Rosalind Cash
Rosalind Cash
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
60
Gender
Female
Birthday
1938-12-31 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Acting

1995

Tales from the Hood as Dr. Cushing (segment "Hard Core Convert")

1995

A Dangerous Affair as Dr. Robertson

1992

You Must Remember This as Janet Mickens

1991

Roc as Margaret

1990

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Mrs. Bassin

1988

Death Spa as Sgt. Stone

1987

A Different World as Dean Hughes

1987

thirtysomething as Not available

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

1984

The Cosby Show as Dr. Hughes

1984

Go Tell It on the Mountain as Aunt Florence

1984

Black Hollywood as Self

1983

Hardcastle and McCormick as Not available

1983

Keeping On as Anne Traylor

1983

Special Bulletin as Frieda Barton

1983

Just an Overnight Guest as Not available

1982

Knight Rider as Harana

1982

Family Ties as Maya Thompson

1982

Cagney & Lacey as Not available

1982

Sister, Sister as Freida Lovejoy Burton

1982

Wrong Is Right as Mrs. Ford

1981

Falcon Crest as Judge Nora Milbourn

1981

Hill Street Blues as Not available

1981

The Sophisticated Gents as Christine Jackson

1979

Knots Landing as Witness

1979

Trapper John, M.D. as Not available

1979

Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde as Dr. Billie Worth

1979

The Class Of Miss MacMichael as Una Ferrar

1978

Death Drug as Doctor

1977

A Killing Affair as Beverly York

1976

What's Happening!! as Not available

1976

The Monkey Hustle as Mama

1975

Barney Miller as Carolyn Slade

1975

Starsky & Hutch as Not available

1975

Cornbread, Earl and Me as Sarah Robinson

1974

Police Woman as Not available

1974

Good Times as Not available

1974

Harry O as Not available

1974

Uptown Saturday Night as Sarah Jackson

1974

Amazing Grace as Creola Waters

1974

King Lear as Goneril

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

Great Performances as Goneril

1971

The Omega Man as Lisa

1971

Klute as Pat

1970

The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Enid Berringer