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LaTanya Richardson Jackson

LaTanya Richardson Jackson is an American actress. She began her career appearing in off-Broadway productions, before playing supporting roles on television and film. Her performances are credited to her birth name, LaTanya Richardson, from 1989 to 2013. Richardson has appeared in films including Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), Malcolm X (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), Losing Isaiah (1995), Lone Star (1996), U.S. Marshals (1998), and The Fighting Temptations (2003). Her television credits include 100 Centre Street (2001–2002), Show Me a Hero (2015), Luke Cage (2016–2018), and Rebel (2017).

Infobox

Born
LaTanya RichardsonAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Other names
LaTanya Jackson
Education
Spelman College (BA)
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1989–present
Spouse
mw- Samuel L. Jackson (m. 1980)
Children
1

Tables

· Filmography › Film
1991
Role(s)
Caseworker
Role(s)
Judge Smith
Role(s)
Janeen
1992
Role(s)
Steel's Mother
Role(s)
Lorraine
Role(s)
Nurse Ruth
1993
Role(s)
Harriet
1994
The Last Laugh
Role(s)
Elaine
Notes
Short film
Role(s)
Dr. Gina Mendez
1995
Role(s)
Caroline Jones
1996
Role(s)
Priscilla Worth
1997
Role(s)
Attorney Rose Jackson
Role(s)
Darlene
1998
Role(s)
Deputy Marshal Savannah Cooper
Secrets
Notes
Short film
2003
Role(s)
Paulina Pritchett
2006
Role(s)
Marie
Notes
First film credit as LaTanya Richardson Jackson
2007
All About Us
Role(s)
Cousin Bernice
Role(s)
Mrs. Thompson
2009
Role(s)
Carol
Notes
Last film credit as LaTanya Richardson
2019
Role(s)
Kay-Rita
Notes
Second (hereafter continuous) film credit as LaTanya Richardson Jackson
2023
Role(s)
Sylvia
TBA
Role(s)
Diamond
Notes
TBA
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1991
Hangin' with the Homeboys
Caseworker
1991
The Super
Judge Smith
1991
Fried Green Tomatoes
Janeen
1992
Juice
Steel's Mother
1992
Malcolm X
Lorraine
1992
Lorenzo's Oil
Nurse Ruth
1993
Sleepless in Seattle
Harriet
1994
The Last Laugh
Elaine
Short film
1994
When a Man Loves a Woman
Dr. Gina Mendez
1995
Losing Isaiah
Caroline Jones
1996
Lone Star
Priscilla Worth
1997
Loved
Attorney Rose Jackson
1997
Julian Po
Darlene
1998
Marshals
Deputy Marshal Savannah Cooper
1998
Secrets
Short film
2003
The Fighting Temptations
Paulina Pritchett
2006
Freedomland
Marie
First film credit as LaTanya Richardson Jackson
2007
All About Us
Cousin Bernice
2007
Blackout
Mrs. Thompson
2009
Mother and Child
Carol
Last film credit as LaTanya Richardson
2019
Juanita
Kay-Rita
Second (hereafter continuous) film credit as LaTanya Richardson Jackson
2023
You Hurt My Feelings
Sylvia
TBA
Diamond
TBA
Filming
· Filmography › Television
1989
Role(s)
Doris Gilbert
Notes
Episode: "Life After Death"
1991
Role(s)
Lorraine
Notes
Episode: "Life Choice"
1992
Role(s)
Anne Houston
Notes
Episode: "Sisters of Mercy"
The Nightman
Role(s)
Emily
Notes
TV film
Role(s)
Vivian
Notes
Episodes: "Pilot", "Frannie and the Kitchen Sink"
Role(s)
Rodi
Notes
TV series
1993
Role(s)
Van Beechley
Notes
Episode: "Hit the Road, Jack"
Shameful Secrets
Role(s)
Louise Levy
Notes
TV film
Role(s)
Moderator
Notes
Episode: "Woody Gets an Election"
1994
Role(s)
Det. Dixon
Notes
TV film
Role(s)
Jane Gideon
Notes
Episode: "Private Lives"
Role(s)
Alex Wentworth
Notes
Episode: "A Memory Play"
1995
Role(s)
Mrs. Parnett
Notes
Episode: "Cutting Edges"
Role(s)
Sister Cecilia
Notes
Episode: "Heavin' Can Wait"
1996
The Deliverance of Elaine
Role(s)
Edna
Notes
TV film
1997
Role(s)
Lynette Thompson
Notes
Episode: "Betrayal"
1998
Role(s)
Mrs. Walker
Notes
Episode: "Call Him Johnny"
1998–1999
Role(s)
Ally McBeal
Notes
Attorney Yvette Rose
1999
Role(s)
Auntie
Notes
TV film
Role(s)
Lena Railsback
Notes
Episode: "Pilot"
Role(s)
Counselor
Notes
Episode: "Boy Meets Girl"
2000
Hairstory
Notes
TV film
2001
Within These Walls
Role(s)
Melinda Donovan
Notes
TV film
2001–2002
Role(s)
100 Centre Street
Notes
Atallah Sims
2003
Role(s)
Sheila
Notes
Episode: "Chapter 62"
2006
Role(s)
Edna
Notes
TV film
2011
Role(s)
Noreen
Notes
Episode: "In the Ghetto"
2012
Role(s)
Judge Jaclynn Ellis
Notes
Episode: "You Want to End This Once and for All?";first TV credit as LaTanya Richardson Jackson
2013
Role(s)
Grandma Sands
Notes
TV film;last TV credit as LaTanya Richardson
2014–2015
Role(s)
Blue Bloods
Notes
Lt. Dee Ann Carver
2015
Role(s)
Norma O'Neal
Notes
TV miniseries
2016–2018
Role(s)
Luke Cage
Notes
Maybelline "Mama Mabel" Stokes
2017
Role(s)
Detective Traylynn Jones
Notes
2 episodes
2017–2023
Role(s)
Grey's Anatomy
Notes
Diane Pierce
2018
Role(s)
Narrator
Notes
Episode: "Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart"
