| 2026 |
The Boroughs
TV
|
Judy |
| 2025 |
The Last Frontier
TV
|
Jacqueline Bradford |
| 2025 |
The Inquisitor
MOVIE
|
Narration |
| 2025 |
Number One on the Call Sheet
TV
|
Self |
| 2024 |
Salem's Lot
MOVIE
|
Dr. Cody |
| 2024 |
Summer Camp
MOVIE
|
Mary |
| 2024 |
Monsieur Spade
TV
|
Virginia Dell |
| 2024 |
The Book of Clarence
MOVIE
|
Mother Mary |
| 2023 |
Weathering
MOVIE
|
Mum |
| 2023 |
Space Oddity
MOVIE
|
Dr. Olsen |
| 2023 |
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
TV
|
Mimi (voice) |
| 2022 |
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV
|
Self - Guest |
| 2022 |
The Gray Man
MOVIE
|
Margaret Cahill |
| 2021 |
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
MOVIE
|
Alma Thomas (voice) |
| 2021 |
Fatherhood
MOVIE
|
Marian |
| 2021 |
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
MOVIE
|
Mary Parrish (voice) |
| 2020 |
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
TV
|
Self |
| 2020 |
Star Trek: Lower Decks
TV
|
Lilly Sloane (voice) |
| 2020 |
The Making of Clemency
MOVIE
|
Herself |
| 2019 |
Clemency
MOVIE
|
Warden Bernadine Williams |
| 2019 |
See
TV
|
Paris |
| 2019 |
The Lion King
MOVIE
|
Sarabi (voice) |
| 2019 |
No Small Matter
MOVIE
|
Narrator (voice) |
| 2019 |
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
MOVIE
|
Self |
| 2019 |
Juanita
MOVIE
|
Juanita |
| 2018 |
Saint Judy
MOVIE
|
Judge Benton |
| 2017 |
Burning Sands
MOVIE
|
Professor Hughes |
| 2017 |
A Series of Unfortunate Events
TV
|
Aunt Josephine |
| 2016 |
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
MOVIE
|
Self |
| 2016 |
Marvel's Luke Cage
TV
|
Mariah Dillard |
| 2016 |
So B. It
MOVIE
|
Bernadette |
| 2016 |
Captain America: Civil War
MOVIE
|
Miriam |
| 2015 |
Mississippi Grind
MOVIE
|
Sam |
| 2015 |
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
MOVIE
|
Mary Lou Williams (voice) |
| 2015 |
Knucklehead
MOVIE
|
Sheila |
| 2015 |
A Path Appears
MOVIE
|
Self |
| 2015 |
Empire
TV
|
Renee |
| 2014 |
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV
|
Self |
| 2014 |
State of Affairs
TV
|
President Constance Payton |
| 2014 |
Annabelle
MOVIE
|
Evelyn |
| 2014 |
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
MOVIE
|
Self |
| 2014 |
The Last Ship
TV
|
Amy Granderson |
| 2013 |
12 Years a Slave
MOVIE
|
Mistress Shaw |
| 2013 |
The Door
MOVIE
|
E |
| 2012 |
Steel Magnolias
MOVIE
|
Ouiser |
| 2011 |
Women, War & Peace
TV
|
Narrator (voice) |
| 2010 |
Memphis Beat
TV
|
Lieutenant Tanya Rice |
| 2010 |
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV
|
Self |
| 2010 |
Black Panther
MOVIE
|
Dondi Reece |
| 2010 |
Black Panther
TV
|
Dondi Reece (voice) |
| 2009 |
Three Rivers
TV
|
Dr. Sophia Jordan |
| 2009 |
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV
|
Self - Guest |
| 2008 |
Medal of Honor
MOVIE
|
Narrator |
| 2008 |
My Own Worst Enemy
TV
|
Mavis Heller |
| 2008 |
Reach for Me
MOVIE
|
Evelyn |
| 2008 |
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
MOVIE
|
Alice Pratt |
| 2008 |
True Blood
TV
|
Ruby Jean Reynolds |
| 2008 |
American Violet
MOVIE
|
Alma Roberts |
| 2008 |
Henry Box Brown
MOVIE
|
Self |
| 2007 |
Pictures of Hollis Woods
MOVIE
|
Edna Reilly |
| 2007 |
Private Practice
TV
|
Dee Bennett |
| 2007 |
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
