magazine