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]
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]