2025The Inquisitor— Narration
2024Yaz Kampı— Mary
2024Sahte Kitap— Mother Mary
2024Salem's Lot— Dr. Cody
2023Erozyon— Mum
2023Space Oddity— Dr. Olsen
2022The Gray Man— Margaret Cahill
2021Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color— Alma Thomas (voice)
2021Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street— Mary Parrish (voice)
2020The Making of Clemency— Herself
2019Aslan Kral— Sarabi (voice)
2019Clemency— Warden Bernadine Williams
2019Juanita— Juanita
2019The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
2019No Small Matter— Narrator (voice)
2018Saint Judy— Judge Benton
2017Yıkıcı Kumlar— Professor Hughes
2016So B. It— Bernadette
2016Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise— Self
2015Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band— Mary Lou Williams (voice)
2015Mississippi Ateşi— Sam
2015Knucklehead— Sheila
2014Nelson Mandela Redrawn— Self
201312 Yıllık Esaret— Mistress Shaw
2013The Door— E
2012Steel Magnolias— Ouiser
2010Black Panther— Dondi Reece
2008Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys— Alice Pratt
2008Reach for Me— Evelyn
2008Medal of Honor— Narrator
2008Amerikan Menekşesi— Alma Roberts
2008Henry Box Brown
2007Hollis Woods'un Resimleri— Edna Reilly
2007Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty— Self - Narrator
2006The Water Is Wide— Mrs. Brown
2006King Leopold's Ghost— Ilanga (voice)
2006Aşk İçin Değer— Joyce McQueen
2005Güzellik Salonu— Ms. Josephine
2003Kor— Stickley
2003A Wrinkle in Time— Mrs. Whatsit
2003Radio— Principal Daniels
2003The Singing Detective— Chief of Staff
2003Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property— Narrator
2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2002The Wild Thornberrys Movie— Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)
2002Kayıp Aranıyor: Debra Winger— Self
2001K-PAX— Claudia Villars
2001Disney's American Legends
2001The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie— Medicine Woman (voice)
2000Love & Basketball— Camille Wright
2000Holiday Heart— Wanda Dean
2000Kayıp Ruhlar— Dr. Allen
2000What's Cooking?— Audrey Williams
2000John Henry— Polly / Narrator (voice)
2000The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story— Mary Parrish (voice)
2000Eleanor Roosevelt— Narrator (voice)
2000Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks— Narrator
1999Mumford— Lily
1999Funny Valentines— Joyce May
1999The Wishing Tree— Clara
1999The Underground Railroad
1998Down in the Delta— Loretta Sinclair
1997Follow Me Home— Evey
1997Miss Evers' Boys— Eunice Evers, R.N.
1997The Member of the Wedding— Berenice Sadie Brown
1997The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue— Maisie (voice)
1997Seven Candles For Kwanzaa— Narrator
1996Uzay Yolu VIII: İlk Temas— Lily Sloane
1996İlk Korku— Shoat
1996A Step Toward Tomorrow— Dr. Sadlin
1996Special Report: Journey to Mars— Tamara O'Neil
1995How to Make an American Quilt— Marianna
1995The Piano Lesson— Berniece Charles
1994Crooklyn— Carolyn Carmichael
1994Blue Chips— Lavada McRae
1994Malcolm X: Make It Plain— Narrator
1994Aliens for Breakfast— Mrs. Marks
1993Bopha!— Rosie Mangena
1993Heart and Souls— Penny Washington
1992Tutku Balığı— Chantelle
1992The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag— Ann
1992Rich in Love— Rhody Poole
1991Şehrin Kalbi— Jane
1990Blue Bayou— Jessica Filley
1989A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story— Mary Thomas
1989Miss Firecracker— Popeye Jackson
1988Benim Gecem— Grace Cooley
1988The Child Saver— Andrea Crawford
1987Mandela— Winnie Mandela
1986Unnatural Causes— Maude DeVictor
1986Extremities— Patricia
1986L.A. Law: Pilot— Adrianne Moore
1985Words by Heart— Claudie Sills
1985Puss in Boots— Princess Lovinia
1984Sweet Revenge— Vicki Teague
1984Go Tell It on the Mountain— Esther
1984The Killing Floor— Mattie
1984Black Hollywood— Self
1983Cross Creek— Geechee
1982The Ambush Murders— Karisha Ellsworth
1982For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf— Woman who lost her stuff
1982Precious Blood— Narrator
1980HealtH— Sally Benbow
1979Freedom Road— Katie
1978Remember My Name— Rita
1978The Trial of the Moke— Lucy Smith
—Hate to See You Go
—Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”— Self
—The Thing That Hurts
—Pockets of Heaven
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