| Movies (Videos, Films & Projects): |
Year |
Budget |
| Actress: |
 Why Did I Get Married Too? Ola |
2010 |
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| Relative Stranger Pearl |
2009 |
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| Madea's Family Reunion Myrtle |
2006 |
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| Fat Rose and Squeaky Celine |
2006 |
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| Idlewild Mother Hopkins |
2006 |
$15M |
| Because of Winn-Dixie Gloria |
2005 |
$14M |
| Diary of a Mad Black Woman Myrtle |
2005 |
$5.5M |
| The Making of 'Diary' |
2005 |
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| The Rosa Parks Story Leona Edwards McCauley |
2002 |
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| Jewel Cathedral |
2001 |
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| A Lesson Before Dying Tante Lou |
1999 |
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| Aftershock: Earthquake in New York Emily Lincoln |
1999 |
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| Always Outnumbered Luvia |
1998 |
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| Mama Flora's Family Mama Flora |
1998 |
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| Bridge of Time Guardian |
1997 |
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| Riot Maggie (segment "Homecoming Day") |
1997 |
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| The Price of Heaven Vesta Lotte Battle |
1997 |
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| Hoodlum Stephanie St. Clair |
1997 |
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| Ms. Scrooge Ms. Ebenita Scrooge |
1997 |
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| The Road to Galveston Jordan Roosevelt |
1996 |
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| Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All Castralia, Marsden Family House Slave/Maid |
1994 |
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| "Sweet Justice" Carrie Grace Battle (unknown episodes, 1994-1995) |
1994 |
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| House of Secrets Evangeline |
1993 |
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| Duplicates Dr. Randolph |
1992 |
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| When No One Would Listen Sarah |
1992 |
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| Clippers Donna |
1991 |
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| Fried Green Tomatoes Sipsey |
1991 |
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| The Kid Who Loved Christmas Etta |
1990 |
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| Heat Wave Ruthana Richardson |
1990 |
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| The Women of Brewster Place Mrs. Browne |
1989 |
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| Acceptable Risks Janet Framm |
1986 |
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| Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story Muriel |
1986 |
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| Intimate Encounters Dr. Claire Dalton |
1986 |
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| Playing with Fire Carol Phillips |
1985 |
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| Benny's Place Odessa |
1982 |
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| Bustin' Loose Vivian Perry |
1981 |
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| The Body Human: Becoming a Woman |
1981 |
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| The Concorde ... Airport '79 Elaine |
1979 |
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| A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich Sweets |
1978 |
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| A Woman Called Moses Harriet Ross Tubman |
1978 |
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| Wilma Blanche Rudolph |
1977 |
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| The Blue Bird Tylette, The Cat |
1976 |
$12M |
| The River Niger Mattie Williams |
1976 |
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| Just an Old Sweet Song Priscilla Simmons |
1976 |
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| The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Jane Pittman |
1974 |
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| Wednesday Night Out |
1972 |
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| Sounder Rebecca Morgan |
1972 |
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| Neighbors |
1971 |
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| Marriage: Year One Emma Teasley |
1971 |
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| The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Portia |
1968 |
$2M |
| The Comedians Marie Therese |
1967 |
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| A Man Called Adam Claudia Ferguson |
1966 |
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| Odds Against Tomorrow Jazz Club bartender |
1959 |
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| The Last Angry Man Girl Left on Porch |
1959 |
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| Carib Gold |
1957 |
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| "The Guiding Light" Martha Frazier (unknown episodes, 1966) |
1952 |
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| "Frontiers of Faith" Tony (1 episode) |
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| "The Nurses" Betty Ann Warner (1 episode, 1962) |
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| "Naked City" Darlene Knox (1 episode, 1963) |
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| "East Side/West Side" Jane Foster (26 episodes, 1963-1964) |
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| "Slattery's People" Sarah Brookman (1 episode, 1965) |
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| "I Spy" Princess Amara / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1966) |
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| "Cowboy in Africa" Julie Anderson (1 episode, 1967) |
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| "Judd for the Defense" Lucille Evans (1 episode, 1967) |
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| "Medical Center" Susan Wiley (1 episode, 1969) |
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| "The F.B.I." Julie Harmon / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1969) |
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| "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" Betty Kelly (1 episode, 1969) |
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| "Here Come the Brides" Princess Lucenda (1 episode, 1970) |
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| "The Bill Cosby Show" Mildred Hermosa (1 episode, 1970) |
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| "Mission: Impossible" Alma Ross (1 episode, 1970) |
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| "Gunsmoke" Rachel Biggs (1 episode, 1970) |
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| "Insight" |
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| "Norman Corwin Presents" |
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| "Emergency!" Mrs. Johnson (1 episode, 1972) |
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| "Roots" Binta (2 episodes, 1977) |
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| "King" Coretta Scott King (3 episodes, 1978) |
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| "Hallmark Hall of Fame" Marva Collins (1 episode, 1981) |
