Roz White is celebrating 40 years as an arts professional and educator, with a BFA in Theatre from Howard University and an M.Ed. in Curriculum from Northcentral University.

Roz made a box -office record setting turn as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill at Mosaic Theater Company in Washington, D.C.

She is a graduate of Duke Ellington School of the Arts, where she also served for over 10 years as a faculty member.

Roz has performed as a featured vocalist with Yolanda Adams, Gerald Levert, Stevie Wonder, and more. She spent two years as Zelma Bullock in the Broadway tour of TINA – The Tina Turner Musical. Other theatre credits include Dreamgirls, Once On This Island, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Seven Guitars, Violet, Bessie’s Blues, Anne and Emmett, The Amen Corner, and her self-penned cabaret Pearl Bailey by Request. She most recently starred as The Lady from the Road in Arizona Theatre Company’s Blues In The Night.

In 2024, Roz made her feature film debut as a lead – embodying Sybrina Fulton in the soon to be released, award-winning film Veils – Requiem for Trayvon. Roz is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association and D.I.V. A. Incorporated

Her greatest achievements are her sons Anthony and King and her grandsons Messiah and MaKari.

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