- Birthday: 1952-11-08
- Place of Birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- Age: 71
- Average Role Age: 48.96
Movie | Release Date | Character | Age at Release | |
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The Book of Clarence | 01/11/24 | Mother Mary | 71 | |
Weathering | 04/07/23 | Mum | 70 | |
Space Oddity | 03/31/23 | Dr. Olsen | 70 | |
The Gray Man | 07/13/22 | Margaret Cahill | 69 | |
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color | 07/15/21 | Alma Thomas (voice) | 68 | |
Fatherhood | 06/18/21 | Marian | 68 | |
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street | 05/31/21 | Mary Parrish (voice) | 68 | |
The Making of Clemency | 03/24/20 | Herself | 67 | |
Clemency | 12/27/19 | Warden Bernadine Williams | 67 | |
The Lion King | 07/12/19 | Sarabi (voice) | 66 | |
No Small Matter | 06/21/19 | Narrator (voice) | 66 | |
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts | 06/02/19 | 66 | ||
Juanita | 03/08/19 | Juanita | 66 | |
Saint Judy | 03/01/19 | Judge Benton | 66 | |
Burning Sands | 01/24/17 | Professor Hughes | 64 | |
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | 10/14/16 | Herself | 63 | |
So B. It | 06/07/16 | Bernadette | 63 | |
Captain America: Civil War | 04/27/16 | Miriam Sharpe | 63 | |
Mississippi Grind | 07/04/15 | Sam | 62 | |
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band | 04/01/15 | Mary Lou Williams (voice) | 62 | |
Knucklehead | 02/01/15 | Sheila | 62 | |
A Path Appears | 01/26/15 | Self | 62 | |
Annabelle | 10/02/14 | Evelyn | 61 | |
Nelson Mandela Redrawn | 07/18/14 | Self | 61 | |
And the Oscar Goes To... | 02/01/14 | Self (archive footage) | 61 | |
12 Years a Slave | 10/18/13 | Mistress Shaw | 60 | |
The Door | 07/02/13 | E | 60 | |
Steel Magnolias | 10/07/12 | Ouiser | 59 | |
Black Panther | 01/18/10 | Dondi Reece | 57 | |
Medal of Honor | 11/05/08 | Narrator | 55 | |
Reach for Me | 10/01/08 | Evelyn | 55 | |
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys | 09/12/08 | Alice Evans | 55 | |
American Violet | 08/28/08 | Alma Roberts | 55 | |
Henry Box Brown | 02/01/08 | 55 | ||
Pictures of Hollis Woods | 12/02/07 | Edna Reilly | 55 | |
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty | 07/16/07 | Self - Narrator | 54 | |
King Leopold's Ghost | 05/28/06 | Ilanga (voice) | 53 | |
Take the Lead | 03/17/06 | Augustine James | 53 | |
The Water Is Wide | 01/29/06 | Mrs. Brown | 53 | |
Something New | 01/29/06 | Joyce McQueen | 53 | |
Beauty Shop | 04/22/05 | Ms. Josephine | 52 | |
The Forgotten | 09/24/04 | Det. Anne Pope | 51 | |
Radio | 10/24/03 | Principal Daniels | 50 | |
The Singing Detective | 10/24/03 | Chief of Staff | 50 | |
A Wrinkle in Time | 04/25/03 | Mrs. Whatsit | 50 | |
The Core | 03/28/03 | Stickley | 50 | |
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property | 02/16/03 | Narrator | 50 | |
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | 02/10/03 | 50 | ||
The Wild Thornberrys Movie | 12/20/02 | Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice) | 50 | |
Searching for Debra Winger | 07/13/02 | Self | 49 | |
K-PAX | 10/22/01 | Claudia Villars | 48 | |
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie | 08/18/01 | Medicine Woman (voice) | 48 | |
Disney's American Legends | 02/12/01 | 48 | ||