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| "B.L. Stryker" Ruth Hastings (1 episode, 1990) |
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| "Touched by an Angel" Abby (1 episode, 2000) |
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| "The Outer Limits" Justice Gretchen Parkhurst (1 episode, 2000) |
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| "Higglytown Heroes" Great Aunt Shirley Hero (1 episode, 2005) |
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| "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" Ondine Burdett (1 episode, 2009) |
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| No data! |
| Writer: |
| No data! |
| Director: |
| No data! |
| Self: |
| The 40th NAACP Image Awards Herself |
2009 |
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| The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards Herself - Nominee: Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie |
2009 |
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| Rwanda Rising Voice of Jeanette Nyirabagarwa |
2007 |
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| The 5th Annual TV Land Awards Herself - Winner ("30th Anniversary") |
2007 |
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| The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards Herself |
2007 |
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| Legends Ball Herself |
2006 |
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| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies... Herself |
2006 |
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| The 2006 Black Movie Awards Herself |
2006 |
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| The Black Movie Awards Herself |
2005 |
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| A Capitol Fourth Herself |
2004 |
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| Remembering 'Roots' Herself - 'Binta Kinte' |
2002 |
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| Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television Herself |
2002 |
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| 2002 Trumpet Awards Herself |
2002 |
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| The Double Dutch Divas! Herself |
2001 |
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| The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Herself |
1999 |
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| CBS: The First 50 Years Herself |
1998 |
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| 'Fried Green Tomatoes': The Moments of Discovery Herself |
1998 |
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| 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |
1997 |
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| Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine Herself |
1996 |
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| Flight to Freedom Host |
1995 |
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| "A Century of Women" |
1994 |
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| 20th NAACP Image Awards Herself - Presenter |
1988 |
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| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts... Herself |
1988 |
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| 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards Herself - Presenter |
1987 |
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| We the People 200: The Constitutional Gala Herself - Performer |
1987 |
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| An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Herself |
1986 |
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| Liberty Weekend Herself |
1986 |
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| The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish Herself |
1984 |
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| The 4th Annual Black Achievement Awards Herself |
1983 |
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| Night of 100 Stars Herself |
1982 |
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| The 34th Annual Tony Awards Herself - Presenter |
1980 |
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| The 21st Annual TV Week Logie Awards Herself |
1979 |
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| The Television Annual: 1978/1979 Herself |
1979 |
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| "CBS: On the Air" Co-host - part IV |
1978 |
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| The 50th Annual Academy Awards Herself - Co-presenter: Best Director |
1978 |
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| The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Herself |
1978 |
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| The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards Herself |
1978 |
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| The American Film Institute Salute to Bette Davis Herself |
1977 |
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| The 49th Annual Academy Awards Herself - Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award |
1977 |
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| Free to Be... You & Me Herself |
1974 |
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| The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney Herself |
1974 |
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| The 46th Annual Academy Awards Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography |
1974 |
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| The 28th Annual Tony Awards Herself - Co-Host |
1974 |
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| The 45th Annual Academy Awards Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
1973 |
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| "Girl Talk" Herself (1 episode, 1967) |
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| "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Herself (1 episode, 1972) |
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| "Soul Train" Guest (1 episode, 1972) |
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| "Soul!" Herself (1 episode, 1972) |
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| "Black Omnibus" Herself (1 episode, 1973) |
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| "Flip" Herself (1 episode, 1973) |
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| "The Phil Donahue Show" Herself (1 episode, 1977) |
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| "Saturday Night Live" Herself - Host / ... (1 episode, 1979) |
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| "Star Search" Herself - Judge (1 episode, 1985) |
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| "Ebony/Jet Showcase" Herself (1 episode, 1986) |
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| "The Arsenio Hall Show" Herself (1 episode, 1994) |
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| "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" Herself (1 episode, 1997) |
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| "Intimate Portrait" Narrator (1 episode, 2000) |
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| "Today" Herself (1 episode, 2001) |
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| "Tavis Smiley" Herself (2 episodes, 2005-2006) |
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| "Entertainment Tonight" Herself (1 episode, 2008) |
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| In development: |
| No data! |
| Filmography updated: June 2010 |
