Phylicia Rashād

Phylicia Rashād

Phylicia Rashād (née Ayers-Allen; June 19, 1948) is an American Tony Award-winning actress and singer, best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, which earned her Emmy Award nominations in 1985 and 1986. She reprised her role on the sitcom A Different World. She's also known for her roles as Eloise Parker in The Beekeeper, Mary Anne Creed in the Creed film trilogy, Dr. Woods-Trap on OWN's David Makes Man, Dr. Vanessa Young on the drama series Do No Harm, Clairee in the remake of Steel Magnolias (2012), Wilimena Deeds in Tyler Perry's Good Deeds, Edna in Frankie & Alice, Gilda in For Colored Girls, Ella McKnight in Just Wright, Lena Younger in the remake of A Raisin in the Sun, and Ruth Lucas on the sitcom Cosby (1996–2000). She also voiced Libba Gardner in the animated movie Soul, and Brenda Glover in Nickelodeon's animated series Little Bill. She has had recurring roles as Renetta Clark on The Good Fight, Carol Clarke on Thus is Us, Pastor on 13 Reasons Why, Diana Dubois on Empire, Jane on Jean-Claude Van Johnson, Winnifred Guster on Psych and voice of Dee Dee Tubbs on The Cleveland Show. She's had guest roles on Station 19, Grey's Anatomy, Everybody Hates Chris, Touched by an Angel, Blossom, The Love Boat, Santa Barbara, and One Life to Live. In 2004, she became the first African-American actress to win the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, for her role as Lena Younger in the revival of A Raisin in the Sun. She reprised her role in the 2008 television adaption of A Raisin in the Sun, which earned her the 2009 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. In 2022, she won her second Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew. Her other Broadway credits include Into the Woods (1988), Jelly's Last Jam (1993), Gem of the Ocean (2004), and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2008). She has directed revivals of three plays by August Wilson, in major theaters in Seattle, Princeton, New Jersey; and Los Angeles. She was dubbed "the mother" of the African-American community at the 42nd NAACP Image Awards. She is dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University. Her sister is actress Debbie Allen. Her first marriage (1972-1975), was to dentist William Lancelot Bowles, Jr.; they had one son, William Lancelot Bowles III. Her second marriage (1978-1982) was to Victor Willis, original lead singer of the Village People; they met during the run of The Wiz. Her third marriage (1985-2001) was to Ahmad Rashad, a former NFL wide receiver and sportscaster; they had a daughter, Condola Phylea Rashād. She has retained the surname Rashad. Some info above is ​from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

  • Title: Phylicia Rashād
  • Popularity: 13.524
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1948-06-19
  • Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, USA
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  • Also Known As: Phylicia Ayers-Allen
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Phylicia Rashād Movies

  • 2008
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    A Raisin in the Sun

    A Raisin in the Sun

    6.1 2008 HD

    Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads whare the Younger family find themselves...

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  • 2023
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    Our Son

    Our Son

    5.6 2023 HD

    When his husband Gabriel files for divorce, Nicky fights for custody of their 8-year-old son Owen, as he struggles to come to terms with what it...

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  • 2021
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    tick, tick... BOOM!

    tick, tick... BOOM!

    7.6 2021 HD

    On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.

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  • 2017
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    JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala

    JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala

    1 2017 HD

    Documentary about the star-studded pre-inaugural gala that took place on January 19, 1961 to celebrate John F. Kennedy's election.

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  • 2010
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    Just Wright

    Just Wright

    6.6 2010 HD

    Physical therapist Leslie Wright lands the dream job of working with basketball superstar Scott McKnight, helping him recover from a...

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  • 2012
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    Good Deeds

    Good Deeds

    6.3 2012 HD

    For all his life, wealthy businessman Wesley Deeds has done what's expected of him and has settled into a predictable routine. His scripted life...

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  • 2010
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    For Colored Girls

    For Colored Girls

    6.77 2010 HD

    About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of...

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  • 1996
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    The Babysitter's Seduction

    The Babysitter's Seduction

    5.7 1996 HD

    The mother of the family for which Michelle baby-sits dies unexpectedly. Michelle is asked to take over looking after the children and is gradually...

