Rosalind Cash was an actress whose career endured and flourished on stage, screen, and television, despite her staunch refusal to portray stereotypical Black roles. Ms. Cash was nominated for an Emmy for her work on the Public Broadcasting Service production of _Go Tell It On the Mountain (1985) (TV)_ . She was popular in other highly rated television productions, including the special _King Lear (1984) (TV)_ and Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones. She also guest starred on such popular television series as Barney Miller, Police Story, Kojak, Mary Tyler Moore, China Beach, thirtysomething, Cagney & Lacey, and Hill Street Blues.



Born at 6:27pm, EST. Graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1956. Began her career by forming and working with the Negro Ensemble Company. Was an honor student in high school. Was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on the Public Broadcasting Service production of Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985) (TV). In 1968 she landed a role in the Washington D.C. production of "The Great White Hope", a play about the career of African American boxer Jack Johnson. The part was a choice one, but at the same time an even better opportunity opened up: a slot with the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC), a pioneering organization devoted to presenting plays by black writers and furthering the careers of black actors and theater personnel. Cash pulled out of the Washington production, having to turn over two weeks' salary to the theater involved, so that she could return to New York and join the NEC as one of its founding members.