LaTanya Richardson Jackson (October 21, 1949) is an American actress best known for U.S. Marshals (1998), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), and Lone Star (1996).
She is married to Samuel L. Jackson and they have one child.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1991: Hangin With The Homeboys as Caseworker
- 1991: The Super as Judge Smith
- 1991: Fried Green Tomatoes as Janeen
- 1992: Juice as Steel's Mother
- 1992: The Nightman as Emily
- 1992: Malcolm X as Lorraine
- 1992: Lorenzo's Oil as Nurse Ruth
- 1993: Sleepless in Seattle as Harriet
- 1993: Shameful Secrets as Louise Levy
- 1993: Losing Isiah as Caroline Jones
- 1994: When a Man Loves a Woman as Dr. Gina Mendez
- 1994: Midnight Run For Your Life as Det. Dixon
- 1996: Lone Star (1996) as Priscilla Worth
- 1996: The Deliverance Of Elaine as Edna
- 1997: Loved as Atty. Rose Jackson
- 1997: Julian Po as Darlene
- 1998: U.S. Marshals as Cooper
- 1999: Introducing Dorothy Dandridge as Auntie
- 2001: Within These Walls as Melinda Donovan
- 2003: The Fighting Temptations as Paulina Pritchett
- 2006: The Water Is Wide as Edna
- 2006: Freedomland as Marie
- 2007: All About Us as Cousin Bernice
- 2007: Blackout as Mrs. Thompson
- 2009: Mother and Child as Carol
- 2013: The Watsons Go To Birmingham as Grandma Sands
- 2019: Juanita as Kay-Rita
Television Roles
- 1989: A Man Called Hawk as Doris Gilbert
- 1990: The Civil War as Various/Susan King Taylor
- 1991-1992: Law & Order as Anne Houston/Lorraine (2 episodes)
- 1992: One Life to Live as Rodi #1
- 1992: Frannies Turn as Vivian
- 1993: Civil Wars as Van Beechley
- 1993: Cheers as Moderator
- 1994: Party of Five as Jane Gideon
- 1994: Earth 2 as Alex Wentworth
- 1995: Chicago Hope as Mrs. Parnett
- 1995: NYPD Blue as Sister Cecilia
- 1997: Homicide: Life on the Street as Lynette Thomson
- 1998: Any Day Now as Mrs. Walker
- 1998-1999: Ally McBeal as Atty. Yvette Rose (2 episodes)
- 1999: Judging Amy as Lena Railsback
- 1999: Once and Again as Counselor
- 2001-2002: One Hundred Centre Street as Atallah Sims
- 2003: Boston Public as Sheila
- 2011: Harry's Law as Noreen
- 2012: Damages as Judge Jaclynn Ellis
- 2014-2015: Blue Bloods as Lt. Dee Ann Carver (5 episodes)
- 2015: Show Me a Hero as Norma O'Neal
- 2016-2018: Luke Cage as Mama Mabel Stokes (2 episodes)
- 2017: Rebel as Det. Traylynn Jones
- 2017-2022: Grey's Anatomy as Diane Pierce (4 episodes)
- 2018: American Masters as Narrator
Shorts
- 1995: The Last Laugh as Elaine
Producer
- 2020: Enslaved
- 2022: The Last Days Of Ptolemy Grey
Director
- 2000: Hairstory
