Filmography90 titles
Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Number One on the Call SheetSeries | Self | 73 |
| 2025 | The InquisitorMovie | Narration | 73 |
| 2025 | The Last FrontierSeries | Jacqueline Bradford | 73 |
| 2024 | Salem's LotMovie | Dr. Cody | 72 |
| 2024 | Monsieur SpadeSeries | Virginia Dell | 72 |
| 2024 | The Book of ClarenceMovie | Mother Mary | 72 |
| 2023 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurSeries | Mimi (voice) | 71 |
| 2023 | Space OddityMovie | Dr. Olsen | 71 |
| 2022 | The Gray ManMovie | Margaret Cahill | 70 |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 70 |
| 2020 | The Sunday Show with Jonathan CapehartSeries | Self | 68 |
| 2019 | SeeSeries | Paris | 67 |
| 2017 | A Series of Unfortunate EventsSeries | Aunt Josephine | 65 |
| 2016 | Captain America: Civil WarMovie | Miriam | 64 |
| 2016 | Marvel's Luke CageSeries | Mariah Dillard | 64 |
| 2015 | EmpireSeries | Renee | 63 |
| 2015 | Mississippi GrindMovie | Sam | 63 |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSeries | Self | 62 |
| 2014 | The Last ShipSeries | Amy Granderson | 62 |
| 2013 | 12 Years a SlaveMovie | Mistress Shaw | 61 |
| 2012 | Steel MagnoliasMovie | Ouiser | 60 |
| 2010 | Who Do You Think You Are?Series | Self | 58 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSeries | Self - Guest | 57 |
| 2008 | Tyler Perry's The Family That PreysMovie | Alice Pratt | 56 |
| 2008 | True BloodSeries | Ruby Jean Reynolds | 56 |
| 2008 | American VioletMovie | Alma Roberts | 56 |
| 2008 | My Own Worst EnemySeries | Mavis Heller | 56 |
| 2007 | Private PracticeSeries | Dee Bennett | 55 |
| 2006 | Rachael RaySeries | Self - Guest | 54 |
| 2006 | The Megan Mullally ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 54 |
| 2005 | Grey's AnatomySeries | Justine Campbell | 53 |
| 2005 | Beauty ShopMovie | Ms. Josephine | 53 |
| 2005 | InconceivableSeries | Dr. Lydia Crawford | 53 |
| 2004 | Desperate HousewivesSeries | Betty Applewhite | 52 |
| 2004 | The ForgottenMovie | Det. Anne Pope | 52 |
| 2003 | RadioMovie | Principal Daniels | 51 |
| 2003 | The Singing DetectiveMovie | Chief of Staff | 51 |
| 2003 | The CoreMovie | Stickley | 51 |
| 2003 | A Wrinkle in TimeMovie | Mrs. Whatsit | 51 |
| 2002 | Searching for Debra WingerMovie | Self | 50 |
| 2002 | The Wild Thornberrys MovieMovie | Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice) | 50 |
| 2001 | K-PAXMovie | Claudia Villars | 49 |
| 2001 | The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of DonnieMovie | Medicine Woman (voice) | 49 |
| 2000 | Holiday HeartMovie | Wanda Dean | 48 |
| 2000 | Static ShockSeries | Jean Hawkins (voice) | 48 |
| 2000 | DinosaurMovie | Plio (voice) | 48 |
| 2000 | What's Cooking?Movie | Audrey Williams | 48 |
| 2000 | Lost SoulsMovie | Dr. Allen | 48 |
| 1999 | MumfordMovie | Lily | 47 |
| 1998 | The Wild ThornberrysSeries | Medicine Woman (voice) | 46 |
| 1998 | Down in the DeltaMovie | Loretta Sinclair | 46 |
| 1997 | The PracticeSeries | Denise Freeman | 45 |
| 1997 | The Brave Little Toaster to the RescueMovie | Maisie (voice) | 45 |
| 1996 | Primal FearMovie | Shoat | 44 |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSeries | Self | 44 |
| 1996 | Gulliver's TravelsSeries | Queen of Brobdingnag | 44 |
| 1996 | Special Report: Journey to MarsMovie | Tamara O'Neil | 44 |
| 1996 | Star Trek: First ContactMovie | Lily Sloane | 44 |
| 1996 | A Step Toward TomorrowMovie | Dr. Sadlin | 44 |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries | Winsome (voice) | 43 |
| 1995 | How to Make an American QuiltMovie | Marianna | 43 |
| 1994 | Blue ChipsMovie | Lavada McRae | 42 |
| 1993 | FrasierSeries | Edna (voice) | 41 |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the StreetSeries | Dr. Roxanne Turner | 41 |
| 1993 | Heart and SoulsMovie | Penny Washington | 41 |
| 1992 | HBO First LookSeries | Self | 40 |
| 1992 | The Gun in Betty Lou's HandbagMovie | Ann | 40 |
| 1992 | Rich in LoveMovie | Rhody Poole | 40 |
| 1989 | Miss FirecrackerMovie | Popeye Jackson | 37 |
| 1988 | American ExperienceSeries | Narrator (voice) | 36 |
| 1988 | ScroogedMovie | Grace Cooley | 36 |
| 1986 | L.A. LawSeries | Adrianne Moore | 34 |
| 1985 | Puss in BootsMovie | Princess Lovinia | 33 |
| 1984 | Go Tell It on the MountainMovie | Esther | 32 |
| 1984 | Sweet RevengeMovie | Vicki Teague | 32 |
| 1983 | Reading RainbowSeries | Self - Narrator (voice) | 31 |
| 1983 | Cross CreekMovie | Geechee | 31 |
| 1982 | St. ElsewhereSeries | Roxanne Turner | 30 |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale TheatreSeries | Princess Lovinia | 30 |
| 1982 | The Ambush MurdersMovie | Karisha Ellsworth | 30 |
| 1982 | Tucker's WitchSeries | Marcia Fulbright | 30 |
| 1981 | The Sophisticated GentsSeries | Evelyn Evers | 29 |
| 1980 | HealtHMovie | Sally Benbow | 28 |
| 1979 | Freedom RoadMovie | Katie | 27 |
| 1978 | Remember My NameMovie | Rita | 26 |
| 1978 | The White ShadowSeries | Sandra Wilcox | 26 |
| 1977 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65?Series | — | 25 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | 1 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameSeries | Mrs. Brown | — |
| 0 | Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”Movie | Self | — |