Known For
Filmografia
| 2025 | All's Fair (2025) · as Alberta Dome |
| 2025 | The Better Sister · as Catherine Lancaster |
| 2025 | StuGo · as Dr. Lullah (voice) |
| 2024 | Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation · as Rashida Remington (voice) |
| 2023 | Nimona · as Queen Valerin (voice) |
| 2022 | How NOT to Draw · as Dr. Lullah |
| 2021 | Wolfboy and the Everything Factory · as Cast |
| 2021 | Star Wars: Visions · as Masago |
| 2021 | Cinema Toast · as Mother |
| 2021 | The Equalizer (2021) · as Viola 'vi' Marsette |
| 2020 | Your Honor · as Judge Sarah Leblanc |
| 2020 | The Glorias · as Flo Kennedy |
| 2020 | Concrete Cowboy · as Nessi |
| 2019 | Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark · as Lou Lou |
| 2019 | Theme Song Takeover · as Dr. Lullah |
| 2019 | The Village (2019) · as Patricia Davis |
| 2018 | Sprinter · as DonnaNa Plex |
| 2018 | Fast Color · as Bo |
| 2018 | She-Ra and the Princesses of Power · as Shadow Weaver (voice) |
| 2018 | Summer Camp Island · as Emily Ghost (voice) |
| 2018 | Big City Greens · as Remy’s Mother (voice) |
| 2017 | Love Beats Rhymes · as NichelleNa Plex |
| 2017 | Shots Fired · as Carole Moore |
| 2017 | The Good Fight · as Nia Rogers |
| 2016 | Sophie and the Rising Sun · as Salome WhitmoreNa Plex |
| 2015 | The Night Before · as Mrs. Roberts |
| 2015 | Into the Badlands · as Cressida |
| 2015 | Rosewood · as Donna Rosewood |
| 2015 | Runaway Island · as Naomi HollowayNa Plex |
| 2015 | Grace and Frankie · as Rebecca |
| 2014 | Selma · as Amelia Boynton |
| 2014 | Ask Me Anything · as Dr. Sherman |
| 2014 | black-ish · as Almaviligerais |
| 2014 | Forever (2014) · as Lt. Joanne Reece |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D. · as Shambala Green |
| 2013 | Orange Is the New Black · as Yvonne 'vee' Parker |
| 2013 | Being Mary Jane · as Aunt Toni |
| 2013 | The Fosters (2013) · as Dana Adams |
| 2012 | Middle of Nowhere · as Ruth |
| 2012 | Scandal (2012) · as Nancy Drake |
| 2012 | The Finder · as La Bruja |
| 2011 | Against the Wall · as Officer Edie |
| 2011 | Body of Proof · as Chief Angela Martin |
| 2010 | The Glades · as Carol Watkins |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva · as Professor Ellen Daily |
| 2009 | The Soloist · as Flo Ayers |
| 2008 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager · as Omar's Mom |
| 2007 | Saving Grace (2007) · as Kate Perry |
| 2006 | 3 Lbs. · as Della |
| 2006 | Friday Night Lights · as Bird Merriweather |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty · as Yoga |
| 2005 | The Closer · as Député D.a. Powell |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy · as Helen Fincher |
| 2005 | Their Eyes Were Watching God · as Pearl Stone |
| 2005 | Numb3rs · as Medical Examiner |
| 2003 | Threat Matrix · as Carina Wright |
| 2003 | NCIS · as Donna Wolfson |
| 2003 | This Far By Faith · as Narrator |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan · as Elaine Duchamps |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation · as Cynthia James |
| 2000 | Static Shock · as Dr. Franklin (voice) |
| 1999 | The Sky Is Falling · as Janie |
| 1999 | Judging Amy · as Eileen Stayman |
| 1998 | Any Day Now · as Rene Jackson |
| 1998 | Jaded · as Carol Broker |
| 1998 | Black Dog · as Avery |
| 1998 | Blackout Effect · as Kim Garfield |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | Cracker (US) · as Tisha Watlington |
| 1997 | Nothing Sacred · as Lorraine Hamilton |
| 1997 | Leaving L.A. · as Dr. Claudia Chan |
| 1996 | The Cherokee Kid · as Mama Turner |
| 1996 | If These Walls Could Talk · as Shameeka Webb |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | Promised Land · as Linda Paxton |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | Nightjohn · as Dealey |
| 1996 | The Making of a Hollywood Madam · as Judge Consuelo Marshall |
| 1996 | America's Dream · as Philomena (segment "the Reunion") |
| 1995 | It Was Him or Us · as Lieutenant Sondra Washington |
| 1995 | Murder One · as Margaret Stratton |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | Dangerous Minds · as Irene Roberts |
| 1994 | Bleeding Hearts · as Enid Sheperd |
| 1994 | ER · as Yolanda |
| 1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. · as Denise Copeland |
| 1994 | |
| 1994 | |
| 1993 | Mother's Boys · as Robert’s AssociateNa Plex |
| 1993 | Frasier · as Nurse |
| 1993 | The Sinbad Show · as Mrs. Payton |
| 1993 | Class of '61 · as Sarah |
| 1993 | Point of No Return · as Beth |
| 1993 | Lies & Lullabies · as Florence Crawford |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | Alex Haley's Queen · as Joyce |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Trial: The Price of Passion · as Nancy Goodpaster |
| 1992 | Tequila and Bonetti · as Big Marie |
| 1992 | Red Dwarf · as Captain Tau |
| 1991 | Daddy · as Judge |
| 1991 | Hudson Hawk · as Almond Joy |
| 1990 | Law & Order · as Shambala Green |
| 1990 | Nasty Boys · as Dr. Chanel Cory |
| 1989 | Breaking In · as Delphine The Hooker |
| 1989 | A Man Called Hawk · as Emily Howell |
| 1986 | A Case of Deadly Force · as Pat BowdenNa Plex |
| 1985 | American Masters · as Mary Church Terrell |
| 1985 | |
| 1983 | The Face of Rage · as Stendah |
| 1973 | The Young and the Restless · as Dr. Watkins |
| 1971 | Great Performances · as Gertrude |
| 1968 | One Life to Live · as Vera Williams |
| 2021 | One Thousand Years of Slavery · as Self |
| 2017 | Girls Trip · as Lorraine Toussaint |
| 2015 | The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2015 | The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2015 | 72nd Golden Globe Awards · as Self |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime · as Self |
| 2013 | The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2012 | Home & Family · as Self |
| 2012 | Steve Harvey · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk · as Self |
| 2010 | Access Hollyood Live · as Self |
| 2008 | The Real Housewives of Atlanta · as Self |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood · as Self |
| 2003 | 34th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2002 | 33rd NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | 32nd NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2000 | 31st NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1999 | 30th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations · as Self |
| 1952 | Today · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | Accidental Friendship · as Executive Producer |