
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Known for Acting · 63 credits
- Born
- 1949-10-21 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Also known as
- LaTanya Richardson · LaTanya Jackson
Biography
LaTanya Richardson, often listed as LaTanya Richardson Jackson, is an American actress and producer. She began her career appearing in off-Broadway, before playing supporting roles on television and film.
Known For
TV Shows (30)

Law & Order
1990
as Lorraine / Anne Houston

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Diane Pierce

Criminal Minds
2005
as Caroline Lewis

Blue Bloods
2010
as Lt. Dee Ann Carver

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest

Cheers
1982
as Moderator

Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest

Chicago Hope
1994
as Mrs. Parnett

Judging Amy
1999
as Lena Railsback

Damages
2007
as Judge Jaclynn Ellis

Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Lynette Thomson

Party of Five
1994
as Jane Gideon

Summer Camp Island
2018
as Queen Bee (voice)

Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest

Boston Public
2000
as Sheila

Ally McBeal
1997
as Attorney Yvette Rose

Marvel's Luke Cage
2016
as Mama Mabel / Mama Mabel Stokes

Once and Again
1999

Harry's Law
2011
as Noreen

Earth 2
1994
as Alex Wentworth

100 Centre Street
2001
as Atallah Sims

Baseball
1994
as Various (voice)

The American Revolution
2025
as (voice)

The Last Movie Stars
2022
as Maude Brink (voice) / Self

Show Me a Hero
2015
as Norma O'Neal

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Edna Graves

Working Shakespeare
2003

Beyond the Spotlight
2020

Frannie's Turn
1992
as Vivian
Movies (33)

Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
as Janeen

Sleepless in Seattle
1993
as Harriet

Malcolm X
1992
as Lorraine

U.S. Marshals
1998
as Cooper

The Super
1991
as Judge Smith

Juice
1992
as Steel's Mother

Losing Isaiah
1995
as Caroline Jones

When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
as Dr. Gina Mendez

Lone Star
1996
as Priscilla Worth

Lorenzo's Oil
1992
as Nurse Ruth

Mother and Child
2009
as Carol

Freedomland
2006
as Marie

The Fighting Temptations
2003
as Paulina Pritchett

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003

You Hurt My Feelings
2023
as Sylvia

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
1999
as Auntie

Diamond
2026

Juanita
2019
as Kay-Rita

Midnight Run for Your Life
1994
as Detective Dixon

The Nightman
1992
as Emily

Blackout
2007
as Mrs. Thompson

Julian Po
1997

Shameful Secrets
1993
as Louise Levy

Loved
1997
as Attorney Rose Jackson

All About Us
2007
as Cousin Bernice

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017
as Narrator (voice)

The Water Is Wide
2006
as Edna
The Black List: Volume Three
2010
as Self

Within These Walls
2001
as Melinda Donovan

The Deliverance of Elaine
1996
as Edna (as Latanya Richardson)

Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?
2023
as self - archival footage

The Watsons Go to Birmingham
2013
as Grandma Sands
Hairstory
2000
About LaTanya Richardson Jackson
LaTanya Richardson, often listed as LaTanya Richardson Jackson, is an American actress and producer. She began her career appearing in off-Broadway, before playing supporting roles on television and film. With 63 credits spanning from 1951 to 2026, LaTanya Richardson Jackson has appeared in 33 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular LaTanya Richardson Jackson Movies
- Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) — as Janeen
- Sleepless in Seattle (1993) — as Harriet
- Malcolm X (1992) — as Lorraine
- U.S. Marshals (1998) — as Cooper
- The Super (1991) — as Judge Smith
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