Suzzanne Douglas

Acting

Suzzanne Douglas

Born April 12, 1957Chicago, Illinois, USA32 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Really Love
2020Really Love
as Anne RichmondMovie
When They See Us
2019When They See Us
as Grace CuffeeTV
Happy Yummy Chicken
2016Happy Yummy Chicken
as Sarah Del CasseroleMovie
Whitney
2015Whitney
as Cissy HoustonMovie
Changing the Game
2012Changing the Game
as Mrs. DavisMovie
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wife
as Judge Keely FarmerTV
Bones
2005Bones
as Elizabeth BurkhartTV
School of Rock
2003School of Rock
as Tomika's MotherMovie
Sounder
2003Sounder
as The MotherMovie
The Parent 'Hood
1995The Parent 'Hood
as Jerri PetersonTV
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angel
as Brianna SpringbeltTV
Jason's Lyric
1994Jason's Lyric
as GloriaMovie
Search for Grace
1994Search for Grace
as Margaret / MelodyMovie
The Inkwell
1994The Inkwell
as Brenda TateMovie
I'll Do Anything
1994I'll Do Anything
as Rainbow House StarMovie
H
1993Hallelujah
as EuniceMovie
Chain of Desire
1993Chain of Desire
as AngieMovie
Condition: Critical
1992Condition: Critical
as Dr. Bailey WallaceMovie
The Colored Museum
1991The Colored Museum
as the Girl, the Lady in PlaidMovie
T
1990The Knife and Gun Club
as Ginny DucetteMovie
Tap
1989Tap
as Amy SimmsMovie
The Cosby Show
1984The Cosby Show
as Rebecca ShorterTV
Purlie
1981Purlie
as EnsembleMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performances
as Lady in Plaid / The GirlTV