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Filmografi
| 2015 | Against the Jab · as Dj Mike's Mother |
| 2015 | Whitney · as Sister |
| 2012 | Luv · as Grandma Beanie |
| 2011 | This Narrow Place · as Mrs. Shaw |
| 2011 | Honey 2 · as Connie Daniels |
| 2010 | Dream Street · as Cast |
| 2006 | The Game · as Maria Pitts |
| 2006 | ATL · as Priscilla Garnett |
| 2004 | She Hate Me · as Lottie Armstrong |
| 2003 | Honey · as Mrs. Daniels |
| 2003 | Missing (2003) · as Miss ChambersPå Plex |
| 2002 | Half & Half · as Tonya |
| 2001 | For Love of Olivia · as Olivia Stewart |
| 2001 | Lift · as Elaine |
| 2000 | Men of Honor · as Ella Brashear |
| 2000 | Fast Food Fast Women · as Sherry-Lynn |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | Third Watch · as Maggie Davis |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · as Attorney Greer |
| 1999 | Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years · as Mama Delany |
| 1998 | Blind Faith · as Carol WilliamsPå Plex |
| 1998 | He Got Game · as Martha Shuttlesworth |
| 1997 | To Dance with OliviaPå Plex |
| 1993 | Tribeca · as Detective Simmons |
| 1993 | Alex Haley's Queen · as Alice |
| 1992 | Malcolm X · as Louise Little |
| 1991 | Jungle Fever · as Drew |
| 1990 | Dangerous Passion · as Meg |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster Place · as LorrainePå Plex |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster Place · as Lorraine |
| 1987 | Gardens of Stone · as Betty Rae |
| 1986 | Amen · as Tanya Dubois |
| 1986 | 'Round Midnight · as Darcey Leigh |
| 1986 | L.A. Law · as A.d.a. Kari Simms |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire · as Hillary |
| 1985 | The Equalizer · as Dr. Elly Walton |
| 1985 | Brewster's Millions · as Angela Drake |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club · as Lila Rose OliverPå Plex |
| 1984 | Miami Vice · as Alicia Mena |
| 1982 | Illusions · as Mignon Dupree |
| 1979 | Cuba · as Therese Mederos |
| 1977 | Which Way Is Up? · as Vanetta |
| 1976 | Sparkle · as Sister |
| 1971 | Soul Train · as Guest |
| 1956 | As The World Turns · as Sara Ruth Bennett |
| 2013 | Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic · as Self |
| 1995 | The 49th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1985 | The 57th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1976 | Working in the Theatre · as Self |
| 1974 | Dinah! · as Self - Guest |
| 1972 | The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters · as Self - The Soul Sisters |
| 1971 | Great Performances · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 |
| 2010 | Dream Street · as Executive Producer |
| 2010 |
| 1994 | The African Burial Ground: An American Discovery · as Composer |
| 2010 | Dream Street · as Music Composer |