Samuel L. Jackson Celebrates Wife LaTanya Richardson’s Tony Nomination with Angela Bassett, Spike Lee and More at All-Star Bash

Samuel L. Jackson is celebrating his wife LaTanya Richardson’s latest achievement: a Tony nomination!

Richardson, 75, was honored by a few of her and Jackson’s famous friends at the Whitby hotel in New York City on Sunday, June 1. The cocktail party celebration was hosted by Spike Lee, Tonya Lewis Lee and Sotheby’s real estate advisor Spencer Means.

Richardson was celebrated ahead of the upcoming 2025 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 8. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for Purpose. Richardson previously received a Tony nomination in 2014 for her performance in the revival of A Raisin in the Sun.

Deborah Roberts posted a series of photos from the event, including a selfie alongside Richardson and Angela Bassett. Roberts, 64, also added a few snaps of Jackson, 76, Lee, 68, and Richardson giving speeches at the event.

Roberts also included a couple of snapshots of Richardson enjoying the party alongside the partygoers, including Danielle Brooks, Purpose producer Debra Martin Chase and Purpose playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.

During the celebration, Jackson reminisced about his and Richardson’s 45-year marriage as he praised her acting, the New York Post reported. The couple’s daughter, Zoe, also paid tribute to her mother with a short speech before handing her the microphone to say a few words.

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Roberts highlighted Richardson’s “brilliant and inspiring career” in her caption.

“[She] is showing us how to keep doing it with passion and purpose onstage and on screen,” Roberts added. “No accident that she’s nominated for a Tony award for her starring role on broadway in the compelling drama, Purpose. Congratulations to you and your stellar cast!”

Chase also marked the occasion and posted an Instagram carousel that included several photos from the soirée.

“A wonderful reception tonight to celebrate our friend @ltjackson_ and her Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Play for @purposeonbroadway,” he caption read. “It was warm, intimate and fun– just like LaTanya.”

Chase also remarked that on Sunday, they learned that the play won the Drama Desk Award for best play and outstanding featured performance for Kara Young.

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After Richardson’s nomination on May 1, Jackson made a heartfelt Instagram post celebrating her accomplishment.

“CONGRATULATIONS TO THE INCREDIBLE @ltjackson_ ON THIS MOST DESERVED RECOGNITION,” Jackson wrote alongside several photos of his wife. “WHEN DIAMONDS MEET, TONYS HAPPEN.💎@purposeonbroadway @thetonyawards.”

Purpose was written by Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Phylicia Rashad. It follows the Jasper family as they gather together to celebrate a belated birthday. However, when one of their friends shows up unexpectedly, the family “is forced into a reckoning with itself, its faith and the legacies of Black political power and familial duty.”

The show received six Tony nominations, including the nod for Richardson, Best Play, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for Jon Michael Hill and Harry Lennix, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for Glenn Davis and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a play for Kara Young.

Tickets for Purpose are now on sale.

Source People.com