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  • 1972
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    The Broad Coalition

    The Broad Coalition

    1 1972 HD

    A man becomes pregnant in a zany comedy.

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  • 2010
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    Frankie & Alice

    Frankie & Alice

    6 2010 HD

    A drama centered on a go-go dancer with multiple personality disorder who struggles to remain her true self and begins working with a psychotherapist...

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  • 1989
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    Polly

    Polly

    8 1989 HD

    An musical adaptation of the book "Pollyanna" set in the 1950's in which an orphan tries to use gladness to unite the people in a small southern town.

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  • 2023
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    Being Mary Tyler Moore

    Being Mary Tyler Moore

    6.9 2023 HD

    With unprecedented access to the Mary Tyler Moore Estate, friends, family, and colleagues, Being Mary Tyler Moore constructs an intimate mosaic of...

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  • 2011
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    Change of Plans

    Change of Plans

    6.7 2011 HD

    Sally and Jason Danville's life are turned upside down when a tragic accident suddenly names them the caretakers of four young children.

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  • 1996
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    Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

    Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

    4.2 1996 HD

    This film relates the story of a tightly connected Afro-American community informally called Colored Town where the inhabitants live and depend on...

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  • 2012
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    Steel Magnolias

    Steel Magnolias

    6.9 2012 HD

    In an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, "Steel Magnolias" chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in...

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  • 1999
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    Free of Eden

    Free of Eden

    10 1999 HD

    Story about Will Cleamons, a former teacher-turned-businessman who agrees to tutor 18-year-old high school dropout, Nicole Turner. Much to his...

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  • 2001
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    Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

    Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

    6.1 2001 HD

    Jessica Fletcher discovers a shocking old family secret that leads her on a journey to the deep South to bring to light the mysterious details...

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  • 2023
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    Heaven Down Here

    Heaven Down Here

    8.5 2023 HD

    Inspired by Mickey Guyton’s song of the same name, “Heaven Down Here” tells the story of four disparate people who find themselves...

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  • 2001
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    The Old Settler

    The Old Settler

    3.5 2001 HD

    The Old Settler is the story of two middle-aged sisters, Elizabeth and Quilly, who share an apartment in Harlem in 1943. The sisters quarrel amiably,...

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  • 2024
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    The Beekeeper

    The Beekeeper

    7.3 2024 HD

    One man's campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization...

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  • 1994
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    David's Mother

    David's Mother

    8.5 1994 HD

    Sally Goodson has been raising her autistic son David alone since her husband left many years ago. Now a social worker discovers that Sally has been...

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  • 1990
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    Polly: Comin' Home!

    Polly: Comin' Home!

    8.5 1990 HD

    Broadway style songs are used to tell this interesting story of an ingenious orphan who gets involved in matchmaking and striving for inter-racial...

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  • 2021
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    Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

    Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

    1 2021 HD

    "Twenty Pearls" tells a powerful story of sisterhood. In 1908, nine Black women enrolled at Howard University made one decision that would change the...

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  • 2002
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    NBC 75th Anniversary Special

    NBC 75th Anniversary Special

    1 2002 HD

    A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.

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  • 1998
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    Dinosaur: The Ride - Pre-Show Video

    Dinosaur: The Ride - Pre-Show Video

    10 1998 HD

    The pre-show video for Disney Animal Kingdom's ride, Dinosaur

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  • 1991
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    Jailbirds

    Jailbirds

    10 1991 HD

    Personalities clash when a city executive and a small town seamstress are thrown into jail for crimes they didn't commit and then escape, handcuffed...

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  • 1981
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    We're Fighting Back

    We're Fighting Back

    6 1981 HD

    Inspired by the exploits of New York's Guardian Angels, which began as a band of streetwise young people who formed an anti-crime subway patrol and...

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  • 1987
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    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    7.8 1987 HD

    The life of an aging black slave, Tom, and the people he interacts with.

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  • 1970
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    Coretta Scott

    Coretta Scott

    1 1970 HD

    (2013) This extraordinary union of poetic text by Ntozake Shange and monumental artwork by kadir Nelson captures the movement for civil rights in the...

