| 2025 | KPOPPEDSeries | Self | 81 |
| 2024 | The World According to Allee WillisMovie | Self | 80 |
| 2023 | National Memorial Day ConcertMovie | Self | 79 |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson ShowSeries | Self | 78 |
| 2022 | SherriSeries | Self - Guest | 78 |
| 2022 | A New Orleans NoelMovie | Loretta Brown | 78 |
| 2021 | The Wonder YearsSeries | Mother Williams | 77 |
| 2020 | VERZUZSeries | Self | 76 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson ShowSeries | Self | 75 |
| 2019 | The Masked SingerSeries | Flower | 75 |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch ShowSeries | Patti LaBelle | 75 |
| 2019 | Tamron HallSeries | Self - Guest | 75 |
| 2019 | The ApolloMovie | Self | 75 |
| 2019 | Sesame Street: 50 Years and CountingMovie | Self (archive footage) | 75 |
| 2019 | Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary CelebrationMovie | Self | 75 |
| 2019 | A Family Christmas GiftMovie | Dora | 75 |
| 2018 | The Kominsky MethodSeries | Self | 74 |
| 2018 | The NeighborhoodSeries | Marilyn | 74 |
| 2018 | American IdolSeries | Self - Performer | 74 |
| 2018 | Christmas EverlastingMovie | Mrs. Swinson | 74 |
| 2016 | StarSeries | Christine Brown | 72 |
| 2016 | Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner PartySeries | Self | 72 |
| 2016 | To Tell the TruthSeries | Self - Panelist | 72 |
| 2016 | GreenleafSeries | Maxine Patterson | 72 |
| 2016 | A Tale of James BrownMovie | Self | 72 |
| 2016 | National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening CeremonyMovie | Self | 72 |
| 2015 | EmpireSeries | Patti LaBelle | 71 |
| 2015 | Celebrity Family FeudSeries | Self - Contestant | 71 |
| 2013 | Six by SondheimMovie | Self (archive footage) | 69 |
| 2013 | Beat Bobby FlaySeries | Self | 69 |
| 2011 | American Horror StorySeries | Dora Ross | 67 |
| 2011 | Mama, I Want to Sing!Movie | Sister Carrie | 67 |
| 2010 | Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny DaysMovie | Self (uncredited) (archive footage) | 66 |
| 2010 | The Marriage RefSeries | Self - Panelist | 66 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSeries | Self - Guest | 65 |
| 2008 | Semi-ProMovie | Jackie's Mom | 64 |
| 2007 | Walt Disney World Christmas Day ParadeMovie | Self | 63 |
| 2007 | CoverMovie | Mrs. Persons | 63 |
| 2006 | IdlewildMovie | The Real Angel Davenport | 62 |
| 2006 | Celebrity Cooking ShowdownSeries | Self | 62 |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSeries | Self | 61 |
| 2005 | Dancing with the StarsSeries | Self - Contestant | 61 |
| 2005 | Hi-JinksSeries | — | 61 |
| 2005 | Live Aid: 20 Years Ago TodayMovie | Self | 61 |
| 2004 | Live AidMovie | Self | 60 |
| 2004 | Dog WhispererSeries | Self - Owner of Nasir | 60 |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?Movie | Self | 60 |
| 2004 | Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar!Movie | Self | 60 |
| 2003 | All of UsSeries | — | 59 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSeries | Self | 59 |
| 2003 | Britney Spears: In the ZoneMovie | Self (archive footage) | 59 |
| 2002 | The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'Movie | Self | 58 |
| 2002 | Sylvester: Mighty RealMovie | Self | 58 |
| 2001 | Good Day LiveSeries | Self | 57 |
| 2001 | BET AwardsSeries | Self - Performer | 57 |
| 2001 | Santa, Baby!Movie | Melody Songbird (voice) | 57 |
| 1999 | The Early ShowSeries | Self | 55 |
| 1999 | Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime TalesMovie | Self | 55 |
| 1998 | Hollywood SquaresSeries | Self - Panelist | 54 |
| 1997 | The ViewSeries | Self - Guest | 53 |
| 1997 | Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of LifeMovie | Self | 53 |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 52 |
| 1995 | Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein IIMovie | Self | 51 |
| 1995 | Queen: Champions of the WorldMovie | Self | 51 |
| 1995 | Sinatra: 80 Years My WayMovie | Self - Performer | 51 |
| 1993 | The NannySeries | Patti LaBelle | 49 |
| 1993 | Intimate PortraitSeries | Self | 49 |
| 1993 | For Our ChildrenMovie | Self | 49 |
| 1992 | Out All NightSeries | Chelsea Paige | 48 |
| 1991 | A Party For Richard PryorMovie | Self | 47 |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars IIIMovie | Self | 46 |
| 1990 | The Real Story of Itsy Bitsy SpiderMovie | Miss Widow (voice) | 46 |
| 1989 | SingMovie | Mrs. DeVere | 45 |
| 1989 | The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera TommyMovie | The Acid Queen | 45 |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall ShowSeries | — | 45 |
| 1988 | Sesame Street: Put Down the DuckieMovie | Self | 44 |
| 1987 | A Different WorldSeries | Adele Wayne | 43 |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodMovie | Self | 43 |
| 1986 | An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.Movie | — | 42 |
| 1986 | Unnatural CausesMovie | Jeanette Thompson | 42 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars IIMovie | Self | 41 |
| 1985 | Live AidMovie | Self | 41 |
| 1985 | All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday SpectacularMovie | Self | 41 |
| 1985 | Motown Returns to the ApolloMovie | — | 41 |
| 1984 | A Soldier's StoryMovie | Big Mary | 40 |
| 1982 | WorkingMovie | Cleaning Woman | 38 |
| 1980 | Solid GoldSeries | Self | 36 |
| 1977 | Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th AnniversaryMovie | Self - Performer | 33 |
| 1973 | Rock ConcertSeries | Self | 29 |
| 1972 | The Midnight SpecialSeries | Self | 28 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries | Self | 18 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self | 17 |
| 1959 | The GrammysSeries | Self | 15 |
| 0 | Denyce Graves | Breaking the RulesMovie | Self | — |
