Condola Rashād

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 played 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.

• Name — Condola Rashad • Birth Name — Condola Phylea Rashad • Born — 11 December 1986 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Years Active — 2008–present • Education — California Institute of the Arts • Parents — * Phylicia Rashad • Ahmad Rashad • Relatives — * Debbie Allen (aunt) • DeVaughn Nixon (cousin) • Vivian Nixon (cousin)

• Illustration — Rashad (seated, left) on opening night of Ruined in 2009 Rashad was born in New York on December 11, 1986, to actress Phylicia Rashad and sportscaster Ahmad Rashad, a former professional football player. She graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 2008.

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. In 2012, Rashad was nominated for Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Stick Fly. Rashad starred as Shelby Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie, 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.) In 2012, she appeared in a recurring role on the NBC series Smash, 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. 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.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2009 — The Good Wife — Mary Bennett — TV series (episode: "Unprepared") • 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 • 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 — Master of None — Diana — TV series (2 episodes) • 2016 — Money Monster — Bree (The Assistant) • Complete Unknown — Sharon • 2016–2023 — Billions — Kate Sacker — TV series (60 episodes) • 2017 — Bikini Moon — Bikini • 2018 — Come Sunday — Gina Pearson • 2019 — Good Posture — Laura • 2021 — The Prince — Meghan Markle (voice) — TV series (12 episodes)

• Year — Title — Role — Venue • 2009 — Ruined — Sophie — Manhattan Theatre Club, off-Broadway • 2011 — Stick Fly — Cheryl — Cort Theatre, Broadway • 2013 — The Trip to Bountiful — Thelma — Stephen Sondheim Theatre, Broadway • Romeo and Juliet — Juliet Capulet — Richard Rodgers Theatre, Broadway • 2017 — A Doll's House, Part 2 — Emmy — John Golden Theatre, Broadway • 2018 — Saint Joan — Joan of Arc — Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Broadway

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".