Self (archive footage)
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2004)
Baby Suggs
Beloved (1998)
Mrs. Cooper
Out of Darkness (1994)
Cora Simms
One Special Victory (1991)
Zora is My Name! (1990)
Drug Counselor
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Linda Cervi
Homer and Eddie (1989)
Miss Hanks
Big Shots (1987)
Verna
Inside Out (1987)
Elvira Backus
As Summers Die (1986)
Sally Framm
Acceptable Risks (1986)
Edna
Generation (1985)
Miss Annie
And the Children Shall Lead (1985)
Wendell's Grandma
A Christmas Without Snow (1980)
Zazu (voice)
Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979)
Lilly Brooks
Ring of Passion (1978)
Grandma
Just an Old Sweet Song (1976)
Florence
Mahogany (1975)
Grandma Bessie
A Dream for Christmas (1973)
Thelma
Outrage (1973)
Jessie Blake
Footsteps (1972)
Charity Tomlin
The Biscuit Eater (1972)
Mama Tiny
The Great White Hope (1970)
Mrs. Prentice
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Mama Caleba
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Rose Scott
Hurry Sundown (1967)
Idella Landy
Gone Are the Days! (1963)
Viney (uncredited)
The Miracle Worker (1962)
May Scott
Take a Giant Step (1959)
Grecco Maid
The Mugger (1958)