Født January 31, 1977 · New York City, New York, USA
Filmography
| Role | Title | Year | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actor | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | 2005 | Jasmine |
| Actor | Scandal (2012) | Olivia Pope | |
| Actor | Django Unchained | 2012 | Broomhilda von Shaft |
| Actor | Fantastic Four | 2005 | Alicia Masters |
| Actor | Cars 3 | 2017 | Natalie Certain (voice) |
| Actor | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | 2007 | Alicia Masters |
| Actor | The School for Good and Evil | 2022 | Professor Dovey |
| Actor | Little Fires Everywhere | Mia Warren | |
| Actor | The Prom | 2020 | Ms. Greene |
| Actor | Little Man | 2006 | Vanessa |
| Actor | Imperfect Women | Eleanor | |
| Actor | Save the Last Dance | 2001 | Chenille Reynolds |
| Actor | The Six Triple Eight | 2024 | Major Charity Adams |
| Actor | Ray | 2004 | Della Bea Robinson |
| Actor | A Thousand Words | 2012 | Caroline McCall |
| Actor | American Son | 2019 | Kendra |
| Actor | The Last King of Scotland | 2006 | Kay Amin |
| Actor | UnPrisoned | Paige Alexander | |
| Actor | Lakeview Terrace | 2008 | Lisa Mattson |
| Actor | Black Panther | Princess Shuri / Baker Woman | |
| Actor | Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | 2025 | Vera Draven |
| Actor | Bad Company | 2002 | Julie |
| Actor | For Colored Girls | 2010 | Kelly / Blue |
| Actor | The Human Stain | 2003 | Ellie |
| Actor | I Think I Love My Wife | 2007 | Nikki Tru |
| Actor | The United States of Leland | 2003 | Ayesha |
| Actor | Miracle at St. Anna | 2008 | Zana Wilder |
| Actor | Confirmation | 2016 | |
| Producer | Confirmation | 2016 | |
| Actor | She Hate Me | 2004 | Fatima Goodrich |
| Actor | Mother and Child | 2009 | Lucy |
| Actor | The Dead Girl | 2006 | Rosetta |
| Actor | The Details | 2011 | Rebecca |
| Actor | Good Hair | 2009 | Herself |
| Actor | Peeples | 2013 | Grace Peeples |
| Actor | Against the Ropes | 2004 | Renee |
| Actor | Girl Rising | 2013 | Narrator - Nepal (voice) |
| Actor | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons' | 2019 | Helen |
| Actor | Sin | 2003 | Kassie |
| Actor | Night Catches Us | 2010 | Patricia Wilson |
| Actor | Sexual Life | 2005 | Rosalie |
| Actor | Vanity Fair: Killers Kill, Dead Men Die | 2007 | The Debutante |
| Actor | The Words That Built America | 2017 | Herself |