Rashad, Phylicia, 1948-

LC control no.	no 97049458
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Rashad, Phylicia, 1948- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Allen, Phylicia, 1948- Ayers-Allen, Phylicia, 1948-
Biography/History note	Individual was a Tony awardee.
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1948-06-19
Place of birth	Houston (Tex.)
Affiliation	Howard University Alliance Theater (Atlanta, Ga.) National Broadcasting Company CBS Television Network
Profession or occupation	Actresses Singers
Found in	Miles, J. Baby's nursery rhymes, p1995: label (Phylicia Rashad) Intl. motion picture almanac, 1997 (Rashad, Phylicia, b. June 19, 1948; actress, singer; also acted using maiden name Phylicia Ayers-Allen) LC in OCLC, Aug. 22, 1997 (MLC hdg.: Allen, Phylicia; MLC usage: Phylicia Allen) The Cosby show. Season 1, 2005: credits (Phylicia Ayers-Allen) African American National Biography, accessed March 18, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Rashad, Phylicia Ayers-Allen; Phylicia Ayers-Allen; actress, singer; born 19 June 1948 in Houston, Taxas, United States; Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Howard University (1970); joined the Negro Ensemble Company; played attorney Clair Olivia Hanks Huxtable on NBCs sitcom The Cosby Show (1984); received two People's Choice Awards (1985, 1989), NAACP Image Award (1984); won NAACP Image Award (1997), Satellite Award (1999), and TV Guide Award (2000); won Drama Desk Award and Tony Award for Best Actress for her role in A Raisin in the Sun (2004); received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special (2009); became Alliance Theater Company board of directors member (Atlanta, Georgia)) LCCN 92-773732: Josephine superstar, p1978: label (Phylicia Allen)
Invalid LCCN	n 97857788 no 98019191