Suzzanne Douglas

Suzzanne Douglas
Born	(1957-04-12) April 12, 1957 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education	Illinois State University Manhattan School of Music
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1977–present
Spouse	Roy Jonathan Cobb ​ (m. 1989)​
Children	1

Suzzanne Douglas (born April 12, 1957) 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 has starred in several motion pictures, among them Tap, where she co-starred with Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis, Jr, How Stella Got Her Groove Back with Angela Bassett and Regina King, Jason's Lyric with Forest Whitakker, The Inkwell with Jada Pinkett Smith, as well as the Disney/ABC version of Sounder with Carl Lumbley.

Career

Born in Chicago, Douglas has numerous television guest star appearances, most recently The Good Wife. Douglas has also appeared on The Parkers, The Cosby Show, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, NYPD Blue, and Touched by an Angel. On stage, Douglas performed the role of Jenny Diver in The Threepenny Opera starring Sting and Dr. Bearing in Wit, where she was the first African American to perform the role. Douglas is an Award winning actress: a two time Image Award winner, a Black Oscar, a Reel Award and the Mary Martin Award which was awarded to Douglas by Mary Martin. Douglas appears in the Rel Dowdell film, Changing the Game in 2011.

Personal and Community

Douglas is the daughter of Lois Mae and Donald Douglas, Sr. She is married to Dr. Roy Jonathan Cobb, a radiologist, and has one daughter. She is a graduate of Illinois State University and a student in the Master’s Program in Jazz Vocals at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music. She is an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority where she serves as the Honorary Co-Chair of the Commission on Arts and Letters. In the community, she is a lifetime member of Girl Scouts of America, The National Council of Negro Women, Sigma Alpha Lambda (a national leadership and honors organization) and Jack and Jill.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Purlie		Television film
1989	Tap	Amy Simms
1990	The Knife and Gun Club	Ginny Ducette	Television film
1992	Chain of Desire	Angie
1992	Condition: Critical	Dr. Bailey Wallace	Television film
1994	I'll Do Anything	Rainbow House Star
1994	The Inkwell	Brenda Tate
1994	Search for Grace	Margaret / Melody	Television film
1994	Jason's Lyric	Gloria
1998	The Last Weekend		Short film
1998	How Stella Got Her Groove Back	Angela
1998	Alyson's Closet	Old Lady	Short film
1999	Student Affairs	Gretchin	Television film
2003	Sounder	The Mother	Television film
2003	School of Rock	Tomika's Mother
2004	Sunday on the Rocks	Jessica
2012	Changing the Game	Mrs. Davis
2015	Whitney	Cissy Houston	Television film
2015	Happy Yummy Chicken	Sarah Del Casserole

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	A Man Called Hawk	Lorna Wells	Episode: "Vendetta"
1990	The Cosby Show	Rebecca Shorter	Episode: "Live and Learn"
1990–1991	Against the Law	Yvette Carruthers	17 episodes
1991	Great Performances	Lady In Plaid / The Girl	Episode: "The Colored Museum"
1991	ABC Afterschool Specials	Sammy	Episode: "In the Shadows of Love: A Teen AIDS Story"
1992	I'll Fly Away	Ruth	3 episodes
1993	American Playhouse	Eunice Perry	Episode: "Hallelujah"
1995–1999	The Parent 'Hood	Jerri Peterson	90 episodes
1996, 1999	Touched by an Angel	Dr. Rebecca Dixon, Briana	2 episodes
1996	NYPD Blue	Mrs. Torrence	Episode: "Where's 'Swaldo"
1997–1998	Promised Land	Dr. Rebecca Dixon	4 episodes
1999–2000	The Parkers	Constance McFarland	2 episodes
2001	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Principal	Episode: "Secrets"
2004	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Karen Watkins	Episode: "Mad Hops"
2010	The Good Wife	Judge Keely Farmer	Episode: "Infamy"
2011	Are We There Yet?	Melissa	Episode: "The Parent Teacher Trap Episode"

External links

• Official website
• Suzzanne Douglas at IMDb
• Suzzanne Douglas at AllMovie