Rosalind Cash
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 31, 1938
- Died
- October 31, 1995 (aged 56)
- Birthplace
- Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Tales from the Hood
Movie · as Dr. Cushing (segment "Hard Core Convert")
A Dangerous Affair
Movie · as Dr. Robertson
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV · as Judge Angela Diggs · 1 ep
You Must Remember This
Movie · as Janet Mickens
Roc
TV · as Margaret · 2 eps
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV · as Mrs. Bassin · 1 ep
Death Spa
Movie · as Sgt. Stone
From a Whisper to a Scream
Movie · as Snakewoman
The Mighty Pawns
Movie · as Mrs. Robinson
A Different World
TV · as Dean Hughes · 4 eps
thirtysomething
TV · 3 eps
L.A. Law
TV · as Nonnie Sweet · 1 ep
The Joy That Kills
Movie · as Maggie
The Golden Girls
TV · as Lorraine · 1 ep
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Movie · as John Emdall
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Movie · as Aunt Florence
Black Hollywood
Movie · as Self
The Cosby Show
TV · as Dr. Hughes · 1 ep
Keeping On
Movie · as Anne Traylor
Special Bulletin
Movie · as Frieda Barton
Just an Overnight Guest
Movie
Hardcastle and McCormick
TV · 1 ep
Wrong Is Right
Movie · as Mrs. Ford
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
Movie · as Petronia
Sister, Sister
Movie · as Freida Lovejoy Burton
Family Ties
TV · as Maya Thompson · 2 eps
Knight Rider
TV · as Harana · 1 ep
Cagney & Lacey
TV · 1 ep
American Playhouse
TV · as Anne Traylor, Aunt Florence, Maggie · 1 ep
Hill Street Blues
TV · 1 ep
The Sophisticated Gents
TV · as Christine Jackson · 3 eps
Falcon Crest
TV · as Judge Nora Milbourn · 1 ep
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
TV · as Jenny Hammond · 2 eps
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde
Movie · as Dr. Billie Worth
Trapper John, M.D.
TV · 1 ep
Knots Landing
TV · as Witness · 2 eps
The Class Of Miss MacMichael
Movie · as Una Ferrar
Death Drug
Movie · as Doctor
A Killing Affair
Movie · as Beverly York
The Monkey Hustle
Movie · as Mama
What's Happening!!
TV · as Loretta · 2 eps
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Movie · as Adele
Cornbread, Earl and Me
Movie · as Sarah Robinson
Starsky & Hutch
TV · 1 ep
Barney Miller
TV · as Carolyn Slade · 1 ep
Amazing Grace
Movie · as Creola Waters
Uptown Saturday Night
Movie · as Sarah Jackson
King Lear
Movie · as Goneril
Good Times
TV · 1 ep
Harry O
TV · 1 ep
Police Woman
TV · 1 ep
The All-American Boy
Movie · as Poppy
Kojak
TV · as Mrs. Moore · 1 ep
Hickey & Boggs
Movie · as Nyona
Melinda
Movie · as Terry Davis
The New Centurions
Movie · as Lorrie
The Omega Man
Movie · as Lisa
Klute
Movie · as Pat (uncredited)
Great Performances
TV · as Goneril · 1 ep
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TV · as Enid Berringer · 1 ep