Actor Credits

• 1.
  Relative Stranger (2008) ..... Pearl
• 2.
  Fat Rose and Squeaky (2006) ..... Celine
• 3.
  Idlewild (2006) ..... Mother Hopkins
• 4.
  Madea`s Family Reunion (2006) ..... Myrtle
• 5.
  Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) ..... Gloria
• 6.
  Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) ..... Myrtle
• 7.
  The Making of `Diary` (2005)
• 8.
  Higglytown Heroes (2004) ..... Great Aunt Shirley Hero
• 9.
  The Rosa Parks Story (2002) ..... Leona Edwards McCauley
• 10.
  Jewel (2001) ..... Cathedral
• 11.
  A Lesson Before Dying (1999) ..... Tante Lou
• 12.
  Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999) ..... Emily Lincoln
• 13.
  Always Outnumbered (1998) ..... Luvia
• 14.
  Mama Flora`s Family (1998) ..... Mama Flora
• 15.
  Bridge of Time (1997) ..... Guardian
• 16.
  Hoodlum (1997) ..... Stephanie St. Clair
• 17.
  Ms. Scrooge (1997) ..... Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
• 18.
  Riot (1997) ..... Maggie
• 19.
  The Price of Heaven (1997) ..... Vesta Battle
• 20.
  The Road to Galveston (1996) ..... Jordan Roosevelt
• 21.
  The Outer Limits (1995) ..... Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
• 22.
  Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994) ..... Castralia, Marsden Family House Slave | Maid
• 23.
  Sweet Justice (1994) ..... Carrie Grace Battle
• 24.
  Touched by an Angel (1994) ..... Abby
• 25.
  House of Secrets (1993) ..... Evangeline
• 26.
  Duplicates (1992) ..... Dr. Randolph
• 27.
  When No One Would Listen (1992) ..... Sarah
• 28.
  Clippers (1991) ..... Donna
• 29.
  Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) ..... Sipsey
• 30.
  Heat Wave (1990) ..... Ruthana Richardson
• 31.
  The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990) ..... Etta
• 32.
  B.L. Stryker (1989) ..... Ruth Hastings
• 33.
  The Women of Brewster Place (1989) ..... Mrs. Browne
• 34.
  Acceptable Risks (1986) ..... Janet Framm
• 35.
  Intimate Encounters (1986) ..... Dr. Claire Dalton
• 36.
  Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986) ..... Muriel
• 37.
  Playing with Fire (1985) ..... Carol Phillips
• 38.
  Benny`s Place (1982) ..... Odessa
• 39.
  Body Human: Becoming a Woman, The (1981)
• 40.
  Bustin` Loose (1981) ..... Vivian Perry
• 41.
  The Marva Collins Story (1981) ..... Marva Collins
• 42.
  The Concorde ... Airport `79 (1979) ..... Elaine
• 43.
  A Hero Ain`t Nothin` But a Sandwich (1978) ..... Sweets
• 44.
  A Woman Called Moses (1978) ..... Harriet Ross Tubman
• 45.
  King (1978) ..... Coretta Scott King
• 46.
  Roots (1977) ..... Binta
• 47.
  Wilma (1977) ..... Blanche Rudolph
• 48.
  Just an Old Sweet Song (1976) ..... Priscilla Simmons
• 49.
  The Blue Bird (1976) ..... Tylette, The Cat
• 50.
  The River Niger (1976) ..... Mattie Williams
• 51.
  The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) ..... Jane Pittman
• 52.
  Emergency! (1972) ..... Mrs. Johnson
• 53.
  Sounder (1972) ..... Rebecca Morgan
• 54.
  Wednesday Night Out (1972)
• 55.
  Marriage: Year One (1971) ..... Emma Teasley
• 56.
  Neighbors (1971)
• 57.
  Medical Center (1969) ..... Susan Wiley
• 58.
  The Bill Cosby Show (1969) ..... Mildred Hermosa
• 59.
  The Courtship of Eddie`s Father (1969) ..... Betty Kelly
• 60.
  Here Come the Brides (1968) ..... Princess Lucenda
• 61.
  The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968) ..... Portia
• 62.
  Cowboy in Africa (1967) ..... Julie Anderson
• 63.
  Judd for the Defense (1967) ..... Lucille Evans
• 64.
  The Comedians (1967) ..... Marie Therese
• 65.
  A Man Called Adam (1966) ..... Claudia Ferguson
• 66.
  Mission: Impossible (1966) ..... Alma Ross
• 67.
  I Spy (1965) ..... Princess Amara
• 68.
  The F.B.I. (1965) ..... Julie Harmon
• 69.
  Slattery`s People (1964) ..... Sarah Brookman
• 70.
  East Side/West Side (1963) ..... Jane Foster
• 71.
  The Doctors and the Nurses (1962) ..... Betty Ann Warner
• 72.
  Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) ..... Jazz Club bartender
• 73.
  The Last Angry Man (1959) ..... Girl Left on Porch
• 74.
  Naked City (1958)
• 75.
  Carib Gold (1957)
• 76.
  Gunsmoke (1955) ..... Rachel Biggs
• 77.
  Guiding Light (1952) ..... Martha Frazier
• 78.
  Frontiers of Faith ..... Tony

• 1.
  Remembering `Roots` (2002)

• 1.
  Rwanda Rising (2007)
• 2.
  The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards (2007)
• 3.
  The 5th Annual TV Land Awards (2007)
• 4.
  AFI`s 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America`s Most Inspiring Movies (2006)
• 5.
  Legends Ball (2006)
• 6.
  The 2006 Black Movie Awards (2006)
• 7.
  The Black Movie Awards (2005)
• 8.
  Capitol Fourth, A (2004)
• 9.
  Tavis Smiley (2004)
• 10.
  2002 Trumpet Awards (2002)
• 11.
  Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002)
• 12.
  Remembering `Roots` (2002)
• 13.
  Double Dutch Divas!, The (2001)
• 14.
  51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, The (1999)
• 15.
  CBS: The First 50 Years (1998)
• 16.
  `Fried Green Tomatoes`: The Moments of Discovery (1998)
• 17.
  3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997)
• 18.
  Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine (1996)
• 19.
  The Rosie O`Donnell Show (1996)
• 20.
  Flight to Freedom (1995)
• 21.
  Intimate Portrait (1995)
• 22.
  A Century of Women (1994)
• 23.
  The Arsenio Hall Show (1989)
• 24.
  20th NAACP Image Awards (1988)
• 25.
  The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1988)
• 26.
  19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987)
• 27.
  An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (1986)
• 28.
  American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish, The (1984)
• 29.
  Star Search (1983)
• 30.
  Night of 100 Stars (1982)
• 31.
  Entertainment Tonight (1981)
• 32.
  The 34th Annual Tony Awards (1980)
• 33.
  Television Annual: 1978/1979, The (1979)
• 34.
  The 21st Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1979)
• 35.
  CBS: On the Air (1978)
• 36.
  The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978)
• 37.
  The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978)
• 38.
  American Film Institute Salute to Bette Davis, The (1977)
• 39.
  The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977)
• 40.
  Saturday Night Live (1975)
• 41.
  American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney, The (1974)
• 42.
  Free to Be... You & Me (1974)
• 43.
  The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974)
• 44.
  The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974)
• 45.
  The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973)
• 46.
  Soul Train (1971)
• 47.
  The Flip Wilson Show (1970)
• 48.
  The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
• 49.
  The Today Show (1952)