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  • 2015
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    Emily & Tim

    Emily & Tim

    6.8 2015 HD

    The movie is comprised of six vignettes. A look at the tumultuous marriage of Tim and Emily Hanratty over half a century.

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  • 2015
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    Creed

    Creed

    7.411 2015 HD

    The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival...

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  • 1995
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    The Possession of Michael D.

    The Possession of Michael D.

    5.3 1995 HD

    When a dark force begins to destroy a couple's happiness, they decide to turn to a parapsychologist who discovers that the husband is possessed by a...

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  • 2015
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    August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

    August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

    1 2015 HD

    Unprecedented access to Wilson’s theatrical archives, rarely seen interviews and new dramatic readings bring to life his seminal 10-play cycle...

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  • 1988
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    Mickey's 60th Birthday

    Mickey's 60th Birthday

    6.8 1988 HD

    This film combines live action/original animation and library animation. Mickey steals a magic hat from a Sorcerer and is put under a spell by the...

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  • 2017
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    Tour de Pharmacy

    Tour de Pharmacy

    6.8 2017 HD

    A mockumentary that chronicles the prevalence of doping in the world of professional cycling.

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  • 1989
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    False Witness

    False Witness

    10 1989 HD

    An assistant district attorney's (Phylicia Rashad) co-worker lover (Philip Michael Thomas) plans to prove her wrong about a case.

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  • 2018
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    Creed II

    Creed II

    7.035 2018 HD

    Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight against an opponent with ties to his family's past, Adonis Creed is up against the...

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  • 2018
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    Charlie's Place

    Charlie's Place

    1 2018 HD

    The story of an African American nightclub in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina that was a significant stop on the Chitlin’ Circuit in the...

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  • 2001
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    The Visit

    The Visit

    7.6 2001 HD

    A young man dying in prison brings his family together for a fateful visit, and proceeds to put his life back together.

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  • 2020
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    Soul

    Soul

    8.124 2020 HD

    Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an...

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  • 2020
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    Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

    Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

    6.6 2020 HD

    An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention that has the...

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  • 2020
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    A Fall from Grace

    A Fall from Grace

    7 2020 HD

    When a law-abiding woman gets indicted for murdering her husband, her lawyer soon realizes that a larger conspiracy may be at work.

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  • 2023
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    Creed III

    Creed III

    7.121 2023 HD

    After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has thrived in his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian...

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  • 2020
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    Black Box

    Black Box

    6.4 2020 HD

    After losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an experimental treatment that causes him to question who he really...

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  • 2014
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    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

    1.5 2014 HD

    In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love,...

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  • 2020
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    Between the World and Me

    Between the World and Me

    7.9 2020 HD

    Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements...

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  • 2020
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    Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

    Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

    8.1 2020 HD

    A tribute to Chadwick Boseman, celebrating his life and legacy.

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  • 1993
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    Hallelujah

    Hallelujah

    1 1993 HD

    Christmas at the Messiah Church in Washington D.C. A young preacher and, later in the day, a mysterious pregnant girl arrive at the church doors...

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  • 2021
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    Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

    Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

    8.2 2021 HD

    An intimate look at the Oscar-nominated actor’s incomparable artistry, and the acting process which informed his transformative performances....

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  • 2021
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    Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous

    Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous

    1 2021 HD

    Anna Campbell, now 65, sparked controversy when she bared it all on stage years ago. When a theatre festival asks to re-stage the work with a younger...

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  • 2002
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    The Cosby Show: A Look Back

    The Cosby Show: A Look Back

    7.4 2002 HD

    A retrospective of the phenomenally popular 1984-1992 situation comedy, "The Cosby Show," complete with memorable clips, bloopers and comments from...

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  • 1990
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    The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

    8.6 1990 HD

    The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour...

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  • 1970
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    R&B

    R&B

    1 1970 HD

    The story of a young woman who escapes the Atlanta music scene to care for an elderly widowed woman and in the process finds the love of her life and...

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  • 1995
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    In the House

    In the House

    7.3 1995 HD

    In the House is an American sitcom

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  • 1987
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    A Different World

    A Different World

    7 1987 HD

    A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a...

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  • 2005
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    Everybody Hates Chris

    Everybody Hates Chris

    8.039 2005 HD

    Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused...

