Filmography65 titles
Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Children of Blood and BoneMovie | — | 56 |
| 2025 | Caught StealingMovie | Detective Roman | 54 |
| 2024 | ShirleyMovie | Shirley Chisholm | 53 |
| 2022 | Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop ComedySeries | Self | 51 |
| 2022 | JANET JACKSON.Series | Self | 51 |
| 2021 | Flag DayMovie | U.S. Marshal Blake | 50 |
| 2021 | 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyMovie | Self | 50 |
| 2021 | Directors on DirectorsSeries | Self | 50 |
| 2021 | The Harder They FallMovie | Trudy Smith | 50 |
| 2019 | Tamron HallSeries | Self - Guest | 48 |
| 2019 | WatchmenSeries | Angela Abar / Sister Night | 48 |
| 2018 | Seven SecondsSeries | Latrice Butler | 47 |
| 2016 | Full Frontal with Samantha BeeSeries | Self | 45 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeries | Self | 44 |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSeries | Self | 44 |
| 2014 | The LeftoversSeries | Erika Murphy | 43 |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSeries | Self | 43 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSeries | Self - Guest | 43 |
| 2014 | The StrainSeries | Ruby Wain | 43 |
| 2014 | Planes: Fire & RescueMovie | Dynamite (voice) | 43 |
| 2014 | The Gabby Douglas StoryMovie | Natalie Hawkins | 43 |
| 2013 | Inside the BoxMovie | Stephanie Miles | 42 |
| 2011 | ShamelessSeries | Gail Johnson | 40 |
| 2010 | Our Family WeddingMovie | Angela | 39 |
| 2010 | Who Do You Think You Are?Series | Self | 39 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSeries | Self - Guest | 38 |
| 2009 | SouthlandSeries | Detective Lydia Adams | 38 |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag RaceSeries | Self - Guest Judge | 38 |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy FallonSeries | Self - Guest | 38 |
| 2008 | Living ProofMovie | Ellie Jackson | 37 |
| 2008 | Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'Movie | Self | 37 |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams ShowSeries | — | 37 |
| 2007 | The Big Bang TheorySeries | Janine Davis | 36 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton ShowSeries | Self | 36 |
| 2007 | Year of the DogMovie | Layla | 36 |
| 2006 | The Ant BullyMovie | Kreela (voice) | 35 |
| 2005 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and FabulousMovie | Sam Fuller | 34 |
| 2005 | The BoondocksSeries | Huey Freeman / Riley Freeman (voice) | 34 |
| 2004 | A Cinderella StoryMovie | Rhonda | 33 |
| 2004 | RayMovie | Margie Hendricks | 33 |
| 2003 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & BlondeMovie | Grace Rossiter | 32 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series | Self - Guest | 32 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSeries | Self | 32 |
| 2003 | Daddy Day CareMovie | Kim Hinton | 32 |
| 2001 | 24Series | Sandra Palmer | 30 |
| 2001 | Good Day LiveSeries | Self | 30 |
| 2001 | Down to EarthMovie | Sontee Jenkins | 30 |
| 2000 | If These Walls Could Talk 2Movie | Allie | 29 |
| 2000 | The Acting ClassMovie | Self | 29 |
| 1998 | Enemy of the StateMovie | Carla Dean | 27 |
| 1998 | Mighty Joe YoungMovie | Cecily Banks | 27 |
| 1997 | The ViewSeries | Self | 26 |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSeries | Self | 25 |
| 1996 | Jerry MaguireMovie | Marcee Tidwell | 25 |
| 1995 | FridayMovie | Dana | 24 |
| 1995 | Higher LearningMovie | Monet | 24 |
| 1994 | New York UndercoverSeries | Marah | 23 |
| 1993 | Living SingleSeries | — | 22 |
| 1991 | Boyz n the HoodMovie | Shalika | 20 |
| 1990 | Northern ExposureSeries | Mother Nature | 19 |
| 1985 | 227Series | Brenda Jenkins | 14 |
| 1985 | The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be ThereMovie | — | 14 |
| 1983 | Reading RainbowSeries | Self - Narrator (voice) | 12 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSeries | Self - Host | 4 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | — |