LaTanya Richardson Jackson Biography
LaTanya Richardson Jackson is an actress from the United States. She began her career in off-Broadway productions before moving on to television and film roles.
LaTanya Richardson Jackson Age
She was born on October 21, 1949, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.LaTanya is 73 years old as of October 2022.
LaTanya Richardson Jackson Education
Spelman College awarded him a Bachelor’s Degree in Theater, and New York University awarded him a Master’s Degree in Drama.
LaTanya Richardson Jackson Husband- Children
In 1970, while attending Atlanta’s black, all-male Spelman College, she met actor Samuel L. Jackson, who was then a student at Atlanta’s black, all-male Morehouse College. In 1980, she married Jackson. Zoe Jackson, a freelance film and television producer, was born in 1982.
LaTanya Richardson Jackson’s Career
In the 2003 film musical The Fighting Temptations, Richardson portrayed Paulina Pritchett. Richardson received a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Play in 2014 for her portrayal in A Raisin in the Sun, her second Broadway outing after her debut in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone in 2009 In the 2018-19 Broadway season, she appeared in Aaron Sorkin’s adaption of To Kill a Mockingbird. She and her husband have featured in four films together. “Juice” (1992), “Losing Isaiah” (1995), Freedomland (2006), and Mother and Child (2009), all starring Samuel L. Jackson. Richardson made her directorial debut in September 2022, directing the Broadway revival of August Wilson’s play The Piano Lesson at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
Richardson has appeared in films including Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), Malcolm X (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), Losing Isaiah (1995), Lone Star (1996), U.S. Marshals (1998), and The Fighting Temptations (2003). Her television credits include 100 Centre Street (2001–2002), Show Me a Hero (2015), Luke Cage (2016–2018), and Rebel (2017).
LaTanya Richardson Jackson’s Net Worth
Richardson has an estimated net worth of 10 million dollars as of 2023.
LaTanya Richardson Jackson Movies
2000 Hairstory
2001 Within These Walls
2001–2002 100 Centre Street
2003 Boston Public
2011 Harry’s Law
2012 Damages
2013 The Watsons Go to Birmingham
2014 Blue Bloods
2015 Show Me a Hero
2016–2018 Luke Cage
2017, 2022 Grey’s Anatomy
2022 The Last Movie Stars