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” (for the 1977 Broadway play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf), 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.
| Credit Type | Production | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Playwright | Git on Board | 1980-81 Season |
| Playwright | The Spirit Moves | 1993-94 Season |
| Director | Git on Board | 1980-81 Season |
| Actor | for colored girls who have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow Is Enuf | 1975-76 Season |
| Actor | God’s Trombones | 1989-90 Season |
| Actor | The Spirit Moves | 1993-94 Season |