A Step Toward Tomorrow 1996
Dr. Sadlin
Special Report: Journey to Mars 1996
Tamara O'Neil
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band 2015
Mary Lou Williams (voice)
Knucklehead 2015
Sheila
Medal of Honor 2008
Narrator
Follow Me Home 1997
Evey
The Killing Floor 1984
Mattie
The Trial of the Moke 1978
Lucy Smith
Reach for Me 2008
Evelyn
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color 2021
Alma Thomas (voice)
Malcolm X: Make It Plain 1994
Narrator
Eleanor Roosevelt 2000
Narrator (voice)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf 1982
Woman who lost her stuff
The Ambush Murders 1982
Karisha Ellsworth
Precious Blood 1982
Narrator
The Member of the Wedding 1997
Berenice Sadie Brown
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks 2000
Narrator
Puss in Boots 1985
Princess Lovinia
Aliens for Breakfast 1994
Mrs. Marks
L.A. Law: Pilot 1986
Adrianne Moore
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story 2000
Mary Parrish (voice)
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature 1997
Narrator (voice)
The Making of Clemency 2020
Herself
The Child Saver 1988
Andrea Crawford
No Small Matter 2019
Narrator (voice), Executive Producer
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts 2019
Black Hollywood 1984
Self
The Inquisitor 2025
Self
Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball” 2025
Herself
Blue Bayou 1990
Jessica Filley
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story 1989
Mary Thomas
Nelson Mandela Redrawn 2014
Self
The Underground Railroad 1999
Henry Box Brown 2008
Hate to See You Go 2025
Words by Heart 1985
Claudie Sills