Rosalind Theresa Cash (December 31, 1938 â€" October 31, 1995) was an
American actress, voice artist and singer. Her best known film role is
in the 1971 science fiction film The Omega Man. Cash also had another
notable role as Mary Mae Ward in ABC's General Hospital, a role she
portrayed from 1994 until her death in 1995.Cash was the second of
four children born in Atlantic City, New Jersey to John O. Sr., a
clerk and Martha Elizabeth Cash. Her siblings were John Jr.
(1936â€"1998), Robert (1939), and Helen (1942â€"2013). Cash graduated
with honours from Atlantic City High School in 1956. After high
school, Cash attended City College of New York. Her career extended to
theater, television, film and recording.Cash appeared in the 1962
revival of Fiorello! and was an original member of the Negro Ensemble
Company, founded in 1968. In 1973, Cash played the role of Goneril in
King Lear at the New York Shakespeare Festival alongside James Earl
Jones's Lear. Cash appeared on the New York area television show
Callback! which featured musical director Barry Manilow. The episode
Cash was featured on was filmed on Monday evening March 31, 1969 at
the Village Gate in New York City. The episode aired on Saturday,
April 19, 1969 at 3:30 p.m. on CBS. Cash performed "God Bless The
Child" on the show. No recordings of the performance are known to
exist. Her other television credits include The Cosby Show, What's
Happening!!, A Different World, Good Times, The Mary Tyler Moore Show,
Kojak, Barney Miller, Benson, Police Woman, Family Ties, Head of the
Class, The Golden Girls, and L.A. Law.
American actress, voice artist and singer. Her best known film role is
in the 1971 science fiction film The Omega Man. Cash also had another
notable role as Mary Mae Ward in ABC's General Hospital, a role she
portrayed from 1994 until her death in 1995.Cash was the second of
four children born in Atlantic City, New Jersey to John O. Sr., a
clerk and Martha Elizabeth Cash. Her siblings were John Jr.
(1936â€"1998), Robert (1939), and Helen (1942â€"2013). Cash graduated
with honours from Atlantic City High School in 1956. After high
school, Cash attended City College of New York. Her career extended to
theater, television, film and recording.Cash appeared in the 1962
revival of Fiorello! and was an original member of the Negro Ensemble
Company, founded in 1968. In 1973, Cash played the role of Goneril in
King Lear at the New York Shakespeare Festival alongside James Earl
Jones's Lear. Cash appeared on the New York area television show
Callback! which featured musical director Barry Manilow. The episode
Cash was featured on was filmed on Monday evening March 31, 1969 at
the Village Gate in New York City. The episode aired on Saturday,
April 19, 1969 at 3:30 p.m. on CBS. Cash performed "God Bless The
Child" on the show. No recordings of the performance are known to
exist. Her other television credits include The Cosby Show, What's
Happening!!, A Different World, Good Times, The Mary Tyler Moore Show,
Kojak, Barney Miller, Benson, Police Woman, Family Ties, Head of the
Class, The Golden Girls, and L.A. Law.
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