Filmography66 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The BeekeeperMovie | Eloise Parker | 76 |
| 2023 | Creed IIIMovie | Mary-Anne Creed | 75 |
| 2022 | SherriSeries | Self - Guest | 74 |
| 2022 | The Gilded AgeSeries | Elizabeth Kirkland | 74 |
| 2021 | tick, tick... BOOM!Movie | "Sunday" Legend #12 | 73 |
| 2021 | Show of TitlesMovie | "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer | 73 |
| 2021 | Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an ArtistMovie | Self | 73 |
| 2020 | SoulMovie | Libba Gardner (voice) | 72 |
| 2020 | Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a KingMovie | Self - Actress | 72 |
| 2019 | Tamron HallSeries | Self - Guest | 71 |
| 2019 | David Makes ManSeries | Dr. Woods-Trap | 71 |
| 2018 | Station 19Series | Pilar | 70 |
| 2018 | Creed IIMovie | Mary Anne Creed | 70 |
| 2017 | The Good FightSeries | Renetta Clark | 69 |
| 2017 | Tour de PharmacyMovie | Victoria Young | 69 |
| 2017 | JFK: The Lost Inaugural GalaMovie | Self - Host | 69 |
| 2016 | This Is UsSeries | Carol Clarke | 68 |
| 2016 | VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the QueensMovie | — | 68 |
| 2016 | Jean-Claude Van JohnsonSeries | Jane | 68 |
| 2015 | EmpireSeries | Diana DuBois | 67 |
| 2015 | CreedMovie | Mary Anne Creed | 67 |
| 2013 | Sofia the FirstSeries | Mountain Witch (voice) | 65 |
| 2013 | Gods Behaving BadlyMovie | Demeter | 65 |
| 2013 | Do No HarmSeries | Dr. Vanessa Young | 65 |
| 2012 | Steel MagnoliasMovie | Clairee | 64 |
| 2011 | Change of PlansMovie | Dorothy | 63 |
| 2010 | For Colored GirlsMovie | Gilda | 62 |
| 2010 | Just WrightMovie | Ella McKnight | 62 |
| 2008 | A Raisin in the SunMovie | Lena Younger | 60 |
| 2006 | PsychSeries | Winnifred Guster | 58 |
| 2005 | Grey's AnatomySeries | Nell Timms | 57 |
| 2005 | Everybody Hates ChrisSeries | — | 57 |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialMovie | Self | 54 |
| 2002 | The Cosby Show: A Look BackMovie | Self / Clair Huxtable (archive footage) | 54 |
| 2001 | The Old SettlerMovie | Elizabeth Barney | 53 |
| 2001 | The VisitMovie | Dr. Coles | 53 |
| 2001 | Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free ManMovie | Cassandra Hawkins | 53 |
| 2000 | BullSeries | — | 52 |
| 1999 | Little BillSeries | Brenda Glover (voice) | 51 |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 48 |
| 1996 | CosbySeries | Ruth Lucas | 48 |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries | Lady Fulton (voice) | 47 |
| 1995 | In the HouseSeries | — | 47 |
| 1995 | The Possession of Michael D.Movie | Dr. Marion Hale (Psychiatrist) | 47 |
| 1994 | Touched by an AngelSeries | Elizabeth Jessup | 46 |
| 1993 | Intimate PortraitSeries | Self | 45 |
| 1993 | HallelujahMovie | Mayor Turner | 45 |
| 1991 | JailbirdsMovie | Janice Grant | 43 |
| 1990 | BlossomSeries | — | 42 |
| 1990 | The Earth Day SpecialMovie | Clair Huxtable | 42 |
| 1990 | Polly: Comin' Home!Movie | Aunt Polly | 42 |
| 1989 | PollyMovie | Aunt Polly | 41 |
| 1989 | False WitnessMovie | Lynne Jacobi | 41 |
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th BirthdayMovie | Disneyland Cleaning Lady | 40 |
| 1987 | A Different WorldSeries | Clair Huxtable | 39 |
| 1987 | Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesSeries | Jane Goodfellow (voice) | 39 |
| 1987 | Uncle Tom's CabinMovie | Eliza | 39 |
| 1987 | Superstars and their MomsMovie | Self | 39 |
| 1986 | Nell Carter... Never Too Old to DreamMovie | — | 38 |
| 1984 | The Cosby ShowSeries | Clair Huxtable | 36 |
| 1983 | Reading RainbowSeries | Narrator (voice) | 35 |
| 1981 | We're Fighting BackMovie | — | 33 |
| 1972 | The Broad CoalitionMovie | — | 24 |
| 1949 | The Emmy AwardsSeries | Self | 1 |
| 1948 | Macy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeSeries | — | — |
| 0 | AloneMovie | — | — |