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name: "Connie Jackson"
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roles: ["Actor"]
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:06.620462+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Connie Jackson

Actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor

## Biography

Connie Jackson is an American actress and singer. Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, she moved to Los Angeles in 1986. Shortly afterwards she was cast by choreographer Michael Peters in the 1987 Broadway revival of Dreamgirls.

She has appeared in numerous television series, including a recurring role as Elaine on NCIS (2012–2023). Other credits include Grey's Anatomy (2005), 9-1-1 (2018) as Fatima, How to Get Away with Murder (2014), This Is Us (2016), Weeds (2005), Jane the Virgin (2014), Nip/Tuck (2003) and Drive-Away Dolls (2024) as Aunt Ellis.

Jackson provided the voice of Grandma Lucy in the animated film All I Want for Christmas Is You (2017). She has also worked as a backing vocalist, touring and recording with Phil Collins, and co-produced the short film My Name Is Lamar (2017).

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Drive-Away Dolls* (2024), Fi1m 60, as Aunt Ellis — [page](https://film.one/film/drive-away-dolls.md)

## Also known for

- *9-1-1* (2018), Fatima
- *NCIS* (2003), Elaine
- *How to Get Away with Murder* (2014), Female Moderator
- *This Is Us* (2016), Waitress
- *Jane the Virgin* (2014), Nurse
- *Comet* (2014), Nurse
- *The Strange Thing About the Johnsons* (2011), Grace
- *Private Practice* (2007), Counselor

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