
The Rashad family continues to be one of the most well-known in American culture today.
In addition to being a four-time Tony nominee (she starred in Saint Joan and A Doll’s House, Part 2) and an Emmy nominee, Phylicia is a Tony-winning, Emmy-nominated actress, singer, and director. Condola Rashad, who is also a guest star on the television show Billions, is also a four-time nominee.
Phylicia Rashad was the first recipient of the Denzel Washington Chair in Theatre at Fordham University, and she has received honorary doctorates from institutions such as Providence College, Tuskegee University, Carnegie Mellon University, Fordham University, Howard University, Barber-Scotia College, Bennett College, Brown University, Clark Atlanta University, Morris Brown College, and Spelman College.
She was born in Houston, Texas on June 19, 1948. Rashad received a B.F.A. from Howard University in 1970, graduating cum laude.
Parents and Siblings
Her mother, Vivian Ayers, is a poet, writer, academic, and publisher who has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Andrew Arthur Allen, her father, worked as an orthodontist.
Her siblings include jazz musician brother Tex (Andrew Arthur Allen Jr.); actor, choreographer, and director sister Debbie Allen; and real estate banker brother Hugh Allen, who now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Debbie is a Grey’s Anatomy and Fame-credited actress, choreographer, director, and producer and has won a Golden Globe. She previously served on the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
Despite growing up in a segregated environment, both sisters were constantly encouraged to pursue their interests in the arts; Phylicia was drawn to theater, while Debbie was drawn to dance.
Spouse and Children
William Lancelot Bowles, Jr. (first husband) and Phylicia Rashad welcomed a son in 1973, who they named William Lancelot “Billy” Bowles III.
On December 14, 1985, she married Ahmad Rashad, her third spouse. He was a former NFL wide receiver and sportscaster. It was their third marriage, and she took his surname.
Condola Phylea Rashad was born on December 11, 1986, in New York. The couple split in early 2001, and she has kept the surname Rashad.
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