| 2025 | Seen & Heard: The History of Black TelevisionSeries | Self | 75 |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson ShowSeries | Self | 72 |
| 2022 | JANET JACKSON.Series | Self | 72 |
| 2022 | The Proud Family: Louder and ProuderSeries | Myrtle (voice) | 72 |
| 2021 | Turning the Tables with Robin RobertsSeries | Self | 71 |
| 2020 | Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz DanceMovie | Self | 70 |
| 2020 | Cardi TriesSeries | Self | 70 |
| 2019 | Maurice Hines: Bring Them BackMovie | Self | 69 |
| 2019 | Tamron HallSeries | Self - Guest | 69 |
| 2018 | Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'Series | Self | 68 |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T.Series | Charice Harrelson | 67 |
| 2017 | Raven's HomeSeries | Great Aunt Maureen | 67 |
| 2015 | Grace and FrankieSeries | Dorothy | 65 |
| 2014 | Jane the VirginSeries | Beverly Flores | 64 |
| 2014 | The Hot Chocolate NutcrackerMovie | — | 64 |
| 2011 | A Place for Us: West Side Story's LegacyMovie | Self | 61 |
| 2011 | Dance MomsSeries | Self | 61 |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost StoriesSeries | Self | 59 |
| 2009 | FameMovie | Ms. Angela Simms | 59 |
| 2008 | Bring Back... FameMovie | Self | 58 |
| 2007 | Tournament of DreamsMovie | Rhonda Dillins | 57 |
| 2005 | Grey's AnatomySeries | Catherine Fox | 55 |
| 2005 | So You Think You Can DanceSeries | Self - Guest Judge | 55 |
| 2005 | Everybody Hates ChrisSeries | — | 55 |
| 2005 | Confessions of an Action StarMovie | Self | 55 |
| 2005 | Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsMovie | Anita (segment "West Side Story") (archive footage) | 55 |
| 2004 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesMovie | Self | 54 |
| 2003 | All of UsSeries | — | 53 |
| 2002 | It's Black EntertainmentMovie | Self | 52 |
| 2002 | The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in StereoMovie | Self (uncredited) | 52 |
| 2001 | The DivisionSeries | Wanda | 51 |
| 2001 | The Old SettlerMovie | Quilly McGrath | 51 |
| 2001 | The PaintingMovie | Bertha Lee Gilmore | 51 |
| 2001 | All About YouMovie | Ruth | 51 |
| 2000 | Everything's JakeMovie | Debbie Allen | 50 |
| 1999 | Intimate Portrait: Josephine BakerMovie | Herself | 49 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood StorySeries | — | 46 |
| 1996 | C Bear and JamalSeries | — | 46 |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries | Precious (voice) | 45 |
| 1995 | In the HouseSeries | Jackie Warren | 45 |
| 1994 | Touched by an AngelSeries | Valerie Hill | 44 |
| 1994 | Blank CheckMovie | Yvonne | 44 |
| 1993 | Intimate PortraitSeries | Self | 43 |
| 1991 | Sunday in ParisMovie | Sunday Chase | 41 |
| 1990 | Spike & Co.: Do It a CappellaMovie | — | 40 |
| 1989 | Quantum LeapSeries | Joanna Chapman | 39 |
| 1987 | A Different WorldSeries | Dr. Langhorne | 37 |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodMovie | Self | 37 |
| 1987 | Superstars and their MomsMovie | Self | 37 |
| 1986 | An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.Movie | — | 36 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars IIMovie | Self | 35 |
| 1985 | Dancing in the WingsMovie | Debbie | 35 |
| 1985 | Disneyland's 30th Anniversary CelebrationMovie | Self | 35 |
| 1985 | Motown Returns to the ApolloMovie | — | 35 |
| 1984 | The Cosby ShowSeries | Emma | 34 |
| 1984 | CelebritySeries | Regina Brown | 34 |
| 1983 | Women of San QuentinMovie | Carol Freeman | 33 |
| 1982 | FameSeries | Lydia Grant | 32 |
| 1981 | RagtimeMovie | Sarah | 31 |
| 1980 | FameMovie | Lydia | 30 |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries | Nan Branch Haley | 29 |
| 1979 | Ebony, Ivory and JadeMovie | Claire 'Ebony' Bryant | 29 |
| 1978 | The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His RootsMovie | Self | 28 |
| 1977 | The Love BoatSeries | Selena Moore | 27 |
| 1977 | The Greatest Thing That Almost HappenedMovie | Julie Sutton | 27 |
| 1977 | 3 Girls 3Series | Self | 27 |
| 1976 | Battle of the Network StarsSeries | — | 26 |
| 1974 | Good TimesSeries | — | 24 |
