Suzzanne Douglas
Year Title Role Notes
1989 A Man Called Hawk Lorna Wells Episode : Vendetta
1990 The Cosby Show Rebecca Shorter Episode : Live and Learn
1990-1991 Against the Law Yvette Carruthers 17 episodes
1991 Great Performances Lady In Plaid / The Girl Episode : The Colored Museum
1991 ABC Afterschool Specials Sammy Episode : In the Shadows of Love : A Teen AIDS Story
1992 I 'll Fly Away Ruth 3 episodes
1993 American Playhouse Eunice Perry Episode : Hallelujah
1995-1999 The Parent 'Hood Jerri Peterson 90 episodes
1996-1999 Touched by an Angel Dr. Rebecca Dixon / Brianna 2 episodes
1996 NYPD Blue Mrs. Torrence Episode : Where 's 'Swaldo
1997-1998 Promised Land Dr. Rebecca Dixon 4 episodes
1999-2000 The Parkers Constance McFarland 2 episodes
2001 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Principal Episode : Secrets
2004 Law & Order : Criminal Intent Karen Watkins Episode : Mad Hops
2010 The Good Wife Judge Keely Farmer Episode : Infamy
2011 Are We There Yet ? Melissa Episode : The Parent Teacher Trap Episode
2016 Bones Elizabeth Burkhart Episode : The Monster in the Closet
2016 Bull Betty Everton Episode : Just Tell the Truth
2019 When They See Us Grace Cuffe Miniseries
Filmography -- Television
Suzzanne Douglas (born April 12, 1957) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as matriarch Jerri Peterson on The WB sitcom The Parent 'Hood, starring Robert Townsend which ran from 1995-1999. Douglas portrayed Amy Simms in the 1989 dance/drama film Tap alongside Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis, Jr; for which she received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. In addition to Tap, Douglas has starred in several other motion pictures, among them How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), Jason's Lyric (1994), The Inkwell (1994) as well as the 2003 Disney/ABC version of Sounder with Carl Lumbly. Douglas is also best known for her portrayal as Cissy Houston in the Lifetime TV movie Whitney in 2015. In 2019 she appeared as the mother of one of the main characters in When They See Us (Netflix), directed by Ava Duvernay, produced by Oprah Winfrey and Robert De Niro.