Jackie Richardson

Acting

Jackie Richardson

Born January 4, 194764 credits

Jackie Richardson CM (born January 4, 1947) is a Canadian singer and actress. She is known for her screen roles in Turning to Stone, The Gospel According to the Blues, The Doodlebops, and Sins of the Father. She is also known for her appearance on the YTV show Catwalk where she played the grandmother to Atlas.

Known For

Fake Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
5.0

Fake Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Movie

2025

Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul

Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul

Movie

2024

Don't Mess with Grandma
5.6

Don't Mess with Grandma

Movie

2024

Autour de Minuit – Un cabaret historique

Autour de Minuit – Un cabaret historique

Movie

2021

Pretty Hard Cases
6.1

Pretty Hard Cases

TV

2021

Lockdown
7.0

Lockdown

TV

2020

Filmography

Fake Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
2025Fake Yourself a Merry Little Christmasas Bernice DavisMovie
Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul
2024Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soulas Jackie RichardsonMovie
Don't Mess with Grandma
2024Don't Mess with Grandmaas GrannaMovie
Autour de Minuit – Un cabaret historique
2021Autour de Minuit – Un cabaret historiqueMovie
Pretty Hard Cases
2021Pretty Hard Casesas Maureen GrayTV
Lockdown
2020Lockdownas Luke's GrandmaTV
Hey Lady!
2020Hey Lady!as RosieTV
Dear Viola
2014Dear Violaas Rennie JasperMovie
Double Wedding
2010Double WeddingMovie
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2010The Gospel According to the BluesMovie
Majority Rules!
2009Majority Rules!as Mme DeMarcoTV
The Doodlebops
2005The Doodlebopsas JazzminTV
Welcome to Mooseport
2004Welcome to Mooseportas MarthaMovie
This Is Wonderland
2004This Is Wonderlandas Lucia SmithTV
Big Spender
2003Big Spenderas Sally McNealMovie
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
2002Sue Thomas: F.B.Eyeas Mrs. Peterson / LandlordTV
Monk
2002Monkas Wendy MaasTV
Street Time
2002Street Timeas CleoTV
They Call Me Sirr
2001They Call Me Sirras GramsMovie
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2001On Their Kneesas MotherMovie
Further Tales of the City
2001Further Tales of the Cityas Emma RavenelTV
Doc
2001DocTV
Bojangles
2001Bojanglesas BedellaMovie
Soul Food
2000Soul Foodas JoanTV
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
2000Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kembleas DaphneMovie
A Holiday Romance
1999A Holiday Romanceas Bea BuskinsMovie
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1999A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Storyas Transplant Co-OrdinatorMovie
Happy Face Murders
1999Happy Face Murdersas Judge HoyleMovie
Twice in a Lifetime
1999Twice in a Lifetimeas LorettaTV
Woman Wanted
1999Woman Wantedas LydiaMovie
Love Letters
1999Love Lettersas EllaMovie
Free of Eden
1999Free of Edenas OlaMovie
The Famous Jett Jackson
1998The Famous Jett JacksonTV
More Tales of the City
1998More Tales of the Cityas EmmaTV
Mr. Music
1998Mr. Musicas Rhonda GraceMovie
Critical Care
1997Critical Careas Mrs. StecklerMovie
Color of Justice
1997Color of Justiceas Judge WinslowMovie
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1997Music: A Family Traditionas SelfMovie
Under The Piano
1996Under The Pianoas Mrs. SymsMovie
Extreme Measures
1996Extreme Measuresas Triphase NurseMovie
Her Desperate Choice
1996Her Desperate Choiceas FrancesMovie
Maximum Risk
1996Maximum Riskas Large WomanMovie
Bogus
1996Bogusas BabysitterMovie
Harriet the Spy
1996Harriet the Spyas Janie's MotherMovie
Another Woman
1994Another Womanas AnnaMovie
Due South
1994Due SouthTV
Getting Gotti
1994Getting Gottias Juror No. 1Movie
The Biggest Little Ticket
1994The Biggest Little Ticketas SelfMovie
Car 54, Where Are You?
1994Car 54, Where Are You?as MadamMovie
Tales of the City
1993Tales of the CityTV
Catwalk
1992Catwalkas Aunt EllenTV
The Broken Cord
1992The Broken Cordas Black MotherMovie
Hammerman
1991Hammermanas (voice)TV
The Hidden Room
1991The Hidden Roomas Black WomanTV
G
1990Grey on This Side Black on the OtherMovie
Straight Line
1989Straight Lineas Aunt MarthaMovie
Glory! Glory!
1989Glory! Glory!as BessieMovie
War of the Worlds
1988War of the Worldsas BlancheTV
Switching Channels
1988Switching Channelsas AbigailMovie
T and T
1988T and Tas Aunt Martha RobinsonTV
Dreams Beyond Memory
1987Dreams Beyond Memoryas NurseMovie
3 Men and a Baby
19873 Men and a Babyas EdnaMovie
Adderly
1986AdderlyTV
Turning to Stone
1985Turning to Stoneas DunkyMovie