Født December 19, 1924 · New York, New York, USA
Filmography
| Role | Title | Year | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actor | How to Get Away with Murder | Ophelia Harkness | |
| Actor | The Help | 2011 | Constantine Jefferson |
| Actor | A Fall From Grace | 2020 | Alice |
| Actor | Fried Green Tomatoes | 1991 | Sipsey |
| Actor | Diary of a Mad Black Woman | 2005 | Myrtle |
| Actor | Madea's Family Reunion | 2006 | Myrtle |
| Actor | Alex Cross | 2012 | Nana Mama |
| Actor | Why Did I Get Married Too? | 2010 | Ola |
| Actor | The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia | 2013 | Mama Kay |
| Actor | Last Flag Flying | 2017 | Mrs. Hightower |
| Actor | Cherish the Day | Luma Lee Langston | |
| Actor | Because of Winn-Dixie | 2005 | Gloria Dump |
| Actor | Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play | 2002 | Myrtle |
| Actor | Hoodlum | 1997 | Stephanie St. Clair |
| Actor | The Concorde... Airport '79 | 1979 | Elaine |
| Actor | Idlewild | 2006 | Mother Hopkins |
| Actor | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | 2016 | Herself |
| Actor | Sounder | 1972 | Rebecca Morgan |
| Actor | The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter | 1968 | Portia |
| Actor | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | 1974 | Jane Pittman |
| Actor | The Women of Brewster Place | ||
| Actor | The Comedians | 1967 | Marie Therese |
| Actor | A Lesson Before Dying | 1999 | Tante Lou |
| Actor | East Side/West Side | ||
| Actor | King (1978) | ||
| Actor | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | 1994 | Castralia, Marsden Family House Slave / Maid |
| Actor | Mama Flora's Family | Mama Flora | |
| Actor | Jewel | 2001 | Cathedral |
| Actor | Bustin' Loose | 1981 | Vivian Perry |
| Actor | The Trip to Bountiful | 2014 | Mrs. Watts |