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Actress:

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

1. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Ondine Burdett (1 episode, 2009)
   ... aka "Law & Order: SVU" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
   ... aka "Special Victims Unit" (New Zealand: English title)
       - Hell (2009) TV episode .... Ondine Burdett
2. Relative Stranger (2009) (TV) .... Pearl
3. Idlewild (2006) .... Mother Hopkins
4. Fat Rose and Squeaky (2006) .... Celine
5. Madea's Family Reunion (2006) .... Myrtle
   ... aka Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (USA: complete title)
   ... aka Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
6. The Making of 'Diary' (2005) (V)
7. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) .... Myrtle
   ... aka Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman (USA: complete title)
   ... aka Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
8. "Higglytown Heroes" .... Great Aunt Shirley Hero (1 episode, 2005)
       - Wayne's 100 Special Somethings (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Great Aunt Shirley Hero
9. Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) .... Gloria
10. The Rosa Parks Story (2002) (TV) .... Leona Edwards McCauley
11. Jewel (2001) (TV) .... Cathedral
12. "The Outer Limits" .... Justice Gretchen Parkhurst (1 episode, 2000)
    ... aka "The New Outer Limits" (USA: promotional title)
        - Final Appeal (2000) TV episode .... Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
13. "Touched by an Angel" .... Abby (1 episode, 2000)
        - Living the Rest of My Life (2000) TV episode .... Abby
    
    
14. Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999) (TV) .... Emily Lincoln
    ... aka Aftershock - Das große Beben (Germany)
    ... aka Erdbeben-Inferno: Wenn die Welt untergeht (Germany: rerun title)
    ... aka New York - Der jüngste Tag (Germany: DVD title)
15. A Lesson Before Dying (1999) (TV) .... Tante Lou
16. Mama Flora's Family (1998) (TV) .... Mama Flora
17. Always Outnumbered (1998) (TV) .... Luvia
    ... aka Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (USA: DVD title)
18. Ms. Scrooge (1997) (TV) .... Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
19. Hoodlum (1997) .... Stephanie St. Clair
20. The Price of Heaven (1997) (TV) .... Vesta Battle
    ... aka Blessed Assurance (USA: syndication title)
21. Riot (1997) (TV) .... Maggie (segment "Homecoming Day")
    ... aka Riot in the Streets (video title)
22. Bridge of Time (1997) (TV) .... Guardian
23. The Road to Galveston (1996) (TV) .... Jordan Roosevelt
24. "Sweet Justice" (1994) TV series .... Carrie Grace Battle (unknown episodes, 1994-1995)
25. Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994) (TV) .... Castralia, Marsden Family House Slave/Maid
26. House of Secrets (1993) (TV) .... Evangeline
    ... aka Conspiracy of Terror
27. When No One Would Listen (1992) (TV) .... Sarah
28. Duplicates (1992) (TV) .... Dr. Randolph
29. Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) .... Sipsey
    ... aka Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (UK)
30. Clippers (1991) (TV) .... Donna
31. Heat Wave (1990) (TV) .... Ruthana Richardson
32. "B.L. Stryker" .... Ruth Hastings (1 episode, 1990)
        - Winner Takes All (1990) TV episode .... Ruth Hastings
33. The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990) (TV) .... Etta
    
    
34. The Women of Brewster Place (1989) (TV) .... Mrs. Browne
35. Intimate Encounters (1986) (TV) .... Dr. Claire Dalton
    ... aka Encounters in the Night
36. Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986) (TV) .... Muriel
37. Acceptable Risks (1986) (TV) .... Janet Framm
38. Playing with Fire (1985) (TV) .... Carol Phillips
39. Benny's Place (1982) (TV) .... Odessa
40. The Marva Collins Story (1981) (TV) .... Marva Collins
    ... aka Welcome to Success: The Marva Collins Story (USA: long title)
41. The Body Human: Becoming a Woman (1981) (TV)
42. Bustin' Loose (1981) .... Vivian Perry
    
    
43. The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1979) .... Elaine
    ... aka Airport '79 (USA: short title)
    ... aka Airport '80: The Concorde (Philippines: English title)
    ... aka Airport 1979 (International: English title: informal title)
    ... aka Airport 1980 (International: English title: informal title)
    ... aka The Concorde (USA: short title)
44. A Woman Called Moses (1978) (TV) .... Harriet Ross Tubman
45. "King" .... Coretta Scott King (3 episodes, 1978)
        - Episode #1.3 (1978) TV episode .... Coretta Scott King
        - Episode #1.2 (1978) TV episode .... Coretta Scott King
        - Episode #1.1 (1978) TV episode .... Coretta Scott King
46. A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1978) .... Sweets
47. Wilma (1977) (TV) .... Blanche Rudolph
48. "Roots" .... Binta (2 episodes, 1977)
        - Episode #1.1 (1977) TV episode .... Binta
        - Episode #1.2 (1977) TV episode .... Binta
49. Just an Old Sweet Song (1976) (TV) .... Priscilla Simmons
    ... aka Down Home
50. The River Niger (1976) .... Mattie Williams
51. The Blue Bird (1976) .... Tylette, The Cat
    ... aka Sinyaya ptitsa (Soviet Union: Russian title)
52. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) (TV) .... Jane Pittman
53. Sounder (1972) .... Rebecca Morgan
54. Wednesday Night Out (1972) (TV)
55. "Emergency!" .... Mrs. Johnson (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka "Emergencia" (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka "Emergency One" (USA: syndication title)
        - Crash (1972) TV episode .... Mrs. Johnson
56. Neighbors (1971) (TV)
57. Marriage: Year One (1971) (TV) .... Emma Teasley
58. "Insight" (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Bird of the Mast (1971) TV episode
