live on forever. Rest in Paradise my beautiful cousin Suzzanne, you will be missed RIP.”
Douglas earned an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for 1989’s “Tap,” going on to star in a string of high-profile films including the 2003 hit “School of Rock.” In 2015, she portrayed gospel legend Cissy Houston in a Whitney Houston biopic — directed by her “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” co-star Angela Basset — on the Lifetime network.
She also was a frequent guest star on top TV seres, including “Bull,” “Bones,” “The Good Wife,” “Law and Order: Criminal Intent,” “NYPD Blue” and many more.
She most recently appeared in the acclaimed 2019 Netflix miniseries “When They See Us,” which earned two Emmy awards.