Jackie Richardson

Jackie Richardson, born January 4, 1947 in Donora, Pennsylvania, is an American and Canadian singer and actress of African-American descent. After her family relocated to Toronto in 1954, she joined the 1960s girl group The Tiaras alongside Brenda Russell, Arlene Trotman, and Colina Phillips. Her career progressed with stage and screen work, winning a Dora Award in 2004 for the musical Cookin' at the Cookery and a Gemini Award for her performance in The Gospel According to the Blues. She appeared as a vocalist on the 2009 album Norm Amadio and Friends and received the Martin Luther King Jr. Achievement Award in 2017 for her contributions to theatre and music.