Suzzanne Douglas

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.

How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)

Through good times and bad, Stella and Delilah have always had each other. Now, Stella's so busy building a life that she's forgotten how to really live. But Delilah is about to change all that. What starts as a quick trip to Jamaica, end as an exhilarating voyage ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Rodney Sullivan
CAST:  Angela Bassett  •  Taye Diggs  •  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Regina King

Through good times and bad, Stella and Delilah have always had each other. Now, Stella's so busy building a life that she's forgotten how to really live. But Delilah is about to change all that. What starts as a quick trip to Jamaica, end as an exhilarating voyage ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Rodney Sullivan
CAST:  Angela Bassett  •  Taye Diggs  •  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Regina King

I'll Do Anything (1994)

Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter have a lot of adjusting to do. His budding relationship with attractive production assistant Cathy Breslow is made ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James L. Brooks
CAST:  Nick Nolte  •  Whittni Wright  •  Woody Harrelson  •  Albert Brooks

Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter have a lot of adjusting to do. His budding relationship with attractive production assistant Cathy Breslow is made ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James L. Brooks
CAST:  Nick Nolte  •  Whittni Wright  •  Woody Harrelson  •  Albert Brooks

Jason's Lyric (1994)

ViolentDarkDramaticHeartbreaking

The story of a young man who must confront his own fears about love as well as his relationships with family and friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug McHenry
CAST:  Allen Payne  •  Jada Pinkett Smith  •  Bokeem Woodbine  •  Eddie Griffin

The story of a young man who must confront his own fears about love as well as his relationships with family and friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug McHenry
CAST:  Allen Payne  •  Jada Pinkett Smith  •  Bokeem Woodbine  •  Eddie Griffin

School of Rock (2003)

FunnyFunUpliftingBrilliant

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Linklater
CAST:  Jack Black  •  Joan Cusack  •  Mike White  •  Sarah Silverman

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Linklater
CAST:  Jack Black  •  Joan Cusack  •  Mike White  •  Sarah Silverman

The Inkwell (1994)

The Inkwell is about a 16-year-old boy coming of age on Martha's Vineyard in the summer of 1976.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matty Rich
CAST:  Larenz Tate  •  Joe Morton  •  Suzzanne Douglas  •  Glynn Turman

The Inkwell is about a 16-year-old boy coming of age on Martha's Vineyard in the summer of 1976.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matty Rich
CAST:  Larenz Tate  •  Joe Morton  •  Suzzanne Douglas  •  Glynn Turman

Search for Grace (1994)

A woman haunted by disturbing flashbacks discovers through hypnotherapy that she and her boyfriend led parallel lives with a doomed couple from 1927.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Pillsbury
CAST:  Lisa Hartman  •  Ken Wahl  •  Richard Masur  •  Suzzanne Douglas

A woman haunted by disturbing flashbacks discovers through hypnotherapy that she and her boyfriend led parallel lives with a doomed couple from 1927.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Pillsbury
CAST:  Lisa Hartman  •  Ken Wahl  •  Richard Masur  •  Suzzanne Douglas

Sounder (2003)

This is a coming-of-age story of a boy living in the Depression era of the South. "Boy" (Daniel Lee Robertson III) learns the hard way about the realities of being black, poor and unable to read. But he also learns about the deep love of family, the long-suffering ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Hooks
CAST:  Carl Lumbly  •  Suzzanne Douglas  •  Daniel Lee Robertson III  •  Paul Winfield

This is a coming-of-age story of a boy living in the Depression era of the South. "Boy" (Daniel Lee Robertson III) learns the hard way about the realities of being black, poor and unable to read. But he also learns about the deep love of family, the long-suffering ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Hooks
CAST:  Carl Lumbly  •  Suzzanne Douglas  •  Daniel Lee Robertson III  •  Paul Winfield

Chain of Desire (1992)

A series of unrelated amorous lovers are connected by a chain of desire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Temístocles López
CAST:  Linda Fiorentino  •  Elias Koteas  •  Patrick Bauchau  •  Grace Zabriskie

A series of unrelated amorous lovers are connected by a chain of desire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Temístocles López
CAST:  Linda Fiorentino  •  Elias Koteas  •  Patrick Bauchau  •  Grace Zabriskie

Tap (1989)

Max Washington has just been released from prison after serving time for burglary. He returns to his old hangout, a hoofer club. His old girl friend, Amy, who still works at the club as a Tap instructor, is less than thrilled to see him. Her father, Little Mo, is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Castle
CAST:  Gregory Hines  •  Sammy Davis Jr.  •  Suzzanne Douglas  •  Savion Glover

