Suzzanne Douglas, star of 'The Parent 'Hood,' dies at 64 The Parent Hood, a sitcom about the challenges of raising a family in New York City, aired for five seasons on the WB network. NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- Suzzanne Douglas, an actress who appeared on Broadway but was probably best known for her role as a wife, mother and law student on the sitcom The Parent Hood, died Tuesday at her home on Marthas Vineyard, in Massachusetts. She was 64. Her husband, Jonathan Cobb, said the cause was complications of cancer. He did not specify what type of cancer Douglas had, but he said she had been sick for more than two years.