Rosalind Cash

Inducted into the Black Filmmakers' Hall of Fame in 1992.

In 1987, Cash was given the Phoenix Award by the Black American Cinema Society in honor of her achievements.

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 American Playhouse: Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985).

She was popular in other highly rated television productions, including the special King Lear (1983) and Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980).

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.

She was one of four children, the others being John, Robert and Helen. All were born and raised in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Brother John (1936-1998), enjoyed a long illustrious career with the United States Army as Colonel John A. Cash. He died in 1998 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.