Filmography106 titles
Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | WildwoodMovie | General (voice) | 68 |
| 2025 | Mission: Impossible - The Final ReckoningMovie | Erika Sloane | 67 |
| 2025 | Zero DaySeries | President Evelyn Mitchell | 67 |
| 2025 | Number One on the Call SheetSeries | Self | 67 |
| 2024 | DamselMovie | Lady Bayford | 66 |
| 2024 | Disney Legends Awards CeremonyMovie | Self | 66 |
| 2024 | Doctor OdysseySeries | Athena Grant | 66 |
| 2024 | Disney Legends Award CeremonySeries | Self - Honoree | 66 |
| 2024 | Inside the Dream: MuglerMovie | Self | 66 |
| 2024 | Hollywood BlackSeries | Self (archive footage) | 66 |
| 2023 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurSeries | Decoy (voice) | 65 |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 64 |
| 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverMovie | Ramonda | 64 |
| 2022 | SherriSeries | Self - Guest | 64 |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios LegendsSeries | Ramonda (archive footage) (uncredited) | 63 |
| 2021 | What If...?Series | Queen Ramonda (voice) | 63 |
| 2021 | Gunpowder MilkshakeMovie | Anna May | 63 |
| 2021 | 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyMovie | Self | 63 |
| 2020 | SoulMovie | Dorothea (voice) | 62 |
| 2020 | 9-1-1: Lone StarSeries | Sergeant Athena Grant | 62 |
| 2019 | Avengers: EndgameMovie | Ramonda | 61 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 61 |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch ShowSeries | Mo | 61 |
| 2019 | Tamron HallSeries | Self - Guest | 61 |
| 2019 | The ApolloMovie | Self | 61 |
| 2019 | The Imagineering StorySeries | Narrator (voice) | 61 |
| 2018 | Mission: Impossible - FalloutMovie | Erika Sloane | 60 |
| 2018 | Black PantherMovie | Ramonda | 60 |
| 2018 | 9-1-1Series | Athena Grant | 60 |
| 2018 | Red Table TalkSeries | Self | 60 |
| 2018 | Konbini Vidéo ClubSeries | — | 60 |
| 2017 | SteveSeries | Self | 59 |
| 2016 | London Has FallenMovie | Lynne Jacobs | 58 |
| 2016 | WIRED's Autocomplete InterviewsSeries | Self - Guest | 58 |
| 2016 | BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama CelebrationMovie | Self | 58 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeries | Self - Guest | 57 |
| 2015 | SurvivorMovie | Maureen Cranepaul | 57 |
| 2015 | Master of NoneSeries | Catherine | 57 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James CordenSeries | Self - Guest | 57 |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSeries | Self | 57 |
| 2014 | BoJack HorsemanSeries | Ana Spanakopita (voice) | 56 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSeries | Self | 56 |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSeries | Self | 56 |
| 2014 | White Bird in a BlizzardMovie | Dr. Thaler | 56 |
| 2014 | Trailblazer HonorsSeries | Self | 56 |
| 2013 | Olympus Has FallenMovie | Lynne Jacobs | 55 |
| 2013 | The Arsenio Hall ShowSeries | Self | 55 |
| 2013 | Betty and CorettaMovie | Coretta Scott King | 55 |
| 2012 | This Means WarMovie | Collins | 54 |
| 2012 | Finding Your RootsSeries | Self | 54 |
| 2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsSeries | Self - Special Guest | 54 |
| 2012 | I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie MacMovie | Self | 54 |
| 2011 | American Horror StorySeries | Desiree Dupree | 53 |
| 2011 | Green LanternMovie | Dr. Amanda Waller | 53 |
| 2011 | The ChewSeries | Self | 53 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSeries | Self - Guest | 51 |
| 2009 | Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black ComedyMovie | Narrator (voice) | 51 |
| 2009 | NotoriousMovie | Voletta Wallace | 51 |
| 2008 | Meet the BrownsMovie | Brenda Brown | 50 |
| 2006 | Akeelah and the BeeMovie | Tanya Anderson | 48 |
| 2005 | Mr. & Mrs. SmithMovie | Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited) | 47 |
| 2004 | The Lazarus ChildMovie | Dr. Elizabeth Chase | 46 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSeries | Self | 45 |
| 2003 | Masked and AnonymousMovie | Mistress | 45 |
| 2002 | Sunshine StateMovie | Desiree Perry | 44 |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac ShowSeries | Angela Bassett | 43 |
| 2001 | AliasSeries | Hayden Chase | 43 |
| 2001 | The ScoreMovie | Diane | 43 |
| 2001 | Critics Choice AwardsSeries | Self - Presenter | 43 |
| 2001 | Ruby's Bucket of BloodMovie | Ruby Delacroix | 43 |
| 2000 | SupernovaMovie | Kaela Evers | 42 |
| 1999 | Music of the HeartMovie | Janet | 41 |
| 1997 | ContactMovie | Rachel Constantine | 39 |
| 1997 | The ViewSeries | Self | 39 |
| 1995 | PantherMovie | Dr. Betty Shabazz | 37 |
| 1995 | Strange DaysMovie | Lornette 'Mace' Mason | 37 |
| 1995 | Vampire in BrooklynMovie | Detective Rita Veder | 37 |
| 1994 | ERSeries | Catherine Banfield | 36 |
| 1993 | What's Love Got to Do with ItMovie | Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner | 35 |
| 1992 | Malcolm XMovie | Betty Shabazz | 34 |
| 1992 | Innocent BloodMovie | U.S. Attorney Sinclair | 34 |
| 1992 | Nightmare CafeSeries | Evelyn Wall | 34 |
| 1991 | The Heroes of Desert StormMovie | Lt. Phoebe Jeter | 33 |
| 1991 | City of HopeMovie | Reesha | 33 |
| 1991 | Fire! Trapped on the 37th FloorMovie | Allison | 33 |
| 1991 | Line of Fire: The Morris Dees StoryMovie | Pat | 33 |
| 1991 | Boyz n the HoodMovie | Reva Styles | 33 |
| 1991 | One Special VictoryMovie | Lois | 33 |
| 1990 | The FlashSeries | Linda Lake | 32 |
| 1990 | Kindergarten CopMovie | Stewardess | 32 |
| 1990 | ChallengerMovie | Cheryl McNair | 32 |
| 1990 | In the Best Interest of the ChildMovie | Lori | 32 |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsSeries | Michelle Obama (voice) | 31 |
| 1989 | Alien NationSeries | Renee Longstreet | 31 |
| 1989 | SnoopsSeries | Laura Hale | 31 |
| 1987 | Tour of DutySeries | Lt. Camilla Patterson | 29 |
| 1987 | thirtysomethingSeries | — | 29 |
| 1986 | F/XMovie | TV reporter | 28 |
| 1986 | LibertyMovie | Linda Thornton | 28 |
| 1985 | Spenser: For HireSeries | — | 27 |
| 1985 | 227Series | — | 27 |
| 1985 | DoubletakeMovie | Prostitute at Headquarters | 27 |
| 1984 | The Cosby ShowSeries | Sara | 26 |
| 1983 | Reading RainbowSeries | Self - Narrator (voice) | 25 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | — |
| 1949 | The Emmy AwardsSeries | Self | — |