Trazana Beverley

Trezana Beverley is an American stage and film actress. She received an MFA in Acting from New York University's Graduate Acting Program.[1]

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),[2] having previously won a Theatre World Award for the Off-Broadway production.[3] She shared a cast Obie Award for the latter.[3] She also won the 1977 Theatre World and Drama Desk Awards for the Broadway version.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Tisch_School_of_the_Arts alumni, tisch.nyu.edu; accessed October 31, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Trazana Beverley at the Internet Broadway Database
  3. 1 2 Trazana Beverley at the Internet Off-Broadway Database

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