LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Biography
LaTanya Richardson Jackson is an American actress and producer. She began her career appearing in off-Broadway productions. Her acting career has included supporting roles in television and film. LaTanya Richardson Jackson is known to be listed under multiple names, including LaTanya Richardson and LaTanya Jackson. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, she is a female actor with a career spanning numerous credits, totaling 66 known credits. Her birthday is October 21, 1949, and she is 76 years old as of her birthdate.
Career overview
LaTanya Richardson Jackson is an American actress and producer. Her career in acting began with appearances in off-Broadway productions. She then transitioned to supporting roles in television and film.
Throughout her career, LaTanya Richardson Jackson has accumulated a significant number of credits, with a total of 66 known credits. Her work in the entertainment industry has spanned multiple mediums, including television and film.
LaTanya Richardson Jackson was born on October 21, 1949, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is a female actor, and her birthplace is listed as Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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- Diamond (2026)
- The American Revolution (2025) as (voice)
- You Hurt My Feelings (2023) as Sylvia
- Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter? (2023) as self - archival footage
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- The Last Movie Stars (2022) as Maude Brink (voice)
- The Last Movie Stars (2022) as Self
- The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (2022) Executive Producer
- Beyond the Spotlight (2020)
- Tamron Hall (2019) as Self - Guest
- Juanita (2019) as Kay-Rita
- Summer Camp Island (2018) as Queen Bee (voice)
- Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart (2017) as Narrator (voice)
- Marvel's Luke Cage (2016) as Mama Mabel
- Marvel's Luke Cage (2016) as Mama Mabel Stokes
- Show Me a Hero (2015) as Norma O'Neal
- The Watsons Go to Birmingham (2013) as Grandma Sands
- Harry's Law (2011) as Noreen
- Blue Bloods (2010) as Lt. Dee Ann Carver
- The Black List: Volume Three (2010) as Self
- Mother and Child (2009) as Carol
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Damages (2007) as Judge Jaclynn Ellis
- All About Us (2007) as Cousin Bernice
- Blackout (2007) as Mrs. Thompson
- Freedomland (2006) as Marie
- The Water Is Wide (2006) as Edna
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Diane Pierce
- Criminal Minds (2005) as Caroline Lewis
- Working Shakespeare (2003)
- The Fighting Temptations (2003) as Paulina Pritchett
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
- 100 Centre Street (2001) as Atallah Sims
- Within These Walls (2001) as Melinda Donovan
- Boston Public (2000) as Sheila
- Hairstory (2000)
- Hairstory (2000) Director
- Judging Amy (1999) as Lena Railsback
- Once and Again (1999)
- Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) as Auntie
- U.S. Marshals (1998) as Cooper
- The View (1997) as Self
- The View (1997) as Self - Guest
- Ally McBeal (1997) as Attorney Yvette Rose
- Julian Po (1997)
- Loved (1997) as Attorney Rose Jackson
- Lone Star (1996) as Priscilla Worth
- The Deliverance of Elaine (1996) as Edna (as Latanya Richardson)
- Losing Isaiah (1995) as Caroline Jones
- Chicago Hope (1994) as Mrs. Parnett
- Party of Five (1994) as Jane Gideon
- Baseball (1994) as Various (voice)
- Baseball (1994) as (voice)
- Earth 2 (1994) as Alex Wentworth
- When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) as Dr. Gina Mendez
- Midnight Run for Your Life (1994) as Detective Dixon
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Lynette Thomson
- Sleepless in Seattle (1993) as Harriet
- Shameful Secrets (1993) as Louise Levy
- Malcolm X (1992) as Lorraine
- Juice (1992) as Steel's Mother
- Lorenzo's Oil (1992) as Nurse Ruth
- Frannie's Turn (1992) as Vivian
- The Nightman (1992) as Emily
- Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) as Janeen
- The Super (1991) as Judge Smith
- Law & Order (1990) as Lorraine
- Law & Order (1990) as Anne Houston
- Cheers (1982) as Moderator
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Edna Graves
- Frisco King Executive Producer
- RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare as Self