Suzzanne Douglas | |
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| Born | April 12, 1957 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | July 6, 2021 (aged 64) Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Illinois State University (BA) Manhattan School of Music (MM) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1978–2021 |
| Known for | Jerri Peterson – The Parent 'Hood Amy Simms – Tap |
| Spouse |
Roy J. Cobb (m. 1989) |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | NAACP Image Award – (1989) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Tap) |
Suzzanne Douglas (April 12, 1957 – July 6, 2021) was an American actress.[2] She was best known for her role as matriarch Geraldine "Jerri" Peterson on The WB sitcom The Parent 'Hood,[2] starring Robert Townsend, which originally ran from 1995 to 1999. Douglas also portrayed Amy Simms in the 1989 dance/drama film Tap alongside Gregory Hines and the legendary Sammy Davis Jr., for which she won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture.
In addition to Tap, Douglas starred in several other motion pictures, among them How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), Jason's Lyric (1994), The Inkwell (1994) as well as the 2003 Disney/ABC version of Sounder with Carl Lumbly. Douglas was also well known for her portrayal as Cissy Houston in the Lifetime TV movie Whitney which aired in 2015. In May 2019, she appeared as the mother of one of the main characters in the Netflix miniseries When They See Us directed by the acclaimed Ava DuVernay and produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films.
- ^ JET Magazine - People Are Talking About... - February 27, 1989
- ^ a b "Suzzanne Douglas". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.