Cast & creator
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Best known for Law & Order, Law & Order, Grey's Anatomy
LaTanya Richardson, often listed as LaTanya Richardson Jackson, is an American actress and producer. She began her career appearing in off-Broadway, before playing supporting roles on television and film.
Also known as: LaTanya Richardson, LaTanya Jackson
35
film credits
37
television credits
69
1951–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (72)
Showing 72 of 72 credits
Law & Order
Lorraine
1990Law & Order
Anne Houston
1990
Grey's Anatomy
Diane Pierce
2005
Criminal Minds
Caroline Lewis
2005
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self
1997The View
Self - Guest
1997
Blue Bloods
Lt. Dee Ann Carver
2010
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Chicago Hope
Mrs. Parnett
1994
Cheers
Moderator
1982
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
Judging Amy
Lena Railsback
1999
Party of Five
Jane Gideon
1994
Homicide: Life on the Street
Lynette Thomson
1993
Damages
Judge Jaclynn Ellis
2007
Summer Camp Island
Queen Bee (voice)
2018
Boston Public
Sheila
2000
Ally McBeal
Attorney Yvette Rose
1997
Harry's Law
Noreen
2011
Marvel's Luke Cage
Mama Mabel
2016Marvel's Luke Cage
Mama Mabel Stokes
2016
Once and Again
1999
100 Centre Street
Atallah Sims
2001
Sleepless in Seattle
Harriet
1993
Baseball
Various (voice)
1994Baseball
(voice)
1994
Earth 2
Alex Wentworth
1994
The American Revolution
(voice)
2025
Fried Green Tomatoes
Janeen
1991
The Last Movie Stars
Self
2022The Last Movie Stars
Maude Brink (voice)
2022
U.S. Marshals
Cooper
1998
Show Me a Hero
Norma O'Neal
2015
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
Executive Producer
2022
Malcolm X
Lorraine
1992
You Hurt My Feelings
Sylvia
2023
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Edna Graves
1951Frisco King
Executive Producer
When a Man Loves a Woman
Gina Mendez
1994
Working Shakespeare
2003
Freedomland
Marie
2006
Mother and Child
Carol
2009
Juice
Steel's Mother
1992
Losing Isaiah
Caroline Jones
1995
Lorenzo's Oil
Nurse Ruth
1992
Lone Star
Priscilla Worth
1996
Beyond the Spotlight
2020
Frannie's Turn
Vivian
1992
The Fighting Temptations
Paulina Pritchett
2003
The Super
Judge Smith
1991
Diamond
Elizabeth
2026
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Auntie
1999
Midnight Run for Your Life
Detective Dixon
1994
The Deliverance of Elaine
Edna (as Latanya Richardson)
1996
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Grandma Sands
2013
Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?
self - archival footage
2023The Black List: Volume Three
Self
2010
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Narrator (voice)
2017
The Water Is Wide
Edna
2006Hairstory
2000Hairstory
Director
2000
Julian Po
1997RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
Self
Juanita
Kay-Rita
2019
Shameful Secrets
Louise Levy
1993
Loved
Attorney Rose Jackson
1997
Blackout
Mrs. Thompson
2007
All About Us
Cousin Bernice
2007
Within These Walls
Melinda Donovan
2001
The Nightman
Emily
1992