Rosalyn Coleman Williams

Rosalyn Coleman Williams is a Lecturer of Acting at the Conservatory of Theatre Arts, Purchase College, SUNY. A multifaceted artist, she is an accomplished Broadway, film, and television actor, award-winning director, and educator. Her notable works include directing short films such as Allergic To Nuts and Driving Fish, which have screened globally. She co-hosts and co-created the Everything Acting Podcast, reaching 70,000+ monthly listeners across 25 countries.

• Education: BFA (cum laude, Howard University), MFA (Yale School of Drama)
• Affiliations: New York Women in Film and Television, lifetime member of Actors Studio

Her research interests focus on empowering actors through craft mastery and storytelling. She has collaborated with industry luminaries including Meryl Streep and Viola Davis. Williams also founded Red Wall Productions with her husband, a multimedia company dedicated to helping artists tell their stories.

• Awards: Carol Dye Award (Yale’s sole acting honor)
• Teaching: NYU Tisch, SUNY Purchase, Howard University, and others. Also served as on-set acting coach for HBO’s In Treatment.

Her mission centers on using art to define cultural identity and societal impact, emphasizing presence and storytelling authenticity.