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  • 2006
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    Psych

    Psych

    7.9 2006 HD

    Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad)....

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  • 1994
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    Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

    7.233 1994 HD

    Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.

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  • 1984
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    The Cosby Show

    The Cosby Show

    7.006 1984 HD

    The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until...

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  • 2019
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    Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

    5.1 2019 HD

    Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and entertaining...

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  • 1990
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    Blossom

    Blossom

    6.096 1990 HD

    Blossom Russo is a highly intelligent and spunky teenager. The youngest of three, she lives with her divorced musician father, Nick, eldest brother...

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  • 2005
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    Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

    8.229 2005 HD

    Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

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  • 1999
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    Little Bill

    Little Bill

    6.7 1999 HD

    Little Bill is a television show for children that is presently on Nick Jr. The stories are based on Bill Cosby's Little Bill book series, set in...

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  • 1996
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    Cosby

    Cosby

    5.848 1996 HD

    Cosby is an American situation comedy television series broadcast on CBS from September 16, 1996 to April 28, 2000, loosely based on the British...

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  • 2000
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    Bull

    Bull

    6.8 2000 HD

    Bull is a short-lived American drama series created by Michael S. Chernuchin, who had worked on Law & Order and Brooklyn South in 2000. It was TNT's...

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  • 2013
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    Do No Harm

    Do No Harm

    6.2 2013 HD

    Jason Cole, a brilliant neurosurgeon has to battle with his own alter-ego, Ian Price, in order to live a normal life in this modern take on Jekyll...

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  • 1993
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    Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

    4.5 1993 HD

    Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes...

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  • 2016
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    Jean-Claude Van Johnson

    Jean-Claude Van Johnson

    6.6 2016 HD

    Jean-Claude Van Damme is a global martial arts & film sensation, also operating under the simple alias of "Johnson" as the world's best...

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  • 2022
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    Inside the Black Box

    Inside the Black Box

    5 2022 HD

    A new spin on celebrity interview shows, INSIDE THE BLACK BOX spotlights the world’s greatest artists of color, from actors to producers to...

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  • 1983
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    Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

    8.4 1983 HD

    Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's...

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  • 2023
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    Curses!

    Curses!

    6.6 2023 HD

    The Vanderhouvens are a typical family...except a curse recently turned Alex—their loving husband and father—to stone. In order to save...

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  • 1995
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    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    6.6 1995 HD

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.

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  • 1996
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    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    3.154 1996 HD

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It aired for six...

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  • 2017
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    The Good Fight

    The Good Fight

    7.615 2017 HD

    Picking up one year after the events of the final broadcast episode of "The Good Wife", an enormous financial scam has destroyed the reputation of a...

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  • 1987
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    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    7.7 1987 HD

    Four turtles fall into the sewers and are befriended by Hamato Yoshi a Japanese man sent to New York who was forced to live in the sewers. One day he...

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  • 2024
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    Diarra from Detroit

    Diarra from Detroit

    6.5 2024 HD

    A divorcing, overworked teacher finds herself drawn into a cold case after a dating app matches her with a man she suspects is the adult version of a...

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  • 2013
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    Sofia the First

    Sofia the First

    7.2 2013 HD

    Set in the storybook world of Enchancia, this is the story of Princess Sofia, an adventurous little girl who is learning how to adjust to royal life...

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  • 2016
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    This Is Us

    This Is Us

    8.2 2016 HD

    Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross...

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  • 2020
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    Little America

    Little America

    6.7 2020 HD

    An anthology series that goes beyond the headlines to look at the funny, romantic, heartfelt, inspiring and surprising stories of immigrants in...

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  • 2019
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    David Makes Man

    David Makes Man

    6.7 2019 HD

    A 14-year-old prodigy's mother relies on him to find a way out of poverty, but he is haunted by the death of his friend; he must choose between the...

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  • 1956
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    Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

    5 1956 HD

    The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The...

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  • 2018
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    Station 19

    Station 19

    8.235 2018 HD

    A group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19—from captain to newest recruit—risk their lives and hearts both in the line of...

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  • 2023
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    Curses!

    Curses!

    6.6 2023 HD

    The Vanderhouvens are a typical family...except a curse recently turned Alex—their loving husband and father—to stone. In order to save...

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