Rosalind Cash
| Rosalind Cash | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 31, 1938 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | October 31, 1995 (aged 56) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1971–1995 |
Rosalind Cash (December 31, 1938 – October 31, 1995) was an American singer and actress, whose best known film role was as Charlton Heston's character's love interest Lisa, in the 1971 science fiction cult classic, The Omega Man. To soap audiences, she is probably best remembered as Mary Mae Ward on General Hospital from 1994–1995.
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[edit] Biography
Cash was the second of four children. Her siblings were John (1936–1998), Robert, and Helen. All were born and raised in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[1] Her older brother, Col. John A. Cash, enjoyed a long illustrious career with the United States Army.[citation needed] He died in 1998 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[2]
Rosalind Cash graduated with honours from Atlantic City High School in 1956. She attended City College of New York[1] and was an original member of the Negro Ensemble Company founded in 1968. Her career extended to stage, screen, and television. Her films included Klute (1971), The New Centurions (1972) with George C. Scott, Uptown Saturday Night (1974) with Sydney Poitier, and Wrong Is Right (1982). In 1995, she appeared in Tales from the Hood which marks her last film appearance before her untimely death.
Cash was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on the Public Broadcasting Service production of Go Tell it on the Mountain and in 1973 appeared as Goneril with James Earl Jones' Lear at the New York Shakespeare Festival. She was also in the 1962 revival of Fiorello.
She died of cancer on October 31, 1995, at the age of 56. In 1996, she was posthumously nominated for an Emmy Award, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, for her role on General Hospital.[3]
[edit] Filmography
- Circle of Pain (1996) (TV)
- Tales from the Hood (1995) .... Dr. Cushing
- A Dangerous Affair (1995) (TV) .... Dr. Robertson
- General Hospital (1993) TV Series .... Mary Mae Ward (1994–1995)
- The Second Coming (1992)
- You Must Remember This (1992) aka Wonderworks: You Must Remember This (USA: series title) (TV) .... Janet Mickens
- A Different World (1989) TV Series .... Dean Hughes (Under One Roof)
- Forced March (1989)
- Death Spa (1988) .... Sgt. Stone ... aka Witch Bitch
- The Golden Girls episode "Mixed Blessings" (broadcast March 19, 1988) .... Lorraine
- The Offspring (1987) .... Snake Woman
- Mighty Pawns (1987) (TV) .... Mrs. Robinson
- Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985) (TV) .... Florence
- Knight Rider (1984) (TV) .... Irana (Princess) * Series Finale
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) .... John Emdall aka The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (USA: short title)
- Just an Overnight Guest (1983) (TV)
- This Is the Life (1983) TV Series
- Special Bulletin (1983) (TV) .... Frieda Barton
- Sister, Sister (1982) (TV) .... Freida Lovejoy Burton
- Wrong Is Right (1982) .... Mrs. Ford ... aka The Man with the Deadly Lens
- Keeping On (1981) (TV)
- The Sophisticated Gents (1981) (TV) .... Christine Jackson
- Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV) .... Jenny Hammond ... aka The Mad Messiah
- Flashpoint (1979) (TV)
- The Class of Miss MacMichael (1978) .... Una Ferrar
- Death Drug (1978)
- A Killing Affair (1977) (TV) .... Beverly York ... aka Behind the Badge
- What's Happening!! (1976) .... Loretta
- Good Times (1976) (TV) .... Jessica Bishop
- Mary Tyler Moore (TV) ... Enid Berringer
- The Monkey Hu$tle (1976) .... Mama
- Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976) .... Dr. Billie Worth (aka Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde; Dr. Black and Mr. White ; The Watts Monster)
- Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975) .... Sarah Robinson... aka Hit the Open Man
- Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (1975) (TV) .... Adele
- Amazing Grace (1974) .... Creola Waters
- Uptown Saturday Night (1974) .... Sarah Jackson
- King Lear (1974) (TV) .... Goneril
- The All-American Boy (1973) .... Poppy
- Hickey & Boggs (1972) .... Nyona
- Melinda (1972) .... Terry Davis
- The New Centurions (1972) .... Lorrie... aka Precinct 45: Los Angeles Police
- The Omega Man (1971) .... Lisa
- Klute (1971) .... Pat
[edit] References
- ^ a b Gussow, Mel. "Rosalind Cash, 56, at Home on Stage and Screen", The New York Times, November 3, 1995. Accessed December 3, 2007. "Ms. Cash was born in Atlantic City and attended City College of New York."
- ^ John Anthony Cash, Sr. at the Arlington National Cemetery Website
- ^ Associated Press (April 6, 1996). "Emmy nominations for daytime announced". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