Max Washington has just been released from prison after serving time for burglary. He returns to his old hangout, a hoofer club. His old girl friend, Amy, who still works at the club as a Tap instructor, is less than thrilled to see him. Her father, Little Mo, is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Castle
CAST:  Gregory Hines  •  Sammy Davis Jr.  •  Suzzanne Douglas  •  Savion Glover

Whitney (2015)

Chronicles Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Angela Bassett
CAST:  Yaya DaCosta  •  Arlen Escarpeta  •  Mark Rolston  •  Suzzanne Douglas

Chronicles Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Angela Bassett
CAST:  Yaya DaCosta  •  Arlen Escarpeta  •  Mark Rolston  •  Suzzanne Douglas

It's Black Entertainment (2002)

A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Williams traces the struggles and triumphs of the superstars of music and film. Among the many artists featured are: ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stan Lathan
CAST:  Vanessa Williams  •  Whitney Houston  •  Ella Fitzgerald  •  Snoop Dogg

A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Williams traces the struggles and triumphs of the superstars of music and film. Among the many artists featured are: ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stan Lathan
CAST:  Vanessa Williams  •  Whitney Houston  •  Ella Fitzgerald  •  Snoop Dogg

Purlie (1981)

Based on Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious (which was later translated into the 1963 film Gone Are the Days! and which included all of the original Broadway cast, including Ruby Dee, Alan Alda, Beah Richards, and Godfrey Cambridge), Purlie is a musical with a book ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rudi Goldman
CAST:  Robert Guillaume  •  Melba Moore  •  Sherman Hemsley  •  Clarice Taylor

Based on Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious (which was later translated into the 1963 film Gone Are the Days! and which included all of the original Broadway cast, including Ruby Dee, Alan Alda, Beah Richards, and Godfrey Cambridge), Purlie is a musical with a book ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rudi Goldman
CAST:  Robert Guillaume  •  Melba Moore  •  Sherman Hemsley  •  Clarice Taylor

Condition: Critical (1992)

Medical drama about a killer virus on the loose in Los Angeles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerrold Freedman
CAST:  Mark Blum  •  Suzzanne Douglas  •  Anthony Dean Fields  •  Christina Haag

Medical drama about a killer virus on the loose in Los Angeles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerrold Freedman
CAST:  Mark Blum  •  Suzzanne Douglas  •  Anthony Dean Fields  •  Christina Haag

Really Love (2020)

A rising black painter tries to break into a competitive art world while balancing an unexpected romance with an ambitious law student.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Angel Kristi Williams
CAST:  Michael Ealy  •  Naturi Naughton  •  Uzo Aduba  •  Tristan Mack Wilds

A rising black painter tries to break into a competitive art world while balancing an unexpected romance with an ambitious law student.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Angel Kristi Williams
CAST:  Michael Ealy  •  Naturi Naughton  •  Uzo Aduba  •  Tristan Mack Wilds

Happy Yummy Chicken (2016)

Two men create a musical inspired by a news story of a woman sitting in a fried chicken restaurant for two months after a breakup.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Loyd Bradshaw
CAST:  Taryn Manning  •  Diane Guerrero  •  Suzzanne Douglas  •  Emma Myles

Two men create a musical inspired by a news story of a woman sitting in a fried chicken restaurant for two months after a breakup.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Loyd Bradshaw
CAST:  Taryn Manning  •  Diane Guerrero  •  Suzzanne Douglas  •  Emma Myles

Hallelujah (1993)

Christmas at the Messiah Church in Washington D.C. A young preacher and, later in the day, a mysterious pregnant girl arrive at the church doors looking to begin new lives. The preacher, the Reverend Oliver Crawford, is not the judgmental church committee's first ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lane
CAST:  James Earl Jones  •  Phylicia Rashād  •  Keith David  •  Deon Richmond

Christmas at the Messiah Church in Washington D.C. A young preacher and, later in the day, a mysterious pregnant girl arrive at the church doors looking to begin new lives. The preacher, the Reverend Oliver Crawford, is not the judgmental church committee's first ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lane
CAST:  James Earl Jones  •  Phylicia Rashād  •  Keith David  •  Deon Richmond

The Knife and Gun Club (1990)

Failed drama series pilot about events at a trauma center run by two doctors struggling to keep the Emergency Room open.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Laneuville
CAST:  Dorian Harewood  •  Perry King  •  Daniel H. Jenkins  •  Cynthia Bain

Failed drama series pilot about events at a trauma center run by two doctors struggling to keep the Emergency Room open.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Laneuville
CAST:  Dorian Harewood  •  Perry King  •  Daniel H. Jenkins  •  Cynthia Bain