Trazana Beverley is an American stage and film actress as well as a
lecturer in acting. She received a BFA in Acting from New York
University's Tisch School of the Arts.She was the first
African-American actress to receive a Tony Award for "Best Featured
Actress in a Play" (for the 1977 Broadway play For Colored Girls Who
Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf), having previously
won a Theatre World Award for the Off-Broadway production. She shared
a cast Obie Award for the latter. She also won the 1977 Theatre World
and Drama Desk Awards for the Broadway version. She later would star
in the Arena Stage production of Before It Hits Home.
lecturer in acting. She received a BFA in Acting from New York
University's Tisch School of the Arts.She was the first
African-American actress to receive a Tony Award for "Best Featured
Actress in a Play" (for the 1977 Broadway play For Colored Girls Who
Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf), having previously
won a Theatre World Award for the Off-Broadway production. She shared
a cast Obie Award for the latter. She also won the 1977 Theatre World
and Drama Desk Awards for the Broadway version. She later would star
in the Arena Stage production of Before It Hits Home.
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