| Movies (Videos, Films & Projects): |
Year |
Budget |
| Actress: |
 Madea's Family Reunion May |
2006 |
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| Phenomenal Woman Phenomenal Woman |
2001 |
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| The Runaway Conjure Woman |
2000 |
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| Elmo Saves Christmas Narrator |
1996 |
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| How to Make an American Quilt Anna |
1995 |
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| The Journey of August King Narrator |
1995 |
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| There Are No Children Here Lelia Mae |
1993 |
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| Poetic Justice Aunt June |
1993 |
$14M |
| The Richard Pryor Special? Willie's Wife |
1977 |
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| Porgy and Bess Dancer |
1959 |
$7M |
| "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" Fairy Godmother (1 episode, 2000) |
|
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| "Touched by an Angel" Clarice Mitchell (1 episode, 1995) |
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| "Roots" Nyo Boto (1 episode, 1977) |
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| Producer: |
| Sister, Sister Producer |
1982 |
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| Writer: |
| The Black Candle |
2008 |
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| How Do You Spell God? |
1996 |
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| America's Dream |
1996 |
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| Sister, Sister |
1982 |
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| I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings |
1979 |
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| The Richard Pryor Special? |
1977 |
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| Georgia, Georgia |
1972 |
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| Director: |
| Down in the Delta Director |
1998 |
|
| "Visions" Director |
|
|
| Self: |
| Good Hair Herself |
2009 |
|
| Books Equal Gifts Commercial |
2008 |
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| The Black Candle Narrator |
2008 |
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| As Seen Through These Eyes Narrator |
2008 |
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| Joe Louis: America's Hero... Betrayed Herself |
2008 |
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| We Have a Dream Herself |
2008 |
|
| The Joy of Lex Herself |
2008 |
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| Entertainment Weekly & TV Land Present: The 50 Greatest TV Icons... Herself |
2007 |
|
| The 2nd Annual Quill Awards Herself |
2006 |
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| Legends Ball Herself |
2006 |
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| An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder Herself |
2006 |
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| Celebrate! Christmas with Maya Angelou Herself |
2005 |
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| The Ballad of Greenwich Village Herself |
2005 |
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| Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons Herself |
2005 |
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| CMT: 20 Greatest Songs of Faith Herself - Host |
2005 |
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| Sisters in Cinema Herself |
2003 |
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| Roots: Celebrating 25 Years Herself |
2002 |
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| Peace Pilgrim: An American Sage Who Walked Her Talk Herself |
2002 |
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| Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television Herself |
2002 |
|
| "America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr."... Herself (unknown episodes) |
2002 |
|
| The Unfinished Journey Herself |
1999 |
|
| 30th NAACP Image Awards Herself |
1999 |
|
| Yari Yari: Black Women Writers and the Future Herself |
1999 |
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| Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years Herself |
1998 |
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| American Dreamers Herself |
1996 |
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| Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World Herself |
1994 |
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| The Essence Awards Herself |
1994 |
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| "A Century of Women" Herself |
1994 |
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| "The Great Depression" Herself (unknown episodes) |
1993 |
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| The Real Malcolm X Herself (friend) |
1992 |
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| Sesame Street, Special Herself |
1988 |
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| The 8th Annual Black Achievement Awards Herself |
1987 |
|
| "Creativity with Bill Moyers" Herself (unknown episodes) |
1982 |
|
| Hungry i reunion Herself |
1981 |
|
| Calypso Heat Wave Herself |
1957 |
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| "Tavis Smiley" Herself (4 episodes, 2004-2009) |
|
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| "African American Lives 2" Herself (4 episodes, 2008) |
|
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| "Iconoclasts" |
|
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| "The Heaven and Earth Show" Herself (1 episode, 2005) |
|
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| "Breakfast" Herself (1 episode, 2005) |
|
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| "Larry King Live" Herself (1 episode, 2005) |
|
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| "The Oprah Winfrey Show" Herself (1 episode, 2004) |
|
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| "American Masters" Herself (2 episodes, 1989-2001) |
|
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| "Sesame Street" Herself (3 episodes, 1993-2000) |
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| "Moesha" Herself (1 episode, 1999) |
|
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| "The Directors" Herself (1 episode, 1999) |
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| "The Living Edens" Narrator (1 episode, 1998) |
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| "Great Performances" Herself (1 episode, 1998) |
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| "The Gregory Hines Show" Herself (1 episode, 1997) |
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| "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" Herself (1 episode, 1996) |
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| "Lauren Hutton and..." Herself (1 episode, 1995) |
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| "The Arsenio Hall Show" Herself (1 episode, 1994) |
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| "The American Experience" Herself (author) (1 episode, 1994) |
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| "Ebony/Jet Showcase" Herself (1 episode, 1990) |
|
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| "Reading Rainbow" Herself (1 episode, 1983) |
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| "Dinah!" Herself (1 episode, 1977) |
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| "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Herself (2 episodes, 1971-1972) |
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| In development: |
| No data! |
| Filmography updated: June 2010 |
