Jackie Richardson Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Gemini Award for her performance in "The Gospel According to the Blues" in 2011
• Was nominated for a Gemini Award in 1994 for her supporting performance in "Catwalk․"
• Was nominated for an Image Award for her performance in "Sins of the Father" in 2003
• Won a Dora Award for her performance in the stage musical "Cookin' at the Cookery" in 2004
• Known for her roles in "The Gospel According to the Blues," "The Doodlebops" and "Sins of the Father․"
• Audrei-Kairen Kotaska wrote the musical "Big Mama! The Willie Mae Thornton Story" with her in mind, and she starred in productions of it in 1999 and 2012
• In the 1960s, she was a member of the Toronto-based girl group The Tiaras