TV TATTLE
Suzzanne Douglas, The Parent ’Hood and When They See Us star, dies at 64
-
Douglas, who died of complications of cancer, starred as the matriarch Jerri Peterson opposite Robert Townsend in the 1990s The WB family sitcom The Parent ’Hood. Most recently, she played one of the mothers of the so-called Central Park Five in Ava DuVernay's When They See Us. "Suzzanne Douglas was a quiet, elegant force as we made WHEN THEY SEE US," tweeted DuVernay. "A gentlewoman. A gem of a lady. A confident, caring actor who breathed life into the words and made them shimmer. I’m grateful that our paths in this life crossed. May she journey on in peace and love."
TOPICS: When They See Us, The Parent ’Hood, Ava DuVernay, Suzzanne Douglas, Obits
More When They See Us on Primetimer:- Michael K. Williams was much more than an actor — he was a storyteller
- The Wire's Michael K. Williams dies at 54
- Judge allows Linda Fairstein to proceed with her When They See Us defamation suit against Ava DuVernay and Netflix
- Florida judge lets Netflix move Linda Fairstein's When They See Us defamation lawsuit to New York
