Actor

Jackie Richardson

January 4, 1947

Jackie Richardson CM (born January 4, 1947) is a Canadian singer and actress. She is known for her screen roles in Turning to Stone, The Gospel According to the Blues, The Doodlebops, and Sins of the Father. She is also known for her appearance on the YTV show Catwalk where she played the grandmother to Atlas.

Notable work

7.9
Monk (2002)
as Wendy Maas
6.2
3 Men and a Baby (1987)
as Edna
5.8
Maximum Risk (1996)
as Large Woman
6
Extreme Measures (1996)
as Triphase Nurse

Often works with

Al Waxman
3 titles together
Bogus, Switching Channels, Critical Care
Olympia Dukakis
3 titles together
Tales of the City, More Tales of the City, Further Tales of the City
Laura Linney
3 titles together
Tales of the City, More Tales of the City, Further Tales of the City
Barbara Garrick
3 titles together
Tales of the City, More Tales of the City, Further Tales of the City
Billy Campbell
3 titles together
Tales of the City, More Tales of the City, Further Tales of the City
Nancy Travis
2 titles together
3 Men and a Baby, Bogus

Full filmography · 62

Fake Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
as Bernice Davis
2025
Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul
as Jackie Richardson
2024
Don't Mess with Grandma
as Granna
20246.5
Dear Viola
as Rennie Jasper
2014
Double Wedding
cast
20106.4
The Gospel According to the Blues
cast
2010
Welcome to Mooseport
as Martha
20045.1
Big Spender
as Sally McNeal
2003
They Call Me Sirr
as Grams
2001
On Their Knees
as Mother
2001
Bojangles
as Bedella
2001
The Miracle Worker
as Viney
20007.2