During her early years as an actress, Rosalind Cash moonlighted as a hospital aide, waitress, salesgirl, and nightclub singer. Cash made her Broadway bow in the 1966 production The Wayward Stork. Her film career began when Charlton Heston personally selected her to co-star in his 1971 sci-fi vehicle The Omega Man. Daytime-drama devotees know Cash best as the matriarchal Mary Mae Ward on General Hospital, but she has made many appearances on television in series, telepics, and miniseries. One thing that set Cash apart from other African-American actresses was her refusal to play stereotypical roles. Though she rarely had the opportunity to demonstrate the full extent of her range and ability, Cash's characters were intelligent, independent, and sexy. In 1987, Cash was given the Phoenix Award by the Black American Cinema Society in honor of her achievements. In 1992, her name was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. Of all her many accomplishments, Rosalind Cash was proudest of her work with the Negro Ensemble Company, which she co-founded in the late '60s. She died of cancer in the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at the age of 56.
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A Dangerous Affair
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1995 | |||
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Tales From the Hood
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1995 | |||
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Second Coming
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1992 | |||
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You Must Remember This
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1992 | |||
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Forced March
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1990 | |||
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Death Spa
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1987 | |||
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Mighty Pawns
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1987 | |||
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Death Drug
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1983 | |||
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Special Bulletin
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1983 | |||
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Sister, Sister
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1982 | |||
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Wrong Is Right
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1982 | |||
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Keeping on
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1981 | |||
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The Sophisticated Gents
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1981 | |||
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A Killing Affair
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1977 | |||
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Kojak: The Godson
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1977 | |||
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Dr. Black and Mr. White
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1976 | |||
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The Monkey Hustle
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1976 | |||
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Cornbread, Earl and Me
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1975 | |||
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Amazing Grace
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1974 | |||
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King Lear
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1974 | |||
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Uptown Saturday Night
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1974 | |||
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The All-American Boy
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1973 | |||
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Hickey and Boggs
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1972 | |||
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Melinda
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1972 | |||
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The New Centurions
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1972 | |||
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Klute
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1971 | |||
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The Omega Man
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1971 |