Acting

2021

as Self (archival footage)

2020

as Alice

2019

as Narrator

2017

as Mrs. Hightower

2016		Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise as Herself
2016		Showing Roots as Hattie

2014		The Trip to Bountiful as Mrs. Watts
2014		And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)

2013

as Mama Kay

2012

as Nana Mama

2011

as Constantine Jefferson

2010

as Ola

2009

as Pearl

2006		Idlewild as Mother Hopkins
2006		Fat Rose and Squeaky as Celine
2006		Madea's Family Reunion as Myrtle

2005		Diary of a Mad Black Woman as Myrtle
2005		Because of Winn-Dixie as Gloria Dump

2002

as Leona Edwards McCauley

2001

as Cathedral

1999

as Tante Lou

1998

as Luvia

1997		Ms. Scrooge as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
1997		Hoodlum as Stephanie St. Clair
1997		Blessed Assurance as Vesta Lotte Battle

1996

as Jordan Roosevelt

1994

as Castralia

1993

as Evangeline

1992

as Dr. Randolph

1991

as Sipsey

1990		The Kid Who Loved Christmas as Etta Mercer
1990		Heat Wave as Ruthana Richardson

1989

as Mrs. Browne

1986		Intimate Encounters as Dr. Claire Dalton
1986		Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story as Muriel
1986		Acceptable Risks as Janet Framm

1985

as Carol Phillips

1982		Benny's Place as Odessa
1982		Night of 100 Stars as Self

1981		The Marva Collins Story as Marva Collins
1981		Bustin' Loose as Vivian Perry

1979

as Elaine

1977		Wilma as Blanche Rudolph
1977		A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich as Sweets

1976		Just an Old Sweet Song as Priscilla Simmons
1976		The River Niger as Mattie Williams
1976		The Blue Bird as Tylette

1974		Free to Be… You and Me as Self
1974		The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman as Jane Pittman

1972

as Rebecca Morgan

1971		Neighbors
1971		Marriage: Year One as Emma Teasley

1969

1968

as Portia Copeland

1967

as Marie Therese

1966

as Claudia Ferguson

1960

as Sister

1959		The Last Angry Man as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
1959		Odds Against Tomorrow as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)

1957

as Dottie