Freedom Road 1979
Katie
Sweet Revenge 1984
Vicki Teague
Medal of Honor 2008
Narrator
Go Tell It on the Mountain 1985
Esther
The Killing Floor 1984
Mattie
Eleanor Roosevelt 2000
Narrator (voice)
The Ambush Murders 1982
Karisha Ellsworth
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf 1982
Woman who lost her stuff
Precious Blood 1982
Narrator
A Step Toward Tomorrow 1996
Dr. Sadlin
Malcolm X: Make It Plain 1994
Narrator
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks 2000
Narrator
The Member of the Wedding 1997
Berenice Sadie Brown
Special Report: Journey to Mars 1996
Tamara O'Neil
Follow Me Home 1997
Evey
The Trial of the Moke 1978
Lucy Smith
Reach for Me 2008
Evelyn
The Underground Railroad 1999
Words by Heart 1985
Claudie Sills
Puss in Boots 1985
Princess Lovinia
Henry Box Brown 2008
Black Hollywood 1984
Self
Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball” 2025
Herself
The Child Saver 1988
Andrea Crawford
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts 2019
No Small Matter 2019
Narrator (voice), Executive Producer
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story 1989
Mary Thomas
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature 1997
Narrator (voice)
Aliens for Breakfast 1994
Mrs. Marks
Blue Bayou 1990
Jessica Filley
The Making of Clemency 2020
Herself
L.A. Law: Pilot 1986
Adrianne Moore
The Inquisitor 2025
Self
Hate to See You Go 2025
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story 2000
Mary Parrish (voice)
Nelson Mandela Redrawn 2014
Self