Yvette Cason is an American television, theatre, and film actress, and a former Miss Black America from Washington, D.C. Cason was an understudy for the character of Effie White in the original 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls, 1985 international tour, and 1987 Broadway revival.
In 2006, she played May, the mother of Deena Jones, portrayed by Beyoncé Knowles in the feature film version of Dreamgirls.
Cason played Dahlia, the wicked stepmother, in the original 1996 run of Sisterella.
[1][2] It was said that the character was played "with exquisite relish" by Cason.
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