Phylicia Rashad

Q: Has Phylicia Rashad won any awards?

Yes, Phylicia Rashad has won several awards, including a Tony Award for Best Actress and two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series.

Q: What was Phylicia Rashad's first film?

Phylicia Rashad's first film was 'The Wiz' in 1978, where she played the role of the Good Witch, Glinda.

Q: What are some of Phylicia Rashad's most successful films?

Some of Phylicia Rashad's most successful films include 'The Cosby Show,' 'A Raisin in the Sun,' and the 'Creed' series, where she played a significant role as the mother of the lead character.

Q: What is known about Phylicia Rashad's personal life?

Phylicia Rashad has one daughter, Condola Rashad, who is also an actress. She was previously married to William L. McGhee and is known for maintaining a private personal life.

Q: What is Phylicia Rashad's estimated net worth?

Phylicia Rashad's estimated net worth is around $25 million, reflecting her successful career in acting, directing, and producing.

Q: What are some milestones in Phylicia Rashad's filmography?

Milestones in Phylicia Rashad's filmography include her groundbreaking role on 'The Cosby Show,' her acclaimed stage performances, and her return to the big screen in the 'Creed' films, showcasing her versatility.

Q: What is Phylicia Rashad's acting style?

Phylicia Rashad's acting style is characterized by her strong emotional range, depth of character, and powerful presence on stage and screen, making her a respected figure in both television and theater.

Known for

Creed (2015)

IMDb 7.6 / 10

2015 / Drama, Sport / 133 min

The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former...

Soul (2020)

IMDb 6 / 10

2020 / Animation, Comedy / 96mins

Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly...

Creed II (2018)

IMDb 7.1 / 10

2018 / Drama, Sport / 130 min

Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight against an opponent with ties to his family's past, Adonis Creed is up against...

Name

Phylicia Rashad

Height

5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)

Born

19 June 1948, Houston, Texas, USA

Spouses

William L. McGhee (1985–1986)

