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Suzzanne Douglas is an American actress. She is best known for her role as matriarch Jerri Peterson on The WB sitcom The Parent 'Hood, starring Robert Townsend which ran from 1995–1999. Douglas portrayed Amy Simms in the 1989 dance/drama film Tap alongside Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis, Jr; for which she received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. In addition to Tap, Douglas has 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 is also best known for her portrayal as Cissy Houston in the Lifetime TV movie Whitney in 2015. In 2019 she appeared as the mother of one of the main characters in When They See Us (Netflix), directed by Ava Duvernay, produced by Oprah Winfrey and Robert De Niro.
Born
Friday, 12 April 1957
Died
Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Really Love | Anne Richmond | 2021 |
| When They See Us | Grace Cuffee | 2019 |
| Bull | Betty Everton | 2016 |
| Happy Yummy Chicken | Sarah Del Casserole | 2016 |
| Whitney | Cissy Houston | 2015 |
| Changing the Game | Mrs. Davis | 2012 |
| Are We There Yet? | Melissa | 2010 |
| The Good Wife | Judge Keely Farmer | 2009 |
| Bones | Elizabeth Burkhart | 2005 |
| Sunday on the Rocks | Jessica | 2004 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Really Love | Anne Richmond | 2021 |
| When They See Us | Grace Cuffee | 2019 |
| Bull | Betty Everton | 2016 |
| Happy Yummy Chicken | Sarah Del Casserole | 2016 |
| Whitney | Cissy Houston | 2015 |
| Changing the Game | Mrs. Davis | 2012 |
| Are We There Yet? | Melissa | 2010 |
| The Good Wife | Judge Keely Farmer | 2009 |
| Bones | Elizabeth Burkhart | 2005 |
| Sunday on the Rocks | Jessica | 2004 |
| School of Rock | Tomika's Mother | 2003 |
| It's Black Entertainment | Self | 2002 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Karen Watkins | 2001 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Principal | 1999 |
| The Parkers | Constance McFarland | 1999 |
| How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Angela | 1998 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | The Mother | 1997 |
| Promised Land | Dr. Rebecca Dixon | 1996 |
| The Parent 'Hood | Jerri Peterson | 1995 |
| Jason's Lyric | Gloria | 1994 |
| Touched by an Angel | Brianna Springbelt / Dr. Rebecca Dixon | 1994 |
| The Inkwell | Brenda Tate | 1994 |
| I'll Do Anything | Rainbow House Star | 1994 |
| NYPD Blue | Mrs. Torrence | 1993 |
| Angel Street | Etta | 1992 |
| Chain of Desire | Angie | 1992 |
| I'll Fly Away | Ruth | 1991 |
| Against the Law | Yvette Carruthers | 1990 |
| Tap | Amy Simms / Amy | 1989 |
| A Man Called Hawk | Lorna Wells | 1989 |
| The Cosby Show | Rebecca Shorter | 1984 |
| American Playhouse | Eunice Perry | 1982 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Sammy | 1972 |
| Great Performances | Lady in Plaid / The Girl | 1971 |
