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Debbie Allen (sister) DeVaughn Nixon (nephew) Vivian Nixon (niece) Phylicia Rashad (/ fɪˈliːʃərəˈʃɑːd / fih-li-shə rə-shahd) (née Ayers-Allen; born June 19, 1948) is an American actress. She was most recently dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University before her three year contract ended in May 2024. [ 1 ]
Born in Miami, Florida, she is one of three children of former NBA star Norm Nixon and actress Debbie Allen. [2] She was named after her grandmother Vivian Ayers-Allen. Her aunt is actress Phylicia Rashad and her younger brother is basketball player Norm E. Nixon Jr. Vivian took gymnastics until a fellow gymnast fell and was seriously injured, and her mother took her out of the sport at age 13.
Amongst them is Vivian Ayers Allen, mother of Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad. Called a “true Renaissance woman” by Debbie , Vivian is not only a Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet but a cultural ...
Born Phylicia Allen in 1948 in Houston, Texas, Rashad had three siblings. Her sister, Debbie Allen, was also an actress and creator, and her older brother became a jazz musician.
Deborah Kaye Allen (born January 16, 1950) is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, singer, director, producer, and a former member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. [1][2] She has been nominated 20 times for an Emmy Award (winning five), [3] and two Tony Awards. [4] She has won a Golden Globe Award, [5] and ...
Grey’s Anatomy‘s April 15 episode is shaping up to be something of a family affair: Phylicia Rashad is set to guest-star on the ABC drama, which co-stars (and is exec-produced by) her real ...
Condola Phylea Rashad, also known professionally as Dola Rashad, (born December 11, 1986) [1] is an American actress best known for her work in the theatre. She first broke out with a critically acclaimed performance in Lynn Nottage 's off-Broadway play Ruined (2009), which won a Pulitzer Prize. Rashad has since received four Tony Award ...
Phylicia Rashad, best known to audiences as Clair Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” has been appointed dean of Howard University’s newly reestablished college of fine arts. Howard University ...