MOVIE
|
Self - Narrator |
| 2006 |
Class of 3000
TV
|
Self |
| 2006 |
Rachael Ray
TV
|
Self - Guest |
| 2006 |
The Megan Mullally Show
TV
|
Self - Guest |
| 2006 |
King Leopold's Ghost
MOVIE
|
Ilanga (voice) |
| 2006 |
Take the Lead
MOVIE
|
Augustine James |
| 2006 |
The Water Is Wide
MOVIE
|
Mrs. Brown |
| 2006 |
Something New
MOVIE
|
Joyce McQueen |
| 2005 |
Beauty Shop
MOVIE
|
Ms. Josephine |
| 2005 |
Grey's Anatomy
TV
|
Justine Campbell |
| 2004 |
Desperate Housewives
TV
|
Betty Applewhite |
| 2004 |
The Forgotten
MOVIE
|
Det. Anne Pope |
| 2003 |
Radio
MOVIE
|
Principal Daniels |
| 2003 |
The Singing Detective
MOVIE
|
Chief of Staff |
| 2003 |
A Wrinkle in Time
MOVIE
|
Mrs. Whatsit |
| 2003 |
The Core
MOVIE
|
Stickley |
| 2003 |
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
MOVIE
|
Narrator |
| 2003 |
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
MOVIE
|
Self |
| 2002 |
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
MOVIE
|
Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice) |
| 2002 |
Searching for Debra Winger
MOVIE
|
Self |
| 2001 |
K-PAX
MOVIE
|
Claudia Villars |
| 2001 |
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
MOVIE
|
Medicine Woman (voice) |
| 2001 |
Disney's American Legends
MOVIE
|
Self |
| 2000 |
Holiday Heart
MOVIE
|
Wanda Dean |
| 2000 |
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
MOVIE
|
Narrator |
| 2000 |
Lost Souls
MOVIE
|
Dr. Allen |
| 2000 |
Static Shock
TV
|
Jean Hawkins (voice) |
| 2000 |
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
MOVIE
|
Mary Parrish (voice) |
| 2000 |
John Henry
MOVIE
|
Polly / Narrator (voice) |
| 2000 |
Dinosaur
MOVIE
|
Plio (voice) |
| 2000 |
Love & Basketball
MOVIE
|
Camille Wright |
| 2000 |
What's Cooking?
MOVIE
|
Audrey Williams |
| 2000 |
Eleanor Roosevelt
MOVIE
|
Narrator (voice) |
| 1999 |
Mumford
MOVIE
|
Lily |
| 1999 |
Funny Valentines
MOVIE
|
Joyce May |
| 1999 |
The Wishing Tree
MOVIE
|
Clara |
| 1999 |
The Underground Railroad
MOVIE
|
Self |
| 1998 |
Down in the Delta
MOVIE
|
Loretta Sinclair |
| 1998 |
The Wild Thornberrys
TV
|
Medicine Woman (voice) |
| 1997 |
Seven Candles For Kwanzaa
MOVIE
|
Narrator |
| 1997 |
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
MOVIE
|
Maisie (voice) |
| 1997 |
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
MOVIE
|
Narrator (voice) |
| 1997 |
The Practice
TV
|
Denise Freeman |
| 1997 |
Follow Me Home
MOVIE
|
Evey |
| 1997 |
Miss Evers' Boys
MOVIE
|
Eunice Evers, R.N. |
| 1997 |
The Member of the Wedding
MOVIE
|
Berenice Sadie Brown |
| 1996 |
Star Trek: First Contact
MOVIE
|
Lily Sloane |
| 1996 |
A Step Toward Tomorrow
MOVIE
|
Dr. Sadlin |
| 1996 |
The Daily Show
TV
|
Self |
| 1996 |
Special Report: Journey to Mars
MOVIE
|
Tamara O'Neil |
| 1996 |
Primal Fear
MOVIE
|
Shoat |
| 1996 |
Gulliver's Travels
TV
|
Queen of Brobdingnag |
| 1995 |
How to Make an American Quilt
MOVIE
|
Marianna |
| 1995 |
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV
|
Winsome (voice) |
| 1995 |
The Piano Lesson
MOVIE
|
Berniece Charles |
| 1994 |
Crooklyn
MOVIE
|
Carolyn Carmichael |
| 1994 |
Aliens for Breakfast
MOVIE
|
Mrs. Marks |
| 1994 |
Blue Chips
MOVIE
|
Lavada McRae |
| 1994 |
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
MOVIE
|
Narrator |
| 1993 |
Bopha!
