LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Acting
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
2023You Hurt My Feelings
Sylvia
2023Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?
self - archival footage
2019Juanita
Kay-Rita
2017Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Narrator (voice)
2013The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Grandma Sands
2009Mother and Child
Carol
2007Blackout
Mrs. Thompson
2007All About Us
Cousin Bernice
2006Freedomland
Marie
2006The Water Is Wide
Edna
2003The Fighting Temptations
Paulina Pritchett
2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2001Within These Walls
Melinda Donovan
1999Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Auntie
1998U.S. Marshals
Cooper
1997Julian Po
1997Loved
Attorney Rose Jackson
1996Lone Star
Priscilla Worth
1996The Deliverance of Elaine
Edna (as Latanya Richardson)
1995Losing Isaiah
Caroline Jones
1994Midnight Run for Your Life
Detective Dixon
1994When a Man Loves a Woman
Dr. Gina Mendez
1993Shameful Secrets
Louise Levy
1993Sleepless in Seattle
Harriet