Rosalind Cash (December 31 1938 – October 31 1995) was an American actress. Her career endured on stage, screen, and television, despite her staunch refusal to portray stereotyped "black" roles. Cash was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on the Public Broadcasting Service production of Go Tell It on the Mountain. Her best known film role was Charlton Heston's love interest Lisa, in the cult classic 1971 science fiction movie The Omega Man.
Cash graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1956. She had three siblings, John (1936-1998); Robert, and Helen. All were born and raised in Atlantic City, New Jersey Gussow, Mel. blank">"Rosalind Cash, 56, at Home on Stage and Screen", _The New York Times, November 3, 1995. Accessed December 3, 2007. "Ms. Cash was born in Atlantic City and attended City College of New York." , the children of John O. Cash and Martha E. Cash.
She attended City College of New York.
Her older brother, Col. John A. Cash, enjoyed a long illustrious career with the United States Army. He died in 1998 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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 (1983) (TV) and Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV). She also guest starred on such popular television series as "Barney Miller" (1975), "Police Story" (1973), "Kojak" (1973), "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970), "China Beach" (1988), "thirtysomething" (1987), "Cagney & Lacey" (1982), and "Hill Street Blues" (1981).
