Rosalind Cash
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. 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. Her older brother, Col. John A. Cash, enjoyed a long illustrious career with the United States Army. He died in 1998 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Rosalind Cash graduated with honours from Atlantic City High School in 1956. She attended City College of New York 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 during her lifetime. 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 died of cancer on October 31, 1995, at the age of 56. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rosalind Cash, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 1995 · Tales from the Hood as Dr. Cushing (segment "Hard Core Convert")
- 1995 · A Dangerous Affair as Dr. Robertson
- 1993 · Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as
- 1991 · Roc as Margaret
- 1990 · The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Mrs. Bassin
- 1988 · Death Spa as Sgt. Stone
- 1987 · thirtysomething as
- 1987 · From a Whisper to a Scream as Snakewoman
- 1987 · A Different World as Dean Hughes
- 1987 · The Mighty Pawns as Mrs. Robinson
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Nonnie Sweet
- 1985 · The Golden Girls as Lorraine
- 1985 · The Joy That Kills as Maggie
- 1985 · Go Tell It on the Mountain as Aunt Florence
- 1984 · Black Hollywood as Self
- 1984 · The Cosby Show as Dr. Hughes
- 1984 · The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension as John Emdall
- 1983 · Hardcastle and McCormick as
- 1983 · Just an Overnight Guest as
- 1983 · Special Bulletin as Frieda Barton
- 1983 · Keeping On as Anne Traylor
- 1982 · Knight Rider as Harana
- 1982 · Family Ties as Maya Thompson
- 1982 · Sister, Sister as Freida Lovejoy Burton
- 1982 · Wrong Is Right as Mrs. Ford
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- 1982 · A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion as Petronia
- 1981 · Falcon Crest as Judge Nora Milbourn
- 1981 · The Sophisticated Gents as Christine Jackson
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1980 · Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones as Jenny Hammond
- 1979 · Knots Landing as Witness
- 1979 · Trapper John, M.D. as
- 1979 · The Class Of Miss MacMichael as Una Ferrar
- 1978 · Death Drug as Doctor
- 1977 · A Killing Affair as Beverly York
- 1976 · The Monkey Hustle as Mama
- 1976 · What's Happening!! as
- 1976 · Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde as Dr. Billie Worth
- 1975 · Starsky & Hutch as
- 1975 · Cornbread, Earl and Me as Sarah Robinson
- 1975 · Barney Miller as Carolyn Slade
- 1975 · Ceremonies in Dark Old Men as Adele
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1974 · Harry O as
- 1974 · Amazing Grace as Creola Waters
- 1974 · Uptown Saturday Night as Sarah Jackson
- 1974 · King Lear as Goneril
- 1974 · Good Times as
- 1973 · Kojak as Mrs. Moore
- 1973 · The All-American Boy as Poppy
- 1972 · Hickey & Boggs as Nyona
- 1972 · Melinda as Terry Davis
- 1972 · The New Centurions as Lorrie
- 1971 · The Omega Man as Lisa
- 1971 · Klute as Pat
- 1971 · Great Performances as Goneril
- 1970 · The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Enid Berringer