Jackie Richardson CM (born January 4, 1947) is a Canadian singer and actress.[1][2] Richardson is known for her screen roles in Turning to Stone, The Gospel According to the Blues, The Doodlebops, and Sins of the Father.[3] She is also known for her appearance on the YTV show Catwalk where she played the grandmother to Atlas (Christopher Lee Clements).
Jackie Richardson CM | |
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.jpg) Richardson in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | January 4, 1947 Donora, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Vocal jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 1963–present |
Early life
editRichardson was born in Donora, Pennsylvania in 1947, and is of African-American descent. In 1954, Richardson moved with her family to Toronto.[4]
Career
editRichardson was a member of 1960s Toronto-based girl group The Tiaras along with Brenda Russell, Arlene Trotman, and Colina Phillips.[5]
Richardson is a three-time nominee for the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Gemini Award, and won the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for The Gospel According to the Blues.[1][6] In 2003 she was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Best Actress in a Television Movie for Sins of the Father. Richardson is also a noted stage performer, winning a Dora Award in 2004 for the musical Cookin' at the Cookery.[7] Other high-profile projects include Milk and Honey, More Tales of the City, Further Tales of the City, Hey Lady! and 3 Men and a Baby.[8]
The musical Big Mama! The Willie Mae Thornton Story was conceived of and written by Audrei-Kairen Kotaska for Richardson, who starred in the production first in 1999 and then again in 2012.
In 2017, Richardson won the Martin Luther King Jr. Achievement Award for her theater and music achievements.
Personal life
editHer daughter, Kim Richardson, is also a singer.[9]
Filmography
edit
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Three Men and a Baby | Edna | |
| 1987 | Taking Care | Carol | |
| 1988 | Switching Channels | Abigail | |
| 1988 | Dreams Beyond Memory | Nurse | |
| 1994 | Car 54, Where Are You? | Madam | |
| 1996 | Harriet the Spy | Janie's Mother | |
| 1996 | Maximum Risk | Large Woman | |
| 1996 | Extreme Measures | Triphase Nurse | |
| 1997 | Critical Care | Mrs. Steckler | |
| 1999 | Woman Wanted | Lydia | |
| 1999 | The Wishing Tree | Marianne Brooks | |
| 2001 | On Their Knees | Mother | |
| 2004 | Welcome to Mooseport | Martha |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Turning to Stone | Dunky | Television film |
| 1986 | John Grin's Christmas | Mrs. Alcott | |
| 1987 | Nightstick | Woman Singing | |
| 1987, 1992 | Street Legal | Evelyn Fischer / Joanne | 2 episodes |
| 1988 | War of the Worlds | Blanche | Episode: "A Multitude of Idols" |
| 1988 | T. and T. | Aunt Martha Robinson | 26 episodes |
| 1989 | Glory! Glory! | Bessie | Television film |
| 1989 | Inside Stories | Episode: "Gracie" | |
| 1989 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Frances | Episode: "Hate on Your Dial" |
| 1989 | Katts and Dog | Mrs. Chan | Episode: "Double Exposure" |
| 1990 | Kaleidoscope | Social Worker | Television film |
| 1990 | E.N.G. | Jenny | Episode: "Striking Out" |
| 1991 | The Hidden Room | Black Woman | Episode: "Taking Back the Night" |
| 1991 | In the Nick of Time | Nurse | Television film |
| 1992 | The Broken Cord | Black Mother | |
| 1992 | Quiet Killer | Pauline Styles | |
| 1992 | Forever Knight | Blood Bank Nurse | Episode: "Dark Knight" |
| 1992–1993 | Catwalk | Aunt Ellen | 9 episodes |
| 1994 | RoboCop | Bea | 3 episodes |
| 1994 | Getting Gotti | Juror No. 1 | Television film |
| 1994 | Harlequin: Another Woman | Anna | |
| 1994 | Due South | Receptionist | Episode: "A Cop, a Mountie, and a Baby" |
| 1994, 1997 | The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Degree of Guilt | Mrs. Velez | Television film |
| 1996 | Lives of Girls & Women | Baptist Singer | |
| 1996 | Road to Avonlea | Megget Lydie | Episode: "Return to Me" |
| 1996 | Mr. and Mrs. Loving | Mama Jeter | Television film |
| 1996 | Her Desperate Choice | Frances | |
| 1996 | Under the Piano | Mrs. Syms | |
| 1996 | Traders | Principal | Episode: "High Flyer Down" |
