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LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Television Actress / Film Actress / Film Director / Stage Actress | * 10/21/1949 (74) | Atlanta, Georgia (United States of America (USA))
LaTanya Richardson Jackson (born October 21, 1949) is an American actress. She began her career appearing in off-Broadway productions, before playing supporting roles on television and film. Richardson has appeared in films including Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), Malcolm X (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), Losing Isaiah (1995), Lone Star (1996), U.S. Marshals (1998), and The Fighting Temptations (2003). Her television credits include 100 Centre Street (2001–2002), Show Me a Hero (2015), Luke Cage (2016–... ()
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LaTanya Richardson, often listed as LaTanya Richardson Jackson, is an American actress and producer. She began her career appearing in off-Broadway, before playing supporting roles on television and film.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced har ...

Fried Green Tomatoes

PG-13

1991 | 3.8/5 | 2h 10min
Drama, Comedy
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When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town. ...

Lone Star

R

1996 | 3.5/5 | 2h 15min
Drama, Mystery, Romance / Love
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U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is ...

U.S. Marshals

PG-13

1998 | 3.3/5 | 2h 11min
Thriller, Crime, Action
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Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on- his-luck NYC advertising exec, returns to his hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him. But before Darrin can collect the money, he must ...

The Fighting Temptations

PG-13

2003 | 2.9/5 | 2h 2min
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Honorary Degree From Spelman College Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
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Movies with LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Actress(27)

as Sylvia2023 You Hurt My Feelings
as Kay-Rita2019 Juanita
as Narrator (voice)2017 Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
as Grandma Sands2013 The Watsons Go to Birmingham
as herself2010 The Black List: Volume Three
as Carol2009 Mother and Child
as Cousin Bernice2007 All About Us
as Edna2006 The Water Is Wide
as Marie2006 Freedomland
as Paulina Pritchett2003 The Fighting Temptations
2003 Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
as Melinda Donovan2001 Within These Walls
as Auntie1999 Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
as Savannah Cooper1998 U.S. Marshals
1997 Julian Po
as Attorney Rose Jackson1997 Loved
as Priscilla Worth1996 Lone Star
as Edna (as Latanya Richardson)1996 The Deliverance of Elaine
as Caroline Jones1995 Losing Isaiah
as Dr. Gina Mendez1994 When a Man Loves a Woman
as Det. Dixon1994 Midnight Run for Your Life
as Louise Levy1993 Shameful Secrets
as Harriet1993 Sleepless in Seattle
as Emily1992 The Nightman
as Lorraine1992 Malcolm X
as Nurse Ruth1992 Lorenzo's Oil
as Janeen1991 Fried Green Tomatoes

TV Shows/Series with LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Actress(23)

as Maude Brink (voice)2022 The Last Movie Stars
as herself2022 The Last Movie Stars
as Self - Guest2019 Tamron Hall
as Mama Mabel2016 Marvel's Luke Cage
as Mama Mabel Stokes2016 Marvel's Luke Cage
as Lt. Dee Ann Carver2010 Blue Bloods
as herself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Diane Pierce2005 Grey's Anatomy
as Atallah Sims2001 100 Centre Street
1999 Once and Again
as Lena Railsback1999 Judging Amy
as herself1997 The View
as Self - Guest1997 The View
as Attorney Yvette Rose1997 Ally McBeal
as Alex Wentworth1994 Earth 2
1994 Chicago Hope
1994 Party of Five
as Various (voice)1994 Baseball
1993 Homicide: Life on the Street
as Vivian1992 Frannie's Turn
as Lorraine1990 Law & Order
as Anne Houston1990 Law & Order
as Edna Graves1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV Shows/Series with LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer2022 The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

Additional Information

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Born: Friday, 10/21 1949 (October) in Atlanta, Georgia (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 74 years + 187 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Spelman College
Spouses (current/former): Samuel L. Jackson
Other names for LaTanya Richardson Jackson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"LaTanya Richardson"
"LaTanya Jackson"
LaTanya Richardson Jackson frequently works together with these people:
Julie Harris (12x, Actress)
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Edward D. Murphy (11x, Actor)
David Fonteno (10x, Actor)
David E. Kelley (9x, Crew)
Mark Casella (9x, Actor)
Edward Herrmann (8x, Actor)
Bill D'Elia (8x, Crew)
Lynn Marocola (8x, Actress)
Joe Pentangelo (8x, Actor)
George T. Odom (7x, Actor)
John Sayles (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1357067, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 04/20/2024