Condola Rashād


Condola Phylea Rashād is an American actress best known for her work in the theatre. Rashād first broke out with a critically acclaimed performance in Lynn Nottage's Off-Broadway play Ruined, which won a Pulitzer Prize.
She 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, which is available to stream on Netflix. She played Joan of Arc in the 2018 Broadway revival of George Bernard Shaw's play Saint Joan.

Early life

Rashād was born in New York on December 11, 1986 to actress Phylicia Rashad and sportscaster Ahmad Rashād, a former professional football player. She graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 2008.

Career

In 2009, Rashād received the Theatre World Award for Best Debut Performance in the Off-Broadway production Ruined and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. In 2012, Rashād was nominated for Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Stick Fly.
Rashād starred as Shelby, the daughter of Queen Latifah's character, in the 2012 Steel Magnolias remake with the same title. In 2012, she appeared in a recurring role on the NBC series Smash, and previously guest starred on The Good Wife, 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.
In 2016, Rashād 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

Stage

Awards and nominations

Rashād 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”.