Phylicia Rashad
Phylicia Rashad was born on Jun 19, 1948 in USA. Phylicia Rashad's big-screen debut came with We're Fighting Back directed by Lou Antonio in 1981. Phylicia Rashad is known for tick, tick... BOOM! directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Andrew Garfield stars as Jonathan Larson and Alexandra Shipp as Susan. Phylicia Rashad has got 15 awards and 35 nominations so far. The most recent award Phylicia Rashad achieved is Black Reel Awards for Television. The upcoming new tvshow Phylicia Rashad plays is The Crossover - Season 1 which will be released on Apr 05, 2023.
Phylicia Rashad was born in Houston, Texas to African-American parents Vivian Elizabeth (Ayers), a poet and art director, and Andrew Arthur Allen, an orthodontist. As a child, Phylicia, her older brother Andrew (called Tex), and younger sister, dancer and actress Debbie Allen, lived in Mexico. She has another brother, Hugh Allen (a real-estate banker in North Carolina). Their mother decided to live in Mexico to give the Allen children a brief experience of not having to endure the chronic racism and segregation that was typical of Texas during the 1950s. Phylicia and Debbie are fluent in Spanish. Phylicia graduated from Howard University and later taught drama there.With younger sister Debbie Allen, she has a production company, D.A.D., which stood for Doctor Allen's Daughters. Her Pulitzer-nominated mother is the artistic and free spirit that has influenced and encouraged the remarkable creativity that so marks Rashad as a performer.
Birthday
Jun 19, 1948Place of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Known For
Awards
15 wins & 35 nominations
Movies & TV Shows
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- 2023
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- 1981
actress
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