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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Jason's Lyric
as Gloria
1994

Tap
as Amy Simms
1989

Search for Grace
as Margaret / Melody
1994

The Inkwell
as Brenda Tate
1994

The Colored Museum
as the Girl, the Lady in Plaid
1991

Sounder
as The Mother
2003

Whitney
as Cissy Houston
2015

How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Angela
1998

School of Rock
as Tomika's Mother
2003

I'll Do Anything
as Rainbow House Star
1994

It's Black Entertainment
as Self
2002

Condition: Critical
as Dr. Bailey Wallace
1992

Chain of Desire
as Angie
1992

Happy Yummy Chicken
as Sarah Del Casserole
2016
Hallelujah
as Eunice
1993
The Knife and Gun Club
as Ginny Ducette
1990

Purlie
as Ensemble
1981

Really Love
as Anne Richmond
2020

In The Shadow Of Love: A Teen AIDS Story
as Sammy
1991

Changing the Game
as Mrs. Davis
2012
TV Appearances

Touched by an Angel
as Brianna Springbelt
1994

The Cosby Show
as Rebecca Shorter
1984

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Principal
1999

The Parent 'Hood
as Jerri Peterson
1995

The Parkers
1999

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Karen Watkins
2001

Against the Law
1990

Bones
as Elizabeth Burkhart
2005

The Good Wife
as Judge Keely Farmer
2009

Touched by an Angel
as Dr. Rebecca Dixon
1994

When They See Us
as Grace Cuffee
2019

Great Performances
as Lady in Plaid / The Girl
1971