| 1997 | Fast Track | Gospel Singer #1 | Episode: "Lap of Faith" |
| 1997 | Color of Justice | Judge Winslow | Television film |
| 1998 | More Tales of the City | Emma | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Free of Eden | Ela | Television film |
| 1998 | The Famous Jett Jackson | Mrs. Darden | Episode: "Who's the Man" |
| 1998 | Mr. Music | Rhonda Grace | Television film |
| 1999 | The Love Letter | Ella | |
| 1999 | Dangerous Evidence:
The Lori Jackson Story |
Aunt Lily | |
| 1999 | Happy Face Murders | Judge Hoyle | |
| 1999 | A Holiday Romance | Bea Buskins | |
| 2000 | Enslavement: The True | Daphne | |
| 2000 | Cheaters | Mrs. Fadely | |
| 2000 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Viney | Episode: "The Miracle Worker" |
| 2001 | Bojangles | Bedella | Television film |
| 2001 | Twice in a Lifetime | Mabel Jamal / Loretta | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Further Tales of the City | Emma Ravenel | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | They Call Me Sirr | Grams | Television film |
| 2001, 2002 | Doc | Shawn's Grandma | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Sins of the Father | Mama Jones | Television film |
| 2002 | Street Time | Cleo | Episode: "No Excuses" |
| 2002 | Monk | Wendy Maas | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the
Red-Headed Stranger" |
| 2002–2005 | Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | Various roles | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | Big Spender | Sally McNeal | Television film |
| 2004 | Soul Food | Joan | Episode: "In the Garden" |
| 2005 | This Is Wonderland | Lucia Smith | 2 episodes |
| 2006–2007 | The Doodlebops | Jazzmin | 39 episodes |
| 2009–2011 | Majority Rules! | Mrs. DeMarco | 14 episodes |
| 2010 | The Gospel According to the Blues | Momma-Lou | Television film |
| 2010 | Living in Your Car | Althea | Episode #1.6 |
| 2013 | Cracked | Woman | Episode: "Voices" |
| 2014 | Dear Viola | Rennie Jasper | Television film |
| 2014 | A Day Late and a Dollar Short | Geraldine | |
| 2014 | Working the Engels | Mama | Episode: "The Crazy Family" |
| 2020 | Hey Lady! | Rosie | 8 episodes |
| 2020 | Lockdown | Luke's Grandma | Miniseries |
| 2020 | Marry Me This Christmas | Hazel Treadgold | Television film |
| 2021 | Pretty Hard Cases | Maureen Gray | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | In the Dark | Margie | Episode: "Arcade Fire" |
| 2021 | Riverfront Romance | Marianne Cooper | Television film |
| 2022 | Overlord and the Underwoods | Judge D. Redd | Episode: "Do-over and Over and Over" |
| 2022 | Take Note | Mable | Episode: "Courage" |
| 2023 | Total Drama Island | Leshawna's Grandmother | Episode: "Off the Hook!" |
References
edit- ^ a b Stanley, Laura. "Jackie Richardson". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ Patti (2010-05-05). "Jackie Richardson". TD Toronto Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ Stanley, Laura. "Jackie Ricardson". Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Stanley, Laura. "Jackie Richardson". Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- ^ "Jackie Richardson". Canadian Jazz Archive. Archived from the original on February 24, 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Gemini Awards Official Site". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. Retrieved 9 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Veteran performer Jackie Richardson awestruck with 'Saint Carmen of The Main'". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ Lucas, Ralph (2017-02-02). "Jackie Richardson - Biography - Northernstars.ca". Northernstars.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "My Montreal: Soul Singer Kim Richardson". Montreal Gazette, February 26, 2014.
External links
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- "Vision Gala marks 'double celebration' for Black Theatre Workshop". Montreal Gazette. 30 January 2016.
- "Food, wine and all that jazz". Montreal Gazette. 8 August 2014.
- "Ask Her Talks giving African women a voice". Montreal Gazette. 26 May 2015.
- Bailey, Pamella. "Reflections: An interview with Jackie Richardson, Canada's first lady of gospel, blues and jazz" – via afrotoronto.com.