Trazana Beverley | |
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 Beverley in 2010 | |
| Born | August 9, 1945[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1974–present |
Trazana Beverley is an American stage and film actress[2] as well as a lecturer in acting.[3] 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),[4] having previously won a Theatre World Award for the Off-Broadway production.[5] She shared a cast Obie Award for the latter.[5] She also won the 1977 Theatre World and Drama Desk Awards for the Broadway version.[4] She later would star in the Arena Stage production of Before It Hits Home.
Filmography
[edit]- Resurrection (1980) as Dr. Ellen Baxter
- American Playhouse (2 episodes, 1982, 1983) as Mavis Jackson / Crystal
- Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies (1987) as Johnny
- Carolina Skeletons (1991) as City Clerk
- In the Line of Duty: Street War (1992) as Goody
- Beloved (1998) as One of 'The Thirty Women'
- Never Again (2001) as Night Nurse
References
[edit]- ^ "Trazana Beverley – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ^ Brown, Joe (1989-01-31). "TRAZANA BEVERLEY, ON TO A NEW STAGE". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ^ "Trazana Beverley". www.purchase.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ^ a b Trazana Beverley at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ a b Trazana Beverley at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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