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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.
Birth Name
LaTanya Richardson
Born
Friday, 21 October 1949
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| You Hurt My Feelings | Sylvia | 2023 |
| The Last Movie Stars | Maude Brink / Self | 2022 |
| Beyond the Spotlight | Self | 2020 |
| Tamron Hall | Self | 2019 |
| Juanita | Kay-Rita | 2019 |
| Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart | Self / Narrator (voice) | 2017 |
| Rebel | Detective Traylynn Jones | 2017 |
| Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama | Self | 2017 |
| Luke Cage | Mama Mabel Stokes / Mama Mabel | 2016 |
| Broadway.com #LiveatFive | Self | 2015 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| You Hurt My Feelings | Sylvia | 2023 |
| The Last Movie Stars | Maude Brink / Self | 2022 |
| Beyond the Spotlight | Self | 2020 |
| Tamron Hall | Self | 2019 |
| Juanita | Kay-Rita | 2019 |
| Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart | Self / Narrator (voice) | 2017 |
| Rebel | Detective Traylynn Jones | 2017 |
| Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama | Self | 2017 |
| Luke Cage | Mama Mabel Stokes / Mama Mabel | 2016 |
| Broadway.com #LiveatFive | Self | 2015 |
| Show Me a Hero | Norma O'Neal | 2015 |
| The 68th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 2014 |
| The Watsons Go to Birmingham | Grandma Sands | 2013 |
| The Broadway.com Show | Self | 2013 |
| CBS Saturday Morning | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Harry's Law | Noreen | 2011 |
| Blue Bloods | Lt. Dee Ann Carver | 2010 |
| The Black List: Volume Three | Self / Herself | 2010 |
| Mother and Child | Carol | 2009 |
| Blackout | Mrs. Thompson | 2007 |
| All About Us | Cousin Bernice | 2007 |
| Damages | Judge Jaclynn Ellis | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007 |
| Freedomland | Marie | 2006 |
| The Water Is Wide | Edna | 2006 |
| Grey's Anatomy | Diane Pierce | 2005 |
| The Fighting Temptations | Paulina Pritchett | 2003 |
| Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | Reader | 2003 |
| Within These Walls | Melinda Donovan | 2001 |
| 100 Centre Street | Atallah Sims | 2001 |
| Boston Public | Sheila | 2000 |
| Once and Again | Counselor | 1999 |
| Judging Amy | Lena Railsback | 1999 |
| Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Auntie | 1999 |
| Any Day Now | Mrs. Walker | 1998 |
| U.S. Marshals | Cooper / Deputy Marshal Savannah Cooper | 1998 |
| Ally McBeal | Attorney Yvette Rose | 1997 |
| Julian Po | Darlene | 1997 |
| Loved | Attorney Rose Jackson | 1997 |
| The View | Herself / Herself - Guest Co-Hostess | 1997 |
| Theater Talk | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Lone Star | Priscilla Worth | 1996 |
| The Deliverance of Elaine | Edna (as Latanya Richardson) / Edna | 1996 |
| Losing Isaiah | Caroline Jones | 1995 |
| Earth 2 | Alex Wentworth | 1994 |
| Baseball | Self / Various (voice) | 1994 |
| Chicago Hope | Mrs. Parnett | 1994 |
| Party of Five | Jane Gideon | 1994 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Self - Host | 1994 |
| Midnight Run for Your Life | Det. Dixon | 1994 |
| When a Man Loves a Woman | Dr. Gina Mendez | 1994 |
| Shameful Secrets | Louise Levy | 1993 |
| NYPD Blue | Sister Cecilia | 1993 |
| Sleepless in Seattle | Harriet | 1993 |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Lynette Thomson | 1993 |
| Lorenzo's Oil | Nurse Ruth | 1993 |
| Malcolm X | Lorraine | 1992 |
| Frannie's Turn | Vivian | 1992 |
| The Nightman | Emily | 1992 |
| Juice | Steel's Mother | 1992 |
| Fried Green Tomatoes | Janeen | 1991 |
| Civil Wars | Van Beechley | 1991 |
| The Super | Judge Smith | 1991 |
| Hangin' with the Homeboys | Caseworker | 1991 |
| The Civil War | Various / Susan King Taylor | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Lorraine / Anne Houston | 1990 |
| Dream Street | (as LaTanya Richardson) | 1989 |
| A Man Called Hawk | Doris Gilbert | 1989 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| American Masters | Self / Narrator | 1986 |
| Cheers | Moderator | 1982 |
| 60 Minutes | Self - Actress (segment "To Kill a Mockingbird") / Self - Actress (segment "To Kill a Mockingbird") (archive footage) / Self - Actress (segment "Samuel L. Jackson") / Self - Actress (segment "Samuel L. Jackson") (archive footage) | 1968 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey | 2022 |
| Enslaved | 2020 |
