In 2004, Rashad became the first black actress to win the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, which she won for her role in the revival of "A Raisin in the Sun". 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 won a NAACP Image Award when she reprised her "A Raisin in the Sun" role in the 2008 television adaptation. She has also appeared in the films "For Colored Girls" (2010), "Good Deeds" (2012), "Creed" (2015), and "Creed II" (2018). and voiced Brenda on "Little Bill" (1999-2004).