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play ''

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'' (2009), which won a

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. Rashad has since received four

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nominations for her work on Broadway in the plays ''Stick Fly'', '' The Trip to Bountiful'', ''

A Doll's House, Part 2 ''A Doll's House, Part 2'' is a 2017 play written by Lucas Hnath. The play premiered at the South Coast Repertory, in April 2017, before transferring to Broadway at the John Golden Theatre. The play "picks up after Henrik Ibsen's 1879 play ''A D ...

'', 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 ''

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'' opposite

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on Broadway. She plays Kate Sacker on the

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drama series ''Billions''. She appeared opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor in ''

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'' (2018). She played

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in the 2018 Broadway revival of

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's play '' Saint Joan''.

Early life

Rashad was born in New York on December 11, 1986, to actress

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and sportscaster

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, a former professional

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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 ''

'' and was nominated for a

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. In 2012, Rashad was nominated for Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in ''

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''.Tony Awards (official site)
Rashad starred as Shelby, the daughter of

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's character, in the 2012 ''

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'' remake with the same title. (This role had been played by Julia Roberts in the original film.) In 2012, she appeared in a recurring role on the NBC series '' Smash'',Condola Rashad – Biography
, American Theatre Wing, March 2012 and previously guest starred on '' The Good Wife'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Her film credits include '' Sex and the City 2'' and ''

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''. 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

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in the new Broadway production of

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's ''

''. In 2016, Rashad began starring in the Showtime drama series '' Billions'', and appeared in the film ''

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'' directed by Jodie Foster. In 2018, she starred in the Netflix-produced biographical film ''

'', opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor, who played a Pentecostal minister whose thoughts have changed.

Filmography

Stage

Awards and nominations

** 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—''

'' *

** 2009: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play—''

'' (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—''

'' (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

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'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".

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rashad, Condola 1986 births Living people African-American actresses American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Actresses from New York City Theatre World Award winners California Institute of the Arts alumni 21st-century American actresses 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women