LaTanya Richardson Jackson in Grey's Anatomy: Be Still, My Soul
LaTanya Richardson Jackson (1949 -)
Television Deaths[]
- Show Me a Hero (2015) [Norma O'Neal]: The text at the end of the series informs us that she died some time after the events depicted on the show. (Along with Peter Riegert, Catherine Keener and Alfred Molina).
- Luke Cage: Moment of Truth (2016) [Mama Mabel Stokes]: Dies off screen from unspecified causes before the series begins. LaTanya is only seen throughout the series in flashbacks, photographs and an hallucination which is experienced by Alfre Woodard.
- Grey's Anatomy: Be Still, My Soul (2017) [Diane Pierce]: Dies of inflammatory breast cancer, while having her nails painted by her daughter (Kelly McCreary). LaTanya asks Kelly to close the window of her hospital room, and when Kelly returns to her bedside, she discovers that LaTanya has passed away, with Kelly crying and continuing to paint LaTanya's nails.
Notable Connections[]
- Mrs. Samuel L. Jackson