Phylicia Rashad – 73 Years Old

Phylicia Rashad is an American actress, singer, and stage director. Phylicia gets credit for being the Mother of the Black Community at the 2010 NAACP Image Awards due to making history in the entertainment industry. She is the first Black actress who won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play after showing an incredible performance in the remake of A Raisin in the Sun. She also has a lot of Broadway shows to her name, like Into the Woods, Jelly’s Last Jam, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Rashad also starred in a number of Hollywood movies, such as For Colored Girls, Good Deeds, Creed, and Creed II. And in case you didn’t know, she also has a golden voice and released an album, titled Josephine Superstar, in 1978. She is best known for her role as Clair Huxtable in the NBC sitcom “Cosby Show”, which was nominated for Emmy Awards in 1985 and 1986.