Suzzanne Douglas, an award-winning actress of screen and stage, is appearing on the festival circuit in the independent feature film, Happy Yummy Chicken for which she also wrote the title song. Look for Suzzanne on an upcoming episode of the new CBS series Bull, with Michael Weatherly and the film Black N' Blue a new indie film which addresses the Black Lives Matter Movement. This adds to the list of diverse film roles she has played in films including Whitney, How Stella Got Her Groove Back (Black Oscar, NAACP Image Award Nominee), Jason's Lyric, Tap (NAACP Image Award), the ABC remake of the classic Sounder (Black Reel Award, NAACP Image Award Nominee), and Changing the Game which was selected for the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.As a producer, Suzzanne won the award for Best Short film at the Hollywood Black Film Festival Awards for The Last Weekend. She also co-produced Theresa Rebeck's Love on the Rocks starring Julie White.Suzzanne is widely known for her starring role in the long-running Warner Brothers show, The Parent 'Hood. She has appeared in such highly acclaimed shows as Bull, Bones, The Good Wife, Law and Order - Criminal Intent, NYPD Blue, Touched by an Angel and I'll Fly Away. Suzzanne, sings regularly with her jazz trio, performing music from the American Songbook as well as her original compositions. She has traveled the United States and internationally performing with many renowned musicians including Jon Faddis, Nate Adderley, Don Braden, T.S. Monk, Helen Sung, Stanley Turrentine and Gene Harris. You can listen to Suzzanne's own compositions and find out more information about upcoming performances at suzzannedouglasmusic.com .Suzzanne also has an extensive career in theatre from Broadway and beyond. On Broadway, she starred in The Threepenny Opera opposite legendary musician Sting, The Tap Dance Kid and It's a Grand Night for Singing. Additional theater credits include Shakespeare's Henry V, (Two River Theater Company), Wit (George Street Playhouse), Regina Taylor's The Drowning Crow (Chicago's Goodman Theater) and Arthur Laurent's, Hallelujah! Baby (Arena Stage), which Laurent's re-wrote for Douglas, Crowns (Pasadena Playhouse) and Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Baltimore's Center Stage Theater).Suzzanne earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Illinois State University and a Master in Music degree at the Manhattan School of Music. Suzzanne is a dedicated patron of the arts and an advocate for teaching artistic expression in the educational system. Through her advocacy in the arts, she hopes to engage and empower individuals and communities.She is a lifetime member of Girl Scouts of America, The National Council of Negro Women, Sigma Alpha Lambda, Jack and Jill of America, Inc. She is an Honorary Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. where she serves on its National Board. Show less «