Suzzanne Douglas

Known for

Acting

Born

April 12, 1957

Birthplace

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

July 6, 2021 (aged 64)

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.

Best known work

The School of Rock

2003

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Bones

2005

When They See Us

2019

The Good Wife

2009

The Cosby Show

1984

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

Touched by an Angel

1994

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

1998

Whitney

2015

Filmography

2020
Really Love
as Anne Richmond
2019
When They See UsTV
as Grace Cuffee (4 episodes)
2016
Happy Yummy Chicken
as Sarah Del Casserole
2015
Whitney
as Cissy Houston
2012
Changing the Game
as Mrs. Davis
2009
The Good WifeTV
as Judge Keely Farmer (1 episode)
2005
BonesTV
as Elizabeth Burkhart (1 episode)
2003
The School of Rock
as Tomika's Mother
2003
Sounder
as The Mother
2002
It's Black Entertainment
as Self
2001
Law & Order: Criminal IntentTV
as Karen Watkins (1 episode)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV
as Principal (1 episode)
1999
The ParkersTV
1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Angela
1995
The Parent 'HoodTV
as Jerri Peterson (90 episodes)
1994
Touched by an AngelTV
as Brianna Springbelt (1 episode), as Dr. Rebecca Dixon (1 episode)
1994
Jason's Lyric
as Gloria
1994
Search for Grace
as Margaret / Melody
1994
The Inkwell
as Brenda Tate
1994
I'll Do Anything
as Rainbow House Star
1993
Hallelujah
as Eunice
1992
Condition: Critical
as Dr. Bailey Wallace
1992
Angel StreetTV
as Etta (1 episode)
1992
Chain of Desire
as Angie
1991
In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story
as Sammy