2022
Role(s)
Maude Brink (voice)
Notes
3 episodes
2025
Role(s)
Caroline Lewis
Notes
Episode: "Tara"
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1989
A Man Called Hawk
Doris Gilbert
Episode: "Life After Death"
1991
Law & Order
Lorraine
Episode: "Life Choice"
1992
Law & Order
Anne Houston
Episode: "Sisters of Mercy"
1992
The Nightman
Emily
TV film
1992
Frannie's Turn
Vivian
Episodes: "Pilot", "Frannie and the Kitchen Sink"
1992
One Life to Live
Rodi
TV series
1993
Civil Wars
Van Beechley
Episode: "Hit the Road, Jack"
1993
Shameful Secrets
Louise Levy
TV film
1993
Cheers
Moderator
Episode: "Woody Gets an Election"
1994
Midnight Run for Your Life
Det. Dixon
TV film
1994
Party of Five
Jane Gideon
Episode: "Private Lives"
1994
Earth 2
Alex Wentworth
Episode: "A Memory Play"
1995
Chicago Hope
Mrs. Parnett
Episode: "Cutting Edges"
1995
NYPD Blue
Sister Cecilia
Episode: "Heavin' Can Wait"
1996
The Deliverance of Elaine
Edna
TV film
1997
Homicide: Life on the Street
Lynette Thompson
Episode: "Betrayal"
1998
Any Day Now
Mrs. Walker
Episode: "Call Him Johnny"
1998–1999
Ally McBeal
Attorney Yvette Rose
Episodes: "Story of Love", "Let's Dance"
1999
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Auntie
TV film
1999
Judging Amy
Lena Railsback
Episode: "Pilot"
1999
Once and Again
Counselor
Episode: "Boy Meets Girl"
2000
Hairstory
TV film
2001
Within These Walls
Melinda Donovan
TV film
2001–2002
100 Centre Street
Atallah Sims
Recurring role (8 episodes)
2003
Boston Public
Sheila
Episode: "Chapter 62"
2006
The Water Is Wide
Edna
TV film
2011
Harry's Law
Noreen
Episode: "In the Ghetto"
2012
Damages
Judge Jaclynn Ellis
Episode: "You Want to End This Once and for All?";first TV credit as LaTanya Richardson Jackson
2013
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Grandma Sands
TV film;last TV credit as LaTanya Richardson
2014–2015
Blue Bloods
Lt. Dee Ann Carver
Recurring role, Season 5;second (hereafter continuous) TV credit as LaTanya Richardson Jackson
2015
Show Me a Hero
Norma O'Neal
TV miniseries
2016–2018
Luke Cage
Maybelline "Mama Mabel" Stokes
Episodes: "Manifest", "The Creator"
2017
Rebel
Detective Traylynn Jones
2 episodes
2017–2023
Grey's Anatomy
Diane Pierce
Guest star (5 episodes; season 13, 18, and 19)
2018
American Masters
Narrator
Episode: "Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart"
2022
The Last Movie Stars
Maude Brink (voice)
3 episodes
2025
Criminal Minds
Caroline Lewis
Episode: "Tara"
· Filmography › Theatre
2009
Role(s)
Bertha Holly
Notes
August Wilson
2014
Role(s)
Lena Younger
Notes
Lorraine Hansberry
2018–2019
Role(s)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Notes
Calpurnia
2022
Role(s)
Notes
August Wilson
2025
Role(s)
Claudine Jasper
Notes
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Year
Title
Role
Playwright
Venue
2009
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Bertha Holly
August Wilson
Belasco Theatre, Broadway
2014
A Raisin in the Sun
Lena Younger
Lorraine Hansberry
Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway
2018–2019
To Kill a Mockingbird
Calpurnia
Aaron Sorkin
Shubert Theatre, Broadway
2022
The Piano Lesson
August Wilson
Director; Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway
2025
Purpose
Claudine Jasper
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Hayes Theater, Broadway
· Awards and nominations
2010
2010
Year
2010
Award
Audie Award
Category
Audiobook of the Year
Project
Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales
Result
Won
Multi-Voiced Performance
Multi-Voiced Performance
Year
Multi-Voiced Performance
2014
2014
Year
2014
Award
Tony Award
Category
Best Actress in a Play
Project
A Raisin in the Sun
Result
Nominated
2014
2014
Year
2014
Award
Black Reel Awards
Category
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a TV Movie
Project
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Result
Nominated
2016
2016
Year
2016
Award
Image Award
Category
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Project
Show Me a Hero
Result
Nominated
2025
2025
Year
2025
Award
Tony Award
Category
Best Actress in a Play
Project
Purpose
Result
Nominated
Year
Award
Category
Project
Result
Ref.
2010
Audie Award
Audiobook of the Year
Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales
Won
Multi-Voiced Performance
2014
Tony Award
Best Actress in a Play
A Raisin in the Sun
Nominated
2014
Black Reel Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a TV Movie
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Nominated
2016
Image Award
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Show Me a Hero
Nominated
2025
Tony Award
Best Actress in a Play
Purpose
Nominated

