Suzzanne 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, to Lois Mae Thompson and Donald Douglas, Sr. One of four children, Douglas was reared by a single mother, and grew up in the Altgeld Gardens Homes public housing complex on the city's far south side. She became interested in the arts as a child, citing 1965's The Sound of Music as her inspiration for acting. Douglas attended Thornton Township High School, graduating in 1974. After high school, she studied at Illinois State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She later earned a Master's degree in music specializing in Jazz Vocals at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music.

Career Douglas made numerous television guest star appearances on shows such as Bull, Bones and The Good Wife. Douglas was a two-time NAACP Image Award winner; she also won a Reel Award, and the Mary Martin Award. In 2011, Douglas appeared in the Rel Dowdell film Changing the Game.

Douglas died on July 6, 2021, at age 64, at her home in Martha's Vineyard after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1981 Purlie Amy Simms 1990 The Knife and Gun Club Ginny Ducette Television film 1992 Chain of Desire Angie 1992 Condition: Critical Dr. Bailey Wallace Television film 1994 I'll Do Anything Mrs. Fisher Short film 1998 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Ann Richmond

Television Year Title Role

1989 A Man Called Hawk