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Actress:

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• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. The Middle of Nowhere (2009) (announced) .... Cornelia
2. Video Girl (2010) (post-production)
3. Red & Blue Marbles (2009) (post-production) .... Professor Wright
   
   
4. Dream Street (2010)
   
   
5. The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2009) .... Miss Candy the bartender
6. America (2009) (TV) .... Mrs. Harper
7. Steam (2007) .... Doris
8. American Gangster (2007) .... Mama Lucas
9. All About Us (2007) .... Ms. Ella
10. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" .... Mary Wilson (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka CSI: Las Vegas (South Africa: English title: informal alternative title) (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka C.S.I. (USA: short title)
    ... aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka Les experts (Canada: French title)
        - Empty Eyes (2007) TV episode .... Mary Wilson
11. The Way Back Home (2006) .... Maude
12. No. 2 (2006) .... Nanna Maria
13. Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) (TV) .... Nanny
    ... aka Oprah Winfrey Presents Their Eyes Were Watching God (Australia: DVD box title)
14. Baby of the Family (2002)
15. Taking Back Our Town (2001) (TV) .... Emelda West
16. Feast of All Saints (2001) (TV) .... Elsie Claviere
    ... aka Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints (USA: complete title)
17. Finding Buck McHenry (2000) (TV) .... Mrs. Henry
18. A Storm in Summer (2000) (TV) .... Grandmother
    
    
19. "Touched by an Angel" .... LaBelle (1 episode, 1999)
        - The Christmas Gift (1999) TV episode .... LaBelle
20. Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999) (TV) .... Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
    ... aka Having Our Say (USA: short title)
21. Baby Geniuses (1999) .... Margo
22. Passing Glory (1999) (TV) .... Mommit Porter
23. "Cosby" .... Mattie (1 episode, 1999)
        - Ol' Betsy (1999) TV episode .... Mattie
24. "Little Bill" (1999) TV series .... Alice the Great (unknown episodes)
25. "Promised Land" .... Alicia (1 episode, 1998)
    ... aka Home of the Brave
        - Baptism of Fire (1998) TV episode .... Alicia
26. The Wall (1998) (TV) .... Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
27. A Simple Wish (1997) .... Hortense
    ... aka The Fairy Godmother (Canada: English title)
28. Stories from the Edge (1996) (TV) .... (segment "Tuesday Morning Ride")
29. Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996) (TV) .... Indigo
30. Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996) (TV) .... Sophia
31. "American Masters" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1995)
        - Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul (1995) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
32. Just Cause (1995) .... Evangeline
33. Tuesday Morning Ride (1995)
34. Whitewash (1994) (TV) (voice) .... Grandmother
35. "The Stand" .... Mother Abigail Freemantle (4 episodes, 1994)
    ... aka Stephen King's The Stand
        - The Stand (1994) TV episode .... Mother Abigail Freemantle
        - The Betrayal (1994) TV episode .... Mother Abigail Freemantle
        - The Dreams (1994) TV episode .... Mother Abigail Freemantle
        - The Plague (1994) TV episode .... Mother Abigail Freemantle
36. Cop and ½ (1993) .... Rachel
    ... aka Cop and a Half
37. "Evening Shade" .... Aurelia Danforth (1 episode, 1993)
        - They Can't Take That Away From (1993) TV episode .... Aurelia Danforth
38. The Ernest Green Story (1993) (TV) .... Mrs. Lydia Wilson
39. "Middle Ages" (1992) TV series .... Estelle Williams (unknown episodes)
40. Jazztime Tale (1991) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
41. Jungle Fever (1991) .... Lucinda Purify
42. Decoration Day (1990) (TV) .... Rowena, Finch's Housekeeper
43. "The Golden Girls" .... Viola Watkins (1 episode, 1990)
        - Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy (1990) TV episode .... Viola Watkins
44. The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) (TV) .... Jackie's mother
45. "China Beach" .... Ruby (1 episode, 1990)
        - Skylark (1990) TV episode .... Ruby
46. Love at Large (1990) .... Corrine Dart
    
