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Phylicia Rashad (/ f ɪ ˈ l iː ʃ ə r ə ˈ ʃ ɑː d / fih-LEE-shə rə-SHAHD) (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. [ 1 ]
Born in Miami, Florida, she is one of three children of former NBA star Norm Nixon and actress Debbie Allen. [2] She was named after her grandmother Vivian Ayers-Allen. Her aunt is actress Phylicia Rashad and her younger brother is basketball player Norm E. Nixon Jr. Vivian took gymnastics until a fellow gymnast fell and was seriously injured, and her mother took her out of the sport at age 13.
Rashad has been married three times and has two children: William Bowles, III, and Condola Rashad. Rashad was married to her third husband, Ahmad Rashad, in 1985 and the couple divorced in 2001.
Clair Huxtable is a fictional character who appears on the American sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992). Portrayed by actress Phylicia Rashad, Clair, the wife of Cliff Huxtable and mother of their five children, is the matriarch of the show's central Huxtable family.
Vivian Ayers Allen’s famous daughters and family celebrate the Pulitzer Prize nominee’s 100th birthday. Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet Vivian Ayers Allen, The post Poet Vivian Ayers Allen ...
Last week, NASA honored the women of the Apollo missions, including Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad’s mother, Vivian Ayers Allen. […]
Brenda Glover (née Kendall) (voiced by Phylicia Rashad) is Little Bill, Bobby, and April's mother, and Big Bill's wife. Brenda's voice actress, Phylicia Rashad, had previously played Clair Huxtable (wife to Cosby's character, Cliff Huxtable) on The Cosby Show and Ruth Lucas (wife to Cosby's other character, Hilton Lucas) on Cosby. [22]
Taraji P. Henson is grateful for Phylicia Rashad's support during a difficult time. On Friday, Jan. 17, the Tony-winning actress joined Jenna Bush Hager, 43, and guest co-host Henson, 54, on Today ...