Richardson was a member of 1960s Toronto-based girl group
The Tiaras along with
Brenda Russell, Arlene Trotman, and Colina Phillips. Richardson is a three-time nominee for the
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Gemini Award, and won the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for
The Gospel According to the Blues. In 2003 she was nominated for the
NAACP Image Award for Best Actress in a Television Movie for
Sins of the Father. Richardson is also a noted stage performer, winning a
Dora Award in 2004 for the musical ''Cookin' at the Cookery.
Other high-profile projects include Milk and Honey, More Tales of the City, Further Tales of the City, Hey Lady! and 3 Men and a Baby''. The musical
Big Mama! The Willie Mae Thornton Story was conceived of and written by
Audrei-Kairen Kotaska for Richardson, who starred in the production first in 1999 and then again in 2012. In 2017, Richardson won the
Martin Luther King Jr. Achievement Award for her theater and music achievements. == Personal life ==