Hall of Fame Inductee
Phylicia Rashad
Howard University
About
Phylicia Rashad is a Howard University-trained actress whose work on stage and screen includes the role of Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show. She later became the first Black actress to win the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and served as dean of Howard’s College of Fine Arts.
Accomplishments
- Starred as Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show (1984–1992).
- Won Tony Awards for A Raisin in the Sun and Skeleton Crew.
- Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 1988.
Year of award
1988
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Arts & Entertainment.