PHYLICIA RASHAD, a native of Houston, Texas, received a BFA from the College of Fine Arts at Howard University. Broadway credits include Cymbeline at Lincoln Center, Gem of the Ocean (Tony nomination), A Raisin in the Sun (Tony and Drama Desk Awards), Jelly's Last Jam, Into the Woods, Dreamgirls, The Wiz and Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death. She has appeared Off-Broadway at the Public Theater in The Story, Helen and Everybody's Ruby; at the Roundabout Theatre in Blue; and in Lincoln Center's Bernarda Alba. Known to television audiences for her roles as Clair Huxtable ("The Cosby Show") and Ruth Lucas ("Cosby"), Ms. Rashad has appeared on television films in "A Raisin in the Sun," "The Old Settler," "Murder, She Wrote," "David's Mother," "Jailbirds," "False Witness," "Polly" and "Polly Comin' Home." Feature film credits include Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored, The Visit and Loving Jezebel. Ms. Rashad serves as spokesperson for the PRASAD Project (an international philanthropic organization) and is a member of the Broadway Inspirational Voices.

Previously seen in Show Theatre Role Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Broadhurst Theatre Big Mama Cymbeline Vivian Beaumont Theater Queen Gem of the Ocean Walter Kerr Theatre Aunt Ester Raisin in the Sun, A Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre Lena Younger

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