Suzzanne Douglas

Suzzanne Douglas dating history

Relationships

Suzzanne Douglas was previously married to Dr. Roy Jonathan Cobb (1989 - 2021).

About

American Actress Suzzanne Douglas was born on 12th April, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, USA and passed away on 6th Jul 2021 Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA aged 64. She is most remembered for her roles as Amy Simms in the 1989 dance drama film Tap, Yvette Carruthers in the Fox legal comedy-drama series Against the Law, Ruth in the NBC drama series I’ll Fly Away, Brenda Tate in the 1994 romantic comedy-drama film The Inkwell, Gloria Alexander in the 1994 erotic romantic psychological drama film Jason's Lyric, Geraldine "Jerri" Peterson in the WB sitcom The Parent 'Hood, Mrs. Torrence in the ABC police procedural drama series NYPD Blue, Constance McFarland in the UPN sitcom The Parkers, Dr. Rebecca Dixon in the CBS drama series Promised Land, Judge Keely Farmer in the CBS legal drama series The Good Wife, Cissy Houston in the 2015 Lifetime biographical TV film Whitney, and Grace Cuffee in the Netflix crime drama miniseries When They See Us. Her zodiac sign is Aries.

Suzzanne Douglas is a member of the following lists: Deaths from pancreatic cancer, American film actor, 1950s birth stubs and Actors from Chicago, Illinois.

Relationship Statistics

Type	Total	Longest	Average	Shortest
Married	1	32 years, 6 months	-	-
Total	1	32 years, 6 months	-	-

Details

First Name	Suzzanne
Last Name	Douglass
Alternative Name	Suzzanne Douglas, Suzzanne Douglas Cobb
Birthday	12th April, 1957
Birthplace	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died	6th July, 2021
Place of Death	Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA
Cause of Death	Complications From Pancreatic Cancer
Buried	Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
Height	5' 7" (170 cm)
Weight	143lbs (65 kg)
Build	Average
Eye Color	Brown - Dark
Hair Color	Black
Zodiac Sign	Aries
Sexuality	Straight
Religion	Christian
Ethnicity	Black
Nationality	American
High School	Thornton Township High School
University	Illinois State University (BA), Manhattan School of Music (MM)
Occupation Text	Actress, singer, dancer
Occupation	Actress
Claim to Fame	her roles as Amy Simms in the 1989 dance drama film Tap, Yvette Carruthers in the Fox legal comedy-drama series Against the Law, Ruth in the NBC drama series I’ll Fly Away, Brenda Tate in the 1994 romantic comedy-drama film The Inkwell, Gloria Alexander in the 1994 erotic romantic psychological drama film Jason's Lyric, Geraldine "Jerri" Peterson in the WB sitcom The Parent 'Hood, Mrs. Torrence in the ABC police procedural drama series NYPD Blue, Constance McFarland in the UPN sitcom The Parkers, Dr. Rebecca Dixon in the CBS drama series Promised Land, Judge Keely Farmer in the CBS legal drama series The Good Wife, Cissy Houston in the 2015 Lifetime biographical TV film Whitney, and Grace Cuffee in the Netflix crime drama miniseries When They See Us
Year(s) Active	1979-Present, 1977-present, 1977–present, 1976–present, 1976–2021, 1978–2021
Official Websites	http://suzzannedouglasmusic.com
Father	Donald Douglas, Sr.
Mother	Lois Mae Douglas

Suzzanne Douglas (April 12, 1957 – July 6, 2021) was an American actress. She was best known for her role as matriarch Geraldine "Jerri" Peterson on The WB sitcom The Parent 'Hood, starring Robert Townsend, which originally ran from 1995 to 1999. Douglas also portrayed Amy Simms in the 1989 dance/drama film Tap alongside Gregory Hines and the legendary Sammy Davis Jr., for which she won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture.

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