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LaTanya Richardson Jackson

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LaTanya Richardson Jackson most recently starred on Broadway in the revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, a performance of which was attended by President Barack Obama and the First Lady. She is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and a graduate of Spelman College. LaTanya was invited to New York by the legendary Joseph Papp where she appeared in several plays for his New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theatre. Those plays included Casanova, Spell#7, Unfinished Women, and the critically acclaimed For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf. LaTanya has appeared with a number of theatre companies which include The Negro Ensemble Company, The Alliance Theatre, The Henry Street Playhouse, The New Federal Theatre, The Manhattan Theatre Club, The Westport Country Playhouse, and New York’s Second Stage Theatre to name a few.

After spending many years in Harlem with her husband, actor Samuel L. Jackson and Daughter Zoē, she moved with her family to Los

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

LaTanya Richardson Jackson is an American actress with a career in stage, film, and television. A native of Atlanta, GA, she graduated from Spelman College with a B.A. in Theatre. In 2012, Spelman awarded her an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts. Her professional theatre credits include many years at the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theatre where she appeared in the critically acclaimed For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf. In 2009, she starred on Broadway in the Tony Award winning revival of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone directed by Bartlett Sher. Additionally, she has performed for Douglas Turner Ward at The Negro Ensemble Company, Mike Nichols at Second Stage Theatre Company, Neema Barnett at Manhattan Theatre Club, Joanna Woodward at the Westport Country Playhouse, and Kenny Leon at the Kennedy Center among others. Most recently, she was in Love Loss and What I Wore at New York’s Westside Theatre, and directed the True Color Theatre Company’s production of August Wilson’s Two

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