Children

1, Condola Rashad

Parents

Vivian Ayers, William A. Rashad

Estimated Net Worth

$25 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2025	Movie Ruth & Boaz A talented singer leaves the Atlanta music scene and starts over in small-town Tennessee, where she finds love and new...	Naomi	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2024	TV Diarra from Detroit A divorcing, overworked teacher finds herself drawn into a cold case after a dating app matches her with a man...	Vonda	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2024	Movie The Beekeeper One man's campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a...	Eloise Parker	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2023	Movie Heaven Down Here Inspired by Mickey Guyton’s song of the same name, “Heaven Down Here” tells the story of four disparate people who...	Nancy	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2023	TV Curses! The Vanderhouvens are a typical family...except a curse recently turned Alex—their loving husband and father—to stone. In order to save...	Georgia (voice)	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2023	Movie Our Son When his husband Gabriel files for divorce, Nicky fights for custody of their 8-year-old son Owen, as he struggles to...	Maya	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2023	Movie Being Mary Tyler Moore With unprecedented access to the Mary Tyler Moore Estate, friends, family, and colleagues, Being Mary Tyler Moore constructs an intimate...	Self (voice)	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2023	Movie Creed III After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has thrived in his career and family life. When a childhood friend and...	Mary-Anne Creed	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2022	TV Sherri Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily...	Self - Guest	TMDB 2.6 / 10
2022	TV The Gilded Age It’s 1882 and the Gilded Age is in full swing when Marian Brook, a young orphaned daughter of a Southern...	Elizabeth Kirkland	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2022	TV Inside the Black Box A new spin on celebrity interview shows, INSIDE THE BLACK BOX spotlights the world’s greatest artists of color, from actors...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2021	Movie tick, tick... BOOM! On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great...	"Sunday" Legend #12	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2021	Movie Show of Titles An evening of celebrated stars performing the titles songs from Broadway’s best.	"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer	Not rated
2021	Movie Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist An intimate look at the Oscar-nominated actor’s incomparable artistry, and the acting process which informed his transformative performances. Viola Davis,...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2021	Movie Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous Anna Campbell, now 65, sparked controversy when she bared it all on stage years ago. When a theatre festival asks...	Anna Campbell	Not rated
2021	Movie Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority "Twenty Pearls" tells a powerful story of sisterhood. In 1908, nine Black women enrolled at Howard University made one decision...	Narrator (voice)	Not rated
2020	Movie Soul Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half...	Libba Gardner (voice)	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2020	Movie Between the World and Me Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special...	Self	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2020	Movie Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical...	Grandmother Journey	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2020	Movie Black Box After losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an experimental treatment that causes...	Lillian	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2020	Movie Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King A tribute to Chadwick Boseman, celebrating his life and legacy.	Self - Actress	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2020	TV Little America Observe the funny, romantic, heartfelt, inspiring, and surprising stories of immigrants in America.	Margaret Jean the Queen	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2020	Movie A Fall from Grace When a law-abiding woman gets indicted for murdering her husband, her lawyer soon realizes that a larger conspiracy may be...	Sarah	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2019	TV Tamron Hall Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and...	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2019	TV David Makes Man A 14-year-old prodigy's mother relies on him to find a way out of poverty, but he is haunted by the...	Dr. Woods-Trap	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2018	Movie Creed II Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight against an opponent with ties to his family's past, Adonis...	Mary Anne Creed	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2018	Movie Charlie's Place The story of an African American nightclub in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina that was a significant stop on the Chitlin’...	Narrator (voice)	Not rated
2018	TV Station 19 A group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19—from captain to newest recruit—risk their lives and hearts both in...	Pilar	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2017	Movie Tour de Pharmacy A mockumentary that chronicles the prevalence of doping in the world of professional cycling.	Victoria Young	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2017	Movie JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala Documentary about the star-studded pre-inaugural gala that took place on January 19, 1961 to celebrate John F. Kennedy's election.	Self - Host	Not rated
2017	TV The Good Fight Picking up one year after the events of the final broadcast episode of "The Good Wife", an enormous financial scam...	Renetta Clark	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2016	TV This Is Us Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present...	Carol Clarke	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2016	TV Jean-Claude Van Johnson Jean-Claude Van Damme is a global martial arts & film sensation, also operating under the simple alias of "Johnson" as...	Jane	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2016	Movie VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens We knew the return of Hip-Hop Honors after a six-year hiatus would be huge, but with a surprise from Diddy...	Unknown character	Not rated
2015	Movie Creed The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his...	Mary Anne Creed	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2015	Movie Emily & Tim The movie is comprised of six vignettes. A look at the tumultuous marriage of Tim and Emily Hanratty over half...	Emily (Segment 5)	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2015	Movie August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand Unprecedented access to Wilson’s theatrical archives, rarely seen interviews and new dramatic readings bring to life his seminal 10-play cycle...	Self	Not rated
2015	TV Empire A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his...	Diana DuBois	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2014	Movie Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to...	Self	TMDB 1.5 / 10
2013	Movie Gods Behaving Badly Greek gods living in modern-day New York intervene in the lives of a young couple.	Demeter	TMDB 2.5 / 10
2013	TV Do No Harm Jason Cole, a brilliant neurosurgeon has to battle with his own alter-ego, Ian Price, in order to live a normal...	Dr. Vanessa Young	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2013	TV Sofia the First Set in the storybook world of Enchancia, this is the story of Princess Sofia, an adventurous little girl who is...	Mountain Witch (voice)	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2012	Movie Steel Magnolias In an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, "Steel Magnolias" chronicles the lives and friendship...	Clairee	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2012	Movie Good Deeds For all his life, wealthy businessman Wesley Deeds has done what's expected of him and has settled into a predictable...	Wilimena Deeds	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2011	Movie Change of Plans Sally and Jason Danville's life are turned upside down when a tragic accident suddenly names them the caretakers of four...	Dorothy	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2010	Movie Frankie & Alice A drama centered on a go-go dancer with multiple personality disorder who struggles to remain her true self and begins...	Edna	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2010	Movie For Colored Girls A film about existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the...	Gilda	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2010	Movie Just Wright Physical therapist Leslie Wright lands the dream job of working with basketball superstar Scott McKnight, helping him recover from a...	Ella McKnight	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2008	Movie Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun" Cast and crew discuss making "A Raisin in the Sun" for television.	Self	Not rated
