Film & TV List | Role | Media |
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| Sesame Street (2010) | O | TV Show |
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| The Princess and the Frog (2009) | Eudora (voice) | Movie |
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| Bee Movie (2007) | Judge Bumbleton (voice) | Movie |
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| Charlotte's Web (2006) | Gussy the Goose (voice) | Movie |
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| Desperate Housewives: Oprah Winfrey Is the New Neighbor (2005) | Karen Stouffer | TV Movie |
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| Our Friend, Martin (1999) | Coretta Scott King (voice) | Direct to Video |
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| Beloved (1998) | Sethe | Movie |
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| Before Women Had Wings (1997) | Zora Williams | TV Movie |
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| Ellen (1997) | Therapist | TV Show |
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| There Are No Children Here (1993) | LaJoe Rivers | TV Movie |
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| Lincoln (1992) | Elizabeth Keckley (voice) | TV Movie |
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| Brewster Place (1990) | Mattie Michael | TV Show |
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| The Women of Brewster Place (1989) | Mattie Michael | TV Movie |
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| Native Son (1986) | Mrs. Thomas | Movie |
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| The Color Purple (1985) | Sofia | Movie |
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