Actress Suzzanne Douglas at the premiere of 'Whitney' 2017

Chuck D, Reagan Gomez Salute Suzzanne Douglas

Suzzanne Douglass, the acclaimed actress known for playing the matriarch on popular WB sitcom The Parent'Hood, has died at age 64. Douglass also appeared in films such as TAPS, Jason's Lyric and The Inkwell. No cause of death has been published at this time.

Angie Tee, reportedly Douglass' cousin, shared via Facebook that the actress died on July 6. 

“Suzzanne Douglas a beautiful and talented actress made her transition today. She warmed our hearts on movie screens and television sets all over the world. This beautiful soul was my cousin.

“I can remember growing up, there weren’t very many black actresses who had starring roles but there was my cousin with the lead role in “Tap” starring alongside great dancers such as Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr. She also performed with Angela Bassett and Whoopi Goldberg in “How Stella Got Her Groove Back.” The Inkwell, Jason’s Lyric and so much more the list goes on. The world will miss your talent but your soul will live on forever Rest in Paradise my beautiful cousin Suzzane you will be missed RIP”

Born in Chicago, Douglass earned a Bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University before attaining a Master in Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music.

For her lead role in Tap in 1989, Douglas won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. Douglass also appeared in acclaimed films such as How Stella Got Her Groove Back and in the Emmy-nominated Netflix mini-series When They See Us. In 2015, she portrayed Cissy Houston in the Lifetime biopic Whitney.





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