2008	Movie A Raisin in the Sun Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads...	Lena Younger	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2006	TV Psych Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a...	Winnifred Guster	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2005	TV Everybody Hates Chris Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s....	Unknown character	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2005	TV Grey's Anatomy Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.	Nell Timms	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2003	Movie God and the Inner City In 2001 President Bush created the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Beyond issues of separation of church and state,...	Self (voice)	Not rated
2002	Movie The Cosby Show: A Look Back A retrospective of the phenomenally popular 1984-1992 situation comedy, "The Cosby Show," complete with memorable clips, bloopers and comments from...	Self / Clair Huxtable (archive footage)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2002	Movie NBC 75th Anniversary Special A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.	Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2001	Movie Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man Jessica Fletcher discovers a shocking old family secret that leads her on a journey to the deep South to bring...	Cassandra Hawkins	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2001	Movie The Old Settler The Old Settler is the story of two middle-aged sisters, Elizabeth and Quilly, who share an apartment in Harlem in...	Elizabeth Barney	TMDB 3.8 / 10
2001	Movie The Visit A young man dying in prison brings his family together for a fateful visit, and proceeds to put his life...	Dr. Coles	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2000	TV Bull Bull is a short-lived American drama series created by Michael S. Chernuchin, who had worked on Law & Order and...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1999	TV Little Bill Little Bill is a television show for children that is presently on Nick Jr. The stories are based on Bill...	Brenda Glover (voice)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1999	Movie Free of Eden Story about Will Cleamons, a former teacher-turned-businessman who agrees to tutor 18-year-old high school dropout, Nicole Turner. Much to his...	Desiree	TMDB 9.7 / 10
1998	Movie Dinosaur - Preshow A paleontologist recruits you for a secret mission to bring a 3.5-ton Iguanodon back to the present. There’s just one...	Dr Helen Marsh	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1996	TV Cosby Cosby is an American situation comedy television series broadcast on CBS from September 16, 1996 to April 28, 2000, loosely...	Ruth Lucas	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1996	TV The Rosie O'Donnell Show The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell....	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.1 / 10
1996	Movie Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under...	Ma Ponk	TMDB 4.2 / 10
1996	Movie The Babysitter's Seduction The mother of the family for which Michelle baby-sits dies unexpectedly. Michelle is asked to take over looking after the...	Kate Jacobs	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1995	Movie The Possession of Michael D. When a dark force begins to destroy a couple's happiness, they decide to turn to a parapsychologist who discovers that...	Dr. Marion Hale (Psychiatrist)	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1995	TV In the House A once-famous football player must rent part of his house to support himself. A single mother and her two kids...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1995	TV Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.	Lady Fulton (voice)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1994	TV Touched by an Angel Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads...	Elizabeth Jessup	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1994	Movie David's Mother Sally Goodson has been raising her autistic son David alone since her husband left many years ago. Now a social...	Gladys Johnson	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1993	Movie Hallelujah Christmas at the Messiah Church in Washington D.C. A young preacher and, later in the day, a mysterious pregnant girl...	Mayor Turner	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1993	TV Intimate Portrait Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews...	Self	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1992	Movie Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio Bob Hope is in San Antonio, TX with Clint Black, Phylicia Rashad, Rita Rudner, wife Dolores and Texas governor Ann...	Self	Not rated
1991	Movie Jailbirds Personalities clash when a city executive and a small town seamstress are thrown into jail for crimes they didn't commit...	Janice Grant	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1990	Movie Polly: Comin' Home! Broadway style songs are used to tell this interesting story of an ingenious orphan who gets involved in matchmaking and...	Aunt Polly	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1990	TV Blossom Blossom Russo is a highly intelligent and spunky teenager. The youngest of three, she lives with her divorced musician father,...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1990	Movie The Earth Day Special The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990....	Clair Huxtable	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1989	Movie Polly An musical adaptation of the book "Pollyanna" set in the 1950's in which an orphan tries to use gladness to...	Aunt Polly	TMDB 8.2 / 10
1989	Movie False Witness An assistant district attorney's (Phylicia Rashad) co-worker lover (Philip Michael Thomas) plans to prove her wrong about a case.	Lynne Jacobi	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1989	Movie The Debbie Allen Special Debbie Allen stars in her own primetime variety special.	Self	Not rated
1988	Movie Mickey's 60th Birthday This film combines live action/original animation and library animation. Mickey steals a magic hat from a Sorcerer and is put...	Disneyland Cleaning Lady	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1987	TV Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Four turtles fall into the sewers and are befriended by Hamato Yoshi a Japanese man sent to New York who...	Jane Goodfellow (voice)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1987	TV A Different World A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life...	Clair Huxtable	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1987	Movie Uncle Tom's Cabin The life of an aging black slave, Tom, and the people he interacts with.	Eliza	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1984	TV The Cosby Show The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from...	Clair Huxtable	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1983	TV Reading Rainbow Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1981	Movie We're Fighting Back Inspired by the exploits of New York's Guardian Angels, which began as a band of streetwise young people who formed...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1972	Movie The Broad Coalition A man becomes pregnant in a zany comedy.	Unknown character	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1956	TV Tony Awards The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway...	Self - Presenter	Not rated
1949	TV The Emmy Awards An annual awards ceremony honoring the best in U.S. prime time television programming as chosen by the Academy of Television...	Self	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1948	TV Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade presented by the U.S. chain store business Macy's. The tradition started...	Unknown character	TMDB 8.0 / 10
TBA	Movie Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Affair When a family celebration brings relatives and friends together for a weekend, old secrets, unexpected relationships, and long-standing grudges quickly...	Judge Elaine Carter	Not rated
TBA	Movie Coretta Scott (2013) This extraordinary union of poetic text by Ntozake Shange and monumental artwork by kadir Nelson captures the movement for...	Self - Narrator (voice)	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2005	TV Grey's Anatomy Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.	Director Directing	TMDB 8.2 / 10

Ruth & Boaz

2025 / TMDB 7.6

The Beekeeper

2024 / TMDB 7.3

Heaven Down Here

2023 / TMDB 7.7

Our Son

2023 / TMDB 6.3

Being Mary Tyler Moore

2023 / TMDB 6.6

Creed III

2023 / TMDB 7.1

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Phylicia Rashad's career highlights include her iconic role in 'The Cosby Show,' winning a Tony Award for 'A Raisin in the Sun,' and her performances in films like 'Creed' and 'Creed II.'

Has Phylicia Rashad won any awards?

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What is Phylicia Rashad's estimated net worth?

What are some milestones in Phylicia Rashad's filmography?

What is Phylicia Rashad's acting style?