References

  1. "Rebel: John Singleton Scripted Drama Coming to BET in March"
    http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/rebel-john-singleton-scripted-drama-coming-bet-march/
  2. "How Samuel L. Jackson Became His Own Genre"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120502023724/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/magazine/how-samuel-l-jackson-became-his-own-genre.html
  3. "The Tony Award Nominees - All Categories"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080511033910/http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/nominees/index.html
  4. TonyAwards.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20141006063803/http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/nominees/artists/B28C03B6-CB5E-47CA-F7CE86C0A49091E5.html
  5. Playbill.com
    http://www.playbill.com/news/article/latanya-richardson-jackson-and-kenny-leon-discover-the-dream-in-broadways-a-217162
  6. LaTanya Richardson Jackson at the Internet Broadway Database
    https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/483103
  7. Observer.com
    https://observer.com/2017/03/latanya-richardson-jackson-on-joining-greys-anatomy/
  8. Etonline.com
    https://www.etonline.com/greys-anatomy-kelly-mccreary-on-maggies-full-circle-goodbye-and-those-surprise-cameos-exclusive
  9. CBSNews.com
    https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/samuel-l-jackson-the-piano-lesson-broadway-august-wilson-latanya-richardson-jackson/
  10. "2010 audie-awards"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230227212603/https://www.audiopub.org/2010-audies
  11. "Mandelas Favorite Folktales – Performers"
    https://www.mandelasfavoritefolktales.com/landing-page/mandelas-favorite-folktales-performers/
  12. Playbill
    https://playbill.com/article/tony-nominations-2025
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