PHYLICIA RASHAD—$55 MILLION

Phylicia Rashad is an American Tony Award-winning actress and singer whose net worth is approximately 55 million US dollars, most of which were obtained through “The Cosby Show” during her long career. Rashad’s career began in 1983, when she joined the actor on the ABC soap opera “One Life to Live”, where she played courtney Wright, a publicist. She also participated in the preview of the dinosaur tour in the Disney World Animal Kingdom amusement park, in which she played the role of Dr. Helen Marsh, director of the Dino Institute.

Phylicia Rashad is probably best known for her role in NBC’s long-running sitcom “The Cosby Show.” Her work in “Color Girl” even won the Black Reel Awards and NACCP Outstanding Supporting Actress Image Award. She was also the first African-American actress to win the Tony Award for Best Acting as a leading role in “the revival of A Raisin in the Sun”. Phylicia was born on June 19, 1948 in Houston, Texas. Rashad speaks fluent Spanish because she lived in Mexico when she was young.

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