Credits

• 2024 · A Man on the Inside as Florence Joanne Whistbrook
• 2023 · The Nana Project as Gladys
• 2022 · Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self
• 2022 · We Are Gathered Here Today as Estelle Wyatt
• 2022 · Block Party as Janice Sommers
• 2020 · Orpheus Star as Lizette Jean-Marie
• 2018 · The Rookie as Ruth Harper
• 2018 · The Neighborhood as Aunt Desiray
• 2018 · Proud Mary as Mina
• 2017 · Genius as Delia Linsey King
• 2015 · The Carmichael Show as Janet
• 2014 · The Librarians as Eleanor Darnell
• 2013 · Being Mary Jane as Helen Patterson
• 2008 · Meet the Browns as Sarah Brown
• 2008 · Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins as Mamma Jenkins
• 2007 · Exodus as Robbed Tourist
• 2007 · Lord Help Us as Dorinda Thomas
• 2006 · Waitin' to Live as Pearline Loggins
• 2005 · Bones as Ivy Gillespie
• 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Lucille Reed
• 2003 · 10-8: Officers on Duty as Rita Armstrong
• 2002 · Second to Die as Insurance Agent
• 1999 · Love Kills as Moon
• 1997 · Die Gang as Glenda Otero
• 1995 · White Man's Burden as Megan Thomas
• 1995 · The Set Up as
• 1993 · Roots of Roe as Letters of Margaret Sanger (voice)
• 1993 · Night Trap as Miss Sadie
• 1993 · Lightning in a Bottle as Dr. Sierheed
• 1992 · The Jacksons: An American Dream as Martha Scruse
• 1990 · The Return of Superfly as Francine
• 1990 · Heat Wave as Roxie Turpin
• 1989 · Single Women, Married Men as Grace Williams
• 1989 · Snoops as Matilda
• 1989 · Riverbend as Bell Coleman
• 1988 · Blueberry Hill as Hattie Cale
• 1985 · The Color Purple as Shug Avery
• 1985 · MacGyver as Regina Jeffries
• 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Dixie
• 1984 · The Cosby Show as Leah
• 1984 · Miami Vice as Sally Cordoba
• 1983 · For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers as Dottie
• 1982 · T. J. Hooker as Mrs. Daniels
• 1982 · American Playhouse as Dottie
• 1980 · The Lathe of Heaven as Heather LeLache
• 1980 · The Sky Is Gray as Rosemary
• 1979 · The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh as Toby Millman
• 1977 · Which Way Is Up? as Annie Mae
• 1977 · Scott Joplin as Belle Joplin
• 1976 · Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style as
• 1974 · Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Ruth Van Galen
• 1974 · Harry O as Ruby Dome
• 1974 · Harry O as Ginnie Adams
• 1973 · Magnum Force as Prostitute
• 1973 · Hell Up In Harlem as Sister Jennifer
• 1973 · Kojak as Lula
• 1973 · An Eye for an Eye as Nurse
• 1972 · Terror at Red Wolf Inn as Edwina
• 1972 · Cool Breeze as Lark
• 1972 · Something Evil as Irene
• 1971 · The New Dick Van Dyke Show as Pam Harris / Nurse Wilkinson
• 1967 · Ironside as Bartender