Ernestine Jackson
Ernestine Jackson | |
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| Born | Ernestine Jackson September 18, 1942 |
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| Years active | 1966–2011 |
Ernestine Jackson(born September 18, 1942)[1]is an American actress and singer.
Early life
[edit]Born inCorpus Christi, Texas,Jackson made herBroadwaydebut in 1967 as Irene Molloy in the all-black cast ofHello, Dolly!starringPearl Bailey.
Career
[edit]In 1973, Jackson originated the role of Ruth Younger inRaisin,her performance winning her theTheatre World Awardand a nomination for theTony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical.Additional Broadway credits includeApplause,The Bacchae,and the 1976 all-black revival ofGuys and Dolls,for which she was nominated for theTony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musicaland theDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical.She also appeared in the 1966 revival ofShow Boatat theNew York State Theaterand the 1967 revival ofFinian's RainbowatNew York City Center.
Jackson portrayedAlberta HunterinCookin' at the Cookery: The Music and Times of Alberta Hunter,arevuethat originated at theHippodrome State TheatreinGainesville, Floridain 1997 and then played in various venues in the United States,[2]such as the Lyceum Stage, San Diego, California in March and April 2003.[3]Jackson appeared in the revue at the Boston University Theatre, presented by the Huntington Theatre Company, in June 2003.[4]
She portrayedBillie Holidayin the 2005Long Wharf Theatre(Connecticut) production ofLady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill.In reviewing her performance,Frank RizzoofVarietysaid she "nicely suggests rather than mimics the famous Holiday" and added, "Jackson handles the gliding jazz minimalism beautifully. She makes Holiday's fleeting happiness a joy and her suffering an art."[5]In 2007 she portrayed entertainerEthel WatersinEthel Waters: His Eye is On the Sparrowat the Bristol Riverside Theatre in Bristol, Pennsylvania.[6]Jackson's feature films includeThe Bonfire of the Vanities,Freedomland,Steam,andForged,scheduled for release in 2010. On television she has appeared inRoots: The Next Generations,A Man Called Hawk,Law & Order,The West Wing,andLaw & Order: Criminal Intent.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1975 | Aaron Loves Angela | Cleo | |
| 1982 | Homework | Cookie's Mother | |
| 1990 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Media Jackal | |
| 1996 | Girls Town | Nikki's Mom | |
| 2006 | Freedomland | Nurse | |
| 2007 | Steam | Nurse | |
| 2010 | Forged | Old Woman | |
| TBA | Finding Home | Grandmother |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Lady | Episode: "Part IV (1918-1921)" |
| 1989 | A Man Called Hawk | Mrs. Carver | Episode: "Choice of Chance" |
| 1994 | Law & Order | Vanessa Petrie | Episode: "Wager" |
| 1996 | Swift Justice | Mama Em | Episode: "Takin' Back the Street" |
| 2000 | D.C. | Audra Freeman | Episode: "Justice" |
| 2002 | 10,000 Black Men Named George | Mrs. Randolph | Television film |
| 2002 | The West Wing | Fiona, Diner Owner | Episode: "20 Hours in America" |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Agnes Bates | Episode: "Stray" |
| 2010 | Gravity | Middle Aged Woman | Episode: "Damn Skippy" |
| 2010 | Rescue Me | Elderly Black Woman | Episode: "Cowboy" |
| 2010 | The Big C | Church Mom | Episode: "Divine Intervention" |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1983 | MysteryDisc: Many Roads to Murder | Juna Jamael |
| 1999 | Mugen | Voice |
References
[edit]- ^Betts, Graham (2014-06-02).Motown Encyclopedia.AC Publishing.ISBN978-1-311-44154-6.
- ^"Hippodrome State Theatre archives".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-11-21.Retrieved2009-08-28.
- ^Braunagel, Don."Lady sings blues in 'Cookery'"Los Angeles Times,March 31, 2003
- ^Cragin, Sally."The Huntington heats up for 'Cookin’"Archived2015-10-10 at theWayback MachineBoston Phoenix,Issue Date: June 13–19, 2003
- ^Rizzo, Frank."Review"Variety,November 6, 2005
- ^Lipton, Brian."Ernestine Jackson"TheaterMania.com, January 2, 2007
External links
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- 20th-century African-American women singers
- 20th-century American women singers
- 20th-century American singers
- Actors from Corpus Christi, Texas
- Musicians from Corpus Christi, Texas
- Living people
- African-American actresses
- American television actresses
- American film actresses
- American stage actresses
- 21st-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American women
- 1942 births