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