Filmography
| 2025 | The Oscars · as Self |
| 2024 | |
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| 2024 | Louder: The Soundtrack of Change · as Self |
| 2024 | Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony · as Self |
| 2024 | The Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show Starring Usher · as Self - Performer |
| 2023 | OWN Celebrates the New Color Purple · as Self |
| 2023 | Oprah and the Color Purple Journey · as Self |
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| 2023 | Black Pop · as Self - Artist |
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| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Behind the Shield: The Power & Politics of the NFL · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | The 64th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer & Winner |
| 2022 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2021 | The National Christmas Tree Lighting · as Self |
| 2021 | Soul Train Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | BET Awards 2021 · as Self - Performer & Winner |
| 2021 | Prime Day Show · as Self |
| 2021 | 2021 Billboard Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2021 | Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World · as Self - Performer |
| 2021 | Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World · as Self - Performer |
| 2021 | The Oscars · as Self - Winner |
| 2021 | The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2021 | Yes Day · as H.e.r. |
| 2021 | Soul of a Nation · as Self |
| 2021 | Super Bowl LV · as Self |
| 2020 | 2020 Soul Train Awards · as Self - Presenter & Winner |
| 2020 | The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2020 | 2020 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2020 | Unfiltered · as Self |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2020 | The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo · as Self |
| 2020 | Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 · as Self - Musical Guest |
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| 2020 | 51st NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2020 | The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer & Nominee |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | Black Girls Rock! · as Self - Honoree |
| 2019 | 2019 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2019 | BET Awards 2019 · as Self - Performer |
| 2019 | All That · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2019 | Songland · as Self |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Desus & Mero (2019) · as Self |
| 2019 | The 61st Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer & Winner |
| 2018 | Black Girls Rock! · as Self - Performer |
| 2017 | MTV Push · as Self |
| 2016 | Sunday Today with Willie Geist · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings · as Self - Singer |
| 2010 | The Talk · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | BET Awards 2010 · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly · as Self |
| 1998 | Fox Files · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1997 | The View · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show · as Self |
| 1996 | MLB on FOX · as Self |
| 1994 | All That · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark · as Self - Guest |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1975 | Austin City Limits · as Self |
| 1975 | People's Choice Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1975 | Good Morning America · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1959 | Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards · as Self |
| 1952 | Today · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2026 | Forgotten Island · as Jo (voice) |
| 2023 | The Color Purple · as Squeak |
| 2022 | Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration · as Belle |
| 2021 | We the People · as (voice) |
| 2019 | Blue's Clues & You! · as T. Rex |
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| 2011 | Bob's Burgers · as Aliah |
| 2009 | School Gyrls · as Gabi |
| 2023 | The Color Purple · as Songs |
| 2021 | Judas and the Black Messiah · as Songs |
| 2021 | Judas and the Black Messiah · as Lyricist |
| 2020 | Bruised · as Songs |