Holiday Heart | 12/10/00 | Wanda Dean | 48 | |
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks | 11/30/00 | Narrator | 48 | |
Lost Souls | 10/13/00 | Dr. Allen | 47 | |
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story | 05/31/00 | Mary Parrish (voice) | 47 | |
John Henry | 05/27/00 | Polly / Narrator (voice) | 47 | |
Dinosaur | 05/19/00 | Plio (voice) | 47 | |
Love & Basketball | 04/21/00 | Camille Wright | 47 | |
What's Cooking? | 01/20/00 | Audrey Williams | 47 | |
Eleanor Roosevelt | 01/10/00 | Narrator (voice) | 47 | |
Mumford | 09/24/99 | Lily | 46 | |
Funny Valentines | 02/14/99 | Joyce May | 46 | |
The Wishing Tree | 01/01/99 | Clara | 46 | |
The Underground Railroad | 01/01/99 | 46 | ||
Down in the Delta | 12/25/98 | Loretta Sinclair | 46 | |
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | 11/01/97 | Maisie (voice) | 44 | |
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature | 06/24/97 | Narrator | 44 | |
Follow Me Home | 02/28/97 | Evey | 44 | |
Miss Evers' Boys | 02/22/97 | Eunice Evers, R.N. | 44 | |
The Member of the Wedding | 01/29/97 | Berenice Sadie Brown | 44 | |
Star Trek: First Contact | 11/22/96 | Lily Sloane | 44 | |
A Step Toward Tomorrow | 11/10/96 | Dr. Sadlin | 44 | |
Special Report: Journey to Mars | 03/25/96 | Tamara O'Neil | 43 | |
Primal Fear | 03/06/96 | Shoat | 43 | |
How to Make an American Quilt | 10/06/95 | Marianna | 42 | |
The Piano Lesson | 02/05/95 | Berniece Charles | 42 | |
Crooklyn | 05/13/94 | Carolyn Carmichael | 41 | |
Aliens for Breakfast | 04/02/94 | Mrs. Marks | 41 | |
Blue Chips | 02/18/94 | Lavada McRae | 41 | |
Malcolm X: Make It Plain | 01/26/94 | Narrator | 41 | |
Bopha! | 09/16/93 | Rosie Mangena | 40 | |
Heart and Souls | 08/13/93 | Penny Washington | 40 | |
Passion Fish | 12/11/92 | Chantelle | 40 | |
Rich in Love | 09/04/92 | Rhody Poole | 39 | |
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | 08/21/92 | Ann | 39 | |
Grand Canyon | 12/25/91 | Jane | 39 | |
Blue Bayou | 01/15/90 | Jessica Filley | 37 | |
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story | 12/03/89 | Mary Thomas | 37 | |
Miss Firecracker | 04/28/89 | Popeye Jackson | 36 | |
Scrooged | 11/22/88 | Grace Cooley | 36 | |
The Child Saver | 01/18/88 | Andrea Crawford | 35 | |
Mandela | 09/20/87 | Winnie Mandela | 34 | |
Unnatural Causes | 11/10/86 | Maude DeVictor | 34 | |
L.A. Law: Pilot | 09/15/86 | Adrianne Moore | 33 | |
Extremities | 08/22/86 | Patricia | 33 | |
Puss in Boots | 09/09/85 | Princess Lovinia | 32 | |
Go Tell It on the Mountain | 01/14/85 | Esther | 32 | |
Words by Heart | 01/01/85 | Claudie Sills | 32 | |
Black Hollywood | 11/28/84 | Self | 32 | |
Sweet Revenge | 10/31/84 | Vicki Teague | 31 | |
The Killing Floor | 04/10/84 | Mattie | 31 | |
Cross Creek | 09/21/83 | Geechee | 30 | |
Precious Blood | 03/09/82 | Narrator | 29 | |
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf | 02/23/82 | Woman who lost her stuff | 29 | |
The Ambush Murders | 01/05/82 | Karisha Ellsworth | 29 | |
HealtH | 09/12/80 | Sally Benbow | 27 | |
Freedom Road | 10/29/79 | Katie | 26 | |
The Trial of the Moke | 05/03/78 | Lucy Smith | 25 | |
Remember My Name | 02/10/78 | Rita | 25 | |
Salem's Lot | None | Dr. Cody | 71 | |
Hate to See You Go | None | 71 | ||
Summer Camp | None | 71 |