    
47. Do the Right Thing (1989) .... Mother Sister
48. Lincoln (1988) (TV) .... Elizabeth Keckley
    ... aka Gore Vidal's Lincoln
49. Windmills of the Gods (1988) (TV) .... Dorothy - Secretary to Mary Ashley
    ... aka Sidney Sheldon's Windmills of the Gods
50. "Spenser: For Hire" .... Eleanor Simpson (1 episode, 1987)
        - Personal Demons (1987) TV episode .... Eleanor Simpson
51. "The Atlanta Child Murders" (1985) TV mini-series .... Faye Williams
52. Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985) (TV) .... Mrs. Grimes
53. Long Day's Journey Into Night (1982) (TV) .... Mary Tyrone
54. Cat People (1982) .... Female
55. "American Playhouse" .... Zora Neal Hurston (1 episode)
        - Zora Is My Name! (????) TV episode .... Zora Neal Hurston
56. "Ossie and Ruby!" (1980) TV series .... Co-host (1980-81) (unknown episodes)
57. All God's Children (1980) (TV) .... Irene Whitfield
58. The Torture of Mothers (1980)
    
    
59. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) (TV) .... Grandmother Baxter
60. "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) TV mini-series .... Queen Haley
61. Countdown at Kusini (1976) .... Leah Matanzima
    ... aka Cool Red (USA)
62. "Police Woman" .... Cora Sanders (1 episode, 1975)
        - Target Black (1975) TV episode .... Cora Sanders
63. It's Good to Be Alive (1974) (TV) .... Ruth Campanella
64. "Tenafly" .... Jan Lennox (1 episode, 1973)
        - The Window That Wasn't (1973) TV episode .... Jan Lennox
65. Chelsea D.H.O. (1973) (TV) .... Dr. Bianca Pearson
66. "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People" (1 episode)
        - Today Is Ours (????) TV episode
67. Black Girl (1972) .... Netta's mother
68. Buck and the Preacher (1972) .... Ruth
69. To Be Young, Gifted, and Black (1972) (TV)
70. The Sheriff (1971) (TV) .... Sue-Anne Lucas
    
    
71. Deadlock (1969) (TV) .... Lucinda
72. "Peyton Place" (1964) TV series .... Alma Miles (unknown episodes, 1968-1969)
73. Up Tight! (1968) .... Laurie
74. "The Guiding Light" (1952) TV series .... Martha Frazier (unknown episodes, 1967)
    ... aka Guiding Light (USA: new title)
75. The Incident (1967) .... Joan Robinson
76. "Armchair Theatre" .... Vicky Kingsbury (1 episode, 1966)
        - Neighbours (1966) TV episode .... Vicky Kingsbury
77. "The Defenders" .... Catherine Collins (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Sworn Twelve (1965) TV episode .... Catherine Collins
78. "East Side/West Side" .... Marilyn Marsden (1 episode, 1963)
        - No Hiding Place (1963) TV episode .... Marilyn Marsden
79. "The Great Adventure" .... Harriet Tubman (1 episode, 1963)
        - Go Down, Moses (1963) TV episode .... Harriet Tubman
80. "The Fugitive" .... Laura (1 episode, 1963)
        - Decision in the Ring (1963) TV episode .... Laura
81. Gone Are the Days! (1963) .... Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
    ... aka Purlie Victorious
    ... aka The Man from C.O.T.T.O.N. (USA: reissue title)
82. "The Nurses" .... Jenny Bishop (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
        - Express Stop from Lenox Avenue (1963) TV episode .... Jenny Bishop
83. The Balcony (1963) .... Thief
84. "Alcoa Premiere" .... Irene Clayton (1 episode, 1963)
        - Impact of an Execution (1963) TV episode .... Irene Clayton
85. Seven Times Monday (1962) (TV) .... Lila
86. A Raisin in the Sun (1961) .... Ruth Younger
87. "Play of the Week" .... Lila (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - Black Monday (1961) TV episode
        - Seven Times Monday (1960) TV episode .... Lila
    
    
88. Take a Giant Step (1959) .... Christine the maid
89. St. Louis Blues (1958) .... Elizabeth
90. Virgin Island (1958) .... Ruth
    ... aka Our Virgin Island (USA)
91. Edge of the City (1957) .... Lucy Tyler
    ... aka A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (UK)
92. The Great American Pastime (1956) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Ashlow
93. Go, Man, Go! (1954) .... Irma Jackson
94. The Tall Target (1951) .... Rachel, Slave Maid
95. "Frontiers of Faith" .... Grace Gilmore (1 episode)
        - The Bitter Cup (????) TV episode .... Grace Gilmore
96. No Way Out (1950) (uncredited) .... Connie Brooks
97. The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) .... Rae Robinson
    
    
98. The Fight Never Ends (1949) .... Janie
99. What a Guy (1948)
100. The First Year (1946) (TV)
101. That Man of Mine (1946)
     

Soundtrack:

1. "The Stand" (1994) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
   ... aka Stephen King's The Stand
   

Writer:

1. Up Tight! (1968) (writer)
   

Producer:

