Jackie Richardson

Jackie Richardson

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Jackie Richardson is a Canadian singer and actress.

She is known for her screen roles in The Gospel According to the Blues,[1] The Doodlebops,[2] and Sins of the Father.[3]

Jackie was also a member of 60's Toronto-based girl group The Tiaras along with Brenda Russell. She is of African-American descent, and was born in Philadelphia. Her family moved to Toronto when Richardson was young.

She 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.[4] In 2003 she was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Best Actress in a Television Movie for Sins of the Father.[5] She is also a noted stage performer, winning a Dora Award in 2004 for the musical Cookin' at the Cookery.[6] Other high profile projects include More Tales of the City,[7] Further Tales of the City,[7] and 3 Men and a Baby.[7]

The musical Big Mama! The Willie Mae Thornton Story was conceived of and written by Audrei-Kairen Kotaska for Jackie who starred in the production first in 1999 and then again in 2012. It's set on Christmas Even in an early 1970s roadhouse with "Big Mama" putting on a show and sharing stories about her life and the blues while being backed up by two and sometimes three musicians. Jackie's performances received rave reviews for her voice and stage presence.

References

  1. The Gospel According to the Blues imdb listing. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 9 November 2011.
  2. Doodlebops imdb listing. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 9 November 2011.
  3. Sins of the Father imdb listing. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 9 November 2011.
  4. Gemini Awards Official Site. Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. Retrieved on 9 November 2011.
  5. NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special. wikipedia. Retrieved on 9 November 2011.
  6. Veteran performer Jackie Richardson awestruck with 'Saint Carmen of The Main'
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Jackie Richardson imdb listing. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 9 November 2011.
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