MOVIE
|
Rosie Mangena |
| 1993 |
Frasier
TV
|
Edna (voice) |
| 1993 |
Heart and Souls
MOVIE
|
Penny Washington |
| 1993 |
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV
|
Dr. Roxanne Turner |
| 1992 |
Passion Fish
MOVIE
|
Chantelle |
| 1992 |
Rich in Love
MOVIE
|
Rhody Poole |
| 1992 |
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
MOVIE
|
Ann |
| 1992 |
HBO First Look
TV
|
Self |
| 1991 |
Grand Canyon
MOVIE
|
Jane |
| 1990 |
Blue Bayou
MOVIE
|
Jessica Filley |
| 1989 |
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
MOVIE
|
Mary Thomas |
| 1989 |
Miss Firecracker
MOVIE
|
Popeye Jackson |
| 1988 |
Scrooged
MOVIE
|
Grace Cooley |
| 1988 |
American Experience
TV
|
Narrator (voice) |
| 1988 |
The Child Saver
MOVIE
|
Andrea Crawford |
| 1987 |
Mandela
MOVIE
|
Winnie Mandela |
| 1986 |
Unnatural Causes
MOVIE
|
Maude DeVictor |
| 1986 |
L.A. Law: Pilot
MOVIE
|
Adrianne Moore |
| 1986 |
L.A. Law
TV
|
Adrianne Moore |
| 1986 |
Extremities
MOVIE
|
Patricia |
| 1985 |
Puss in Boots
MOVIE
|
Princess Lovinia |
| 1985 |
Sara
TV
|
Rozalyn Dupree |
| 1985 |
Words by Heart
MOVIE
|
Claudie Sills |
| 1984 |
Black Hollywood
MOVIE
|
Self |
| 1984 |
Sweet Revenge
MOVIE
|
Vicki Teague |
| 1984 |
WonderWorks
TV
|
Claudie Sills |
| 1984 |
Go Tell It on the Mountain
MOVIE
|
Esther |
| 1984 |
The Killing Floor
MOVIE
|
Mattie |
| 1983 |
Cross Creek
MOVIE
|
Geechee |
| 1983 |
Reading Rainbow
TV
|
Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1982 |
St. Elsewhere
TV
|
Roxanne Turner |
| 1982 |
Tucker's Witch
TV
|
Marcia Fulbright |
| 1982 |
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV
|
Self - Guest |
| 1982 |
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV
|
Princess Lovinia |
| 1982 |
Precious Blood
MOVIE
|
Narrator |
| 1982 |
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
MOVIE
|
Woman who lost her stuff |
| 1982 |
The Ambush Murders
MOVIE
|
Karisha Ellsworth |
| 1981 |
The Sophisticated Gents
TV
|
Evelyn Evers |
| 1981 |
Hill Street Blues
TV
|
Self |
| 1980 |
HealtH
MOVIE
|
Sally Benbow |
| 1980 |
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
TV
|
Self |
| 1979 |
Freedom Road
MOVIE
|
Katie |
| 1978 |
The White Shadow
TV
|
Sandra Wilcox |
| 1978 |
The Trial of the Moke
MOVIE
|
Lucy Smith |
| 1978 |
Remember My Name
MOVIE
|
Rita |
| 1977 |
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
TV
|
Self |
| 1953 |
The Oscars
TV
|
Self |
| 1951 |
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV
|
Mrs. Brown |
|
Hate to See You Go
MOVIE
|
Self |
|
Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”
MOVIE
|
Self |
|
The Thing That Hurts
MOVIE
|
Self |
|
Pockets of Heaven
MOVIE
|
Self |