1. Up Tight! (1968) (co-producer)
   

Self:

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• 1970s
• 1960s

1. Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2010) (in production) .... Herself
2. For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2010) (TV) (post-production) (voice)
3. Drama Mamas! (2010) (post-production) .... Herself
   
   
4. A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School (2009) (voice) .... Narrator
5. "The Tyra Banks Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2009)
       - Rosie O'Donnell & Ruby Dee (2009) TV episode .... Herself
6. Let Freedom Sing: How Music Inspired the Civil Rights Movement (2009) .... Herself
7. "Entertainment Tonight" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2008)
   ... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
   ... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
   ... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
   ... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
       - Episode dated 6 October 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 5 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
8. Meet Mary Pleasant (2008) (TV) .... Herself
9. La noche de los Oscar (2008) (TV) .... Herself
10. An Evening at the Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Herself
11. The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
12. "Tavis Smiley" .... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode dated 21 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
13. 39th NAACP Image Awards (2008) (TV) .... Herself
14. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka Oprah (USA: short title)
        - And the Nominees Are... (2008) TV episode .... Herself
15. "Iconoclasts" (1 episode, 2007)
        - Alicia Keys and Ruby Dee (2007) TV episode
16. "HBO First Look" .... Herself (1 episode, 2007)
        - The Making of 'American Gangster' (2007) TV episode .... Herself
17. In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema (2007) (V) .... Herself
18. The 2006 Black Movie Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself
19. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Herself
20. Lockdown, USA (2006) .... Narrator
21. An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder (2006) (TV) .... Herself
22. The Black Movie Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself
23. "Character Studies" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2005)
        - Ruth (2005) TV episode .... Herself
        - Amanda (2005) TV episode .... Herself
24. The History Makers (2005) (V) .... Herself
25. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2004) (TV) .... Herself - Honoree
26. "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
    ... aka Def Poetry (USA: short title)
    ... aka Def Poetry Jam (USA: promotional title)
        - Episode #4.6 (2004) TV episode .... Herself
27. Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003) .... Herself
28. 2003 Trumpet Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself
29. Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) .... Reader
30. Hughes' Dream Harlem (2002) (TV) .... Herself
31. Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) .... Herself
32. "Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years" (2001) TV mini-series .... Narrator (unknown episodes)
33. 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2001) (TV) .... Herself
34. "Intimate Portrait" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Rosa Parks (2001) TV episode .... Herself
35. Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore (2001) (TV) .... Narrator
    
    
36. The Unfinished Journey (1999) (voice) .... Narration
37. "The Directors" .... Herself (1 episode)
        - The Films of Spike Lee (????) TV episode .... Herself
38. NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (1998) (TV) .... Herself
39. Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998) (TV) .... Herself
40. Porgy and Bess: An American Voice (1998) (TV) .... Herself/Narrator
41. A Time to Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner (1998) (voice) .... Narrator
42. Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
43. The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
44. The Stand: The Making of... (1994) (TV) .... Herself
45. Homeward Bound (1994) (TV) .... Herself
46. "Reading Rainbow" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1984-1992)
        - Tar Beach (1992) TV episode (voice) .... Herself
        - Simon's Book (1984) TV episode (voice) .... Herself
47. Color Adjustment (1992) .... Narrator
    ... aka Color Adjustment: Blacks in Prime Time (USA: festival title)
48. Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday (1990) (TV) .... Herself
49. 22nd NAACP Image Awards (1990) (TV) .... Herself
    
    
50. Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989) (TV) .... Herself
51. "Ebony/Jet Showcase" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1988)
        - Episode dated 9 October 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 23 September 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Herself
52. "A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1984)
        - Episode dated 25 April 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 18 April 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Herself
53. "Great Performances" .... Herself (1 episode, 1982)
        - Great Performances' 10th Anniversary Celebration (1982) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
54. "Tony Brown's Journal" .... Herself (1 episode, 1978)
        - Man and Woman (1978) TV episode .... Herself
55. Lorraine Hansberry: The Black Experience in the Creation of Drama (1975)
56. Wattstax (1973) (uncredited) .... Herself
57. "He Said, She Said" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 13 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
58. King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) .... Herself
    
    
59. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 3 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
60. "I've Got a Secret" .... Guest panelist (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode dated 30 December 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest panelist
61. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Herself (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Beauty of a Woman (1962) TV episode .... Herself
    

Archive Footage:

1. "Biography"
       - Marlon Brando: The Agony of Genius (2005) TV episode .... Herself
2. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V)
3. America at the Movies (1976) .... Ruth Younger