Suzzanne Douglas

Biography

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

Jason's Lyric
Jason's Lyric
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Tap
Search for Grace
Search for Grace
The Inkwell
The Inkwell
The Colored Museum
The Colored Museum
Sounder
Sounder
Whitney
Whitney
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Filmography

2020 Really Love
as Anne Richmond
2019 When They See Us
as Grace Cuffee
2016 Happy Yummy Chicken
as Sarah Del Casserole
2015 Whitney
as Cissy Houston
2012 Changing the Game
as Mrs. Davis
2009 The Good Wife
as Judge Keely Farmer
2005 Bones
as Elizabeth Burkhart
2003 School of Rock
as Tomika's Mother
2003 Sounder
as The Mother
2002 It's Black Entertainment
as Self
2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Karen Watkins
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Principal
1999 The Parkers
as
1998 How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Angela
1995 The Parent 'Hood
as Jerri Peterson
1994 Jason's Lyric
as Gloria
1994 Touched by an Angel
as Brianna Springbelt
1994 Touched by an Angel
as Dr. Rebecca Dixon
1994 Search for Grace
as Margaret / Melody
1994 The Inkwell
as Brenda Tate