Rashad is just the latest addition to the third season of Empire, which has also booked Kid Cudi and Mariah Carey as guest stars.
Phylicia Rashad is heading to Empire for Season 3, Entertainment Weekly reports.
Empire returns Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 9/8c on Fox.
The Cosby Show alum will play Diane Dubois, the mother of Taye Diggs’ new character Angelo Dubois, a New York politician who’s being positioned as a new love interest for Cookie (Taraji P. Henson).