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Suzzanne Douglas

Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress | * 04/12/1957 († 64, 07/06/2021) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Suzzanne Douglas (April 12, 1957 – July 6, 2021) was an American actress. She was best known for her role as matriarch Geraldine "Jerri" Peterson on The WB sitcom The Parent 'Hood, 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 C... ()
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Suzzanne Douglas was an American film, television and stage actress, singer, composer, dancer, and producer, best known for her role as matriarch Jerri Peterson in the television sitcom "The Parent 'Hood". She held an MFA in Music from the Manhattan School of Music, New York.

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

Known for these Movies & Shows

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his s ...

School of Rock

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2003 | 3.5/5 | 1h 50min
Comedy, Music, Kids & Family
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An epic tale about a supremely intelligent young African-American male who rises from the ferocious and oppressive streets of North Philadelphia to being a shining star in the lucrative world of high ...

Changing the Game

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2012 | 1.5/5 | 1h 44min
Drama, Action
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Max Washington has just been released from prison after serving time for burglary. He returns to his old hangout, a hoofer club. His old girl friend, Amy, who still works at the club as a Tap instruct ...

Tap

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1989 | 3.3/5 | 1h 51min
Drama, Music
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In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squ ...

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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1999- | 4.0/5 | 43min per episode
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Movies with Suzzanne Douglas as Actress(16)

as Anne Richmond2020 Really Love
as Sarah Del Casserole2016 Happy Yummy Chicken
as Cissy Houston2015 Whitney
as The Mother2003 Sounder
as Tomika's Mother2003 School of Rock
as herself2002 It's Black Entertainment
as Angela1998 How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Brenda Tate1994 The Inkwell
as Rainbow House Star1994 I'll Do Anything
as Gloria1994 Jason's Lyric
as Eunice1993 Hallelujah
as Dr. Bailey Wallace1992 Condition: Critical
as Angie1992 Chain of Desire
as Ginny Ducette1990 The Knife and Gun Club
as Amy Simms1989 Tap
as Ensemble1981 Purlie

TV Shows/Series with Suzzanne Douglas as Actress(12)

as Grace Cuffee2019 When They See Us
as Judge Keely Farmer2009 The Good Wife
as Elizabeth Burkhart2005 Bones
as Karen Watkins2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Principal1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 The Parkers
as Jerri Peterson1995 The Parent 'Hood
as Brianna Springbelt1994 Touched by an Angel
as Dr. Rebecca Dixon1994 Touched by an Angel
1990 Against the Law
1984 The Cosby Show
as Lady in Plaid / The Girl1971 Great Performances

Additional Information

Full Name: Susan Douglas
Born: Friday, 04/12 1957 (April) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 07/06 2021 (July) in Martha's Vineyard (aged: 64)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Illinois State University, Thornton Township High School
Other names for Suzzanne Douglas (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Suzanne Douglas"
Suzzanne Douglas frequently works together with these people:
Lou Martini Jr. (10x, Actor)
Dick Wolf (9x, Crew)
Terry Serpico (8x, Actor)
Linda Powell (8x, Actress)
William H. Burns (8x, Actor)
Michelle Hurst (7x, Actress)
Myk Watford (7x, Actor)
Warren Leight (7x, Crew)
Isiah Whitlock Jr. (6x, Actor)
Jayce Bartok (6x, Actor)
Ramsey Faragallah (6x, Actor)
Angel Kristi Williams (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:485836, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024