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Biography indicates she is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
Note: Does not indicate if she or her sister Debbie pledged undergrad, grad or if they are honorary..............
Phylicia Ayers-Allen
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Spouse
Ahmad Rashad (14 December 1985 - February 2001) (divorced) 1 child
Victor Willis (28 April 1978 - 1980) (divorced)
William Lancelot Bowles Jr. (1972 - 1975) (divorced) 1 child
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Trivia
Ahmad Rashad proposed to her on live television during the half-time of a football game.
Her father and first husband were both dentists.
Sister of Debbie Allen
Her ex-husband, Victor Willis, was a lead singer for the Village People.
Sits on the Board of Directors of Atlanta, GA's Alliance Theatre Company, the largest regional theatre in the Southeastern United States.
Taught drama at her alma mater of Howard University in Washington, D.C.
Appears in the video pre-show of the "Dinosaur" ride at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park.
Is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
Wears a size 9 shoe.
Phylicia's "The Cosby Show" (1984) matriarch, Claire Huxtable, was voted "TV mom closest to your own mom in spirit" by an Opinion Research Corporation poll in April of 2004.
sister-in-law of Norman Nixon.
Nominated for a 2004 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a play for "A Raisin in the Sun" on Broadway.
Tied for the 2004 Drama Desk award for Best Actress in a play for "A Raisin in the Sun" with Viola Davis for "Intimate Apparel".
Became the first African-American actress to win the Best Actress (Play) Tony Award for her 2004 performance as Lena Younger in a revival of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun". Several Black women have won in the Best Actress (Musical) category, including the late Virginia Capers, who won in 1973 for her portrayal of Lena in the musical adaptation of Hansberry's play called "Raisin."
She speaks Spanish fluently.
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Where are they now
(July 2004) In the east coast premiere of August Wilson's play "Gem of the Ocean" in Boston. Production is moving to Broadway in October 2004.
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