Suzzanne Douglas
Suzzanne Douglas was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States on April 12th, 1957 and is the TV Actress. At the age of 64, Suzzanne Douglas biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Suzzanne Douglas (born April 12, 1957) is an American actress.
Jerri Peterson, the WB's 'Hood,' starring Robert Townsend, was best known for her role as matriarch Jerri Peterson, which starred from 1995 to 1999.
Amy Simms appeared in the 1989 dance/drama film Tap with Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis, Jr.; for which she was given the National Academy Cinema Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, Douglas portrayed Amy Simms.
Douglas has appeared in numerous motion pictures, including How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1994), Jason's Lyric (1994), The Inkwell (1994) and the 2003 Disney/ABC version of Sounder starring Carl Lumbly, in addition to Tap.
Douglas is also known for her appearance in the Lifetime television film Whitney in 2015.
When They See Us (Netflix), directed by Ava Duvernay and Robert De Niro, she appeared as the mother of one of the main characters in When They See Us (Netflix), directed by Ava Duvernay and Robert De Niro.
Early life and education
Douglas was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 12, 1957. Douglas was one of four children born to Lois Mae Thompson and Donald Douglas, Sr., and was raised by a single mother in the Altgeld Gardens Public Housing project on the city's far south side. She became interested in the arts as an infant, citing The Sound of Music, 1965, as her inspiration for acting. Douglas attended Thornton Township High School, graduating in 1975. She enrolled at Illinois State University after high school, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree. She then earned a master's degree in music, specializing in Jazz Vocals at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music.
Personal life and death
Douglas married neuro-radiologist Roy Jonathan Cobb in February 1989, to whom she was still married at the time of her death. Douglas and Cobb's daughter was the first child together.
Douglas died on July 6, 2021, at the age of 64, at her Martha's Vineyard, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
Career
Douglas appeared on television guest stars on shows including Bull, Bones, and The Good Wife. She appeared on The Parkers, The Cosby Show, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, NYPD Blue, and Touched by an Angel. Douglas played Jenny Diver in The Threepenny Opera, which starred Sting and Dr. Bearing Wit, where she was the first African American to play the role. Douglas was a two-time NAACP Image Award winner, as well as the Black Oscar, a Reel Award, and the Mary Martin Award. Douglas appeared in Rel Dowdell's film Changing the Game in 2011.