Trazana Beverley
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" , 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''.
Filmography
- Resurrection as Dr. Ellen Baxter
- American Playhouse as Mavis Jackson / Crystal
- Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies as Johnny
- Carolina Skeletons as City Clerk
- In the Line of Duty: Street War as Goody
- Beloved as One of 'The Thirty Women'
- Never Again as Night Nurse