Condola Rashad
{{short description|American actress (born 1986)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}}
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|name = Condola Rashad
|image = Condola Rashād, The Women of Billions Season 2.jpg
|caption = Rashad in a frame from Billions in 2017
|birth_name = Condola Phylea Rashad
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|12|11}}
|birth_place = New York City, U.S.
|years_active = 2008–present
|alma_mater = California Institute of the Arts
|parents = {{ubl|Phylicia Rashad|Ahmad Rashad}}
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|relatives = {{ubl|Debbie Allen (aunt)|DeVaughn Nixon (cousin)|Vivian Nixon (cousin)}}
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Condola Phylea Rashad (born December 11, 1986), also known professionally as Dola Rashad, is an American actress best known for her work in the theatre. She first broke out with a critically acclaimed performance in Lynn Nottage's off-Broadway play Ruined (2009), which won a Pulitzer Prize.
Rashad has since received four Tony Award nominations for her work on Broadway in the plays Stick Fly, The Trip to Bountiful, A Doll's House, Part 2, and Saint Joan. She is the youngest performer to have received that many nominations. In addition to these roles, she also received praise for playing Juliet in Romeo and Juliet opposite Orlando Bloom on Broadway. She plays Kate Sacker on the Showtime drama series Billions. She appeared opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor in Come Sunday (2018). She played Joan of Arc in the 2018 Broadway revival of George Bernard Shaw's play Saint Joan.
Early life
File:Ruined partial cast 2009.jpg
Rashad was born in New York on December 11, 1986, to actress Phylicia Rashad{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/phylicia-rashad/biography.html|title=Phylicia Rashad- Biography|website=Movies.yahoo.com|accessdate=June 15, 2019}} and sportscaster Ahmad Rashad, a former professional football player. She graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 2008.
Career
In 2009, Rashad received the Theatre World Award for Best Debut Performance in the Off-Broadway production Ruined and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/condola-rashad-483866/#awards|title=Condola Rashad – Broadway Cast & Staff |website=IBDb.com|accessdate=June 15, 2019}} In 2012, Rashad was nominated for Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Stick Fly.Thom Geier, [http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/06/04/tony-awards-2012-predict-winners/ Tony Awards 2012: We predict the winners], Entertainment Weekly, June 4, 2012[http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/archive/pastwinners/index.html Tony Awards (official site)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204062042/http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/archive/pastwinners/index.html |date=February 4, 2012 }}
Rashad starred as Shelby, the daughter of Queen Latifah's character, in the 2012 Steel Magnolias remake with the same title. (This role had been played by Julia Roberts in the original film.)Nellie Andreeva, [https://deadline.com/2012/03/queen-latifah-alfre-woodard-phylicia-rashad-lead-the-cast-of-lifetimes-steel-magnolias-remake-246050/ Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard & Phylicia Rashad Lead The Cast Of Lifetime's 'Steel Magnolias' Remake], Deadline Hollywood, March 19, 2012Erin Strecker, [http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/07/03/steel-magnolias-remake-lifetime-trailer/ Lifetime's 'Steel Magnolias' remake: Watch trailer here], Entertainment Weekly, June 3, 2012 In 2012, she appeared in a recurring role on the NBC series Smash,[http://americantheatrewing.org/biography/detail/condola_rashad Condola Rashad – Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726135544/http://americantheatrewing.org/biography/detail/condola_rashad |date=July 26, 2012 }}, American Theatre Wing, March 2012 and previously guest starred on The Good Wife, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Submissions Only. Her film credits include Sex and the City 2 and 30 Beats.
In April 2013, she appeared on Broadway as Thelma in the revival of The Trip to Bountiful starring Cicely Tyson; for this performance, she received her second Featured Actress Tony nomination. In May 2013, she was cast as Juliet in the new Broadway production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.{{Cite web |url=http://broadwaydirect.com/2013/05/orlando-bloom-and-condola-rashad-star-in-romeo-and-juliet/ |title=ORLANDO BLOOM AND CONDOLA RASHAD STAR IN ROMEO AND JULIET | Broadway Direct |access-date=May 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607134812/http://broadwaydirect.com/2013/05/orlando-bloom-and-condola-rashad-star-in-romeo-and-juliet/ |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
In 2016, Rashad began starring in the Showtime drama series Billions, and appeared in the film Money Monster directed by Jodie Foster.
In 2018, she starred in the Netflix-produced biographical film Come Sunday, opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor, who played a Pentecostal minister whose thoughts have changed.
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2009
| Mary Bennett | TV series (episode: "Unprepared") |
| rowspan="2"| 2010
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Khadra | TV series (episodes: "Loyalty: Part 1 and Part 2") |
| Sex and the City 2
| Meghan | |
| 2011
| Georgetown | Bryce Johnson | TV film |
| rowspan="4"| 2012
| Smash | Cyn | TV series (3 episodes) |
| Submissions Only
| Eva Halden | TV series (2 episodes) |
| 30 Beats
| The Virgin – Julie | |
| Steel Magnolias
| Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie | TV film |
| 2015, 2017
| Diana | TV series (2 episodes) |
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| Bree (The Assistant) | |
| Complete Unknown
| Sharon | |
| 2016–2023
| Billions | Kate Sacker | TV series (60 episodes) |
| 2017
| Bikini | |
| 2018
| Gina Pearson | |
| 2019
| Laura | |
| 2021
| Meghan Markle (voice) | TV series (12 episodes) |
Stage
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Venue |
|---|
| 2009
| Ruined | Sophie | Manhattan Theatre Club, off-Broadway |
| 2011
| Cheryl |Cort Theatre, Broadway |
| rowspan="2"| 2013
| Thelma | Stephen Sondheim Theatre, Broadway |
| Romeo and Juliet
|Richard Rodgers Theatre, Broadway |
| 2017
| Emmy |John Golden Theatre, Broadway |
| 2018
| Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Broadway |
Awards and nominations
- ; Tony Award
- 2012: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play—Stick Fly (Nominated)
- 2013: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play—The Trip to Bountiful (Nominated)
- 2017: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play—A Doll's House, Part 2 (Nominated)
- 2018: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play—Saint Joan (Nominated)
- Theatre World Award
- 2009: Theatre World Award for Best Debut Performance—Ruined
- Drama Desk Award
- 2009: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play—Ruined (Nominated)
- 2013: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play—The Trip to Bountiful (Nominated)
- Drama League Award
- 2009: Drama League Award For Distinguished Performance—Ruined (Nominated)
- 2013: Drama League Award For Distinguished Performance—Stick Fly (Nominated)
- 2018: Drama League Award For Distinguished Performance—Saint Joan (Nominated)
= Achievements =
Rashad was placed on BET's "Future 40" list, which is a list of "40 of the most inspiring and innovative vanguards who are redefining what it means to be unapologetically young, gifted & black".{{Cite web|url=https://chicagodefender.com/bet-digital-celebrates-black-excellence-with-new-original-editorial-series/|title=BET DIGITAL CELEBRATES BLACK EXCELLENCE WITH NEW ORIGINAL EDITORIAL SERIES|date=February 7, 2020|website=Chicago Defender|language=en-US|access-date=February 15, 2020}}
References
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External links
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Category:American film actresses
Category:American stage actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:Actresses from New York City
Category:Theatre World Award winners
Category:California Institute of the Arts alumni
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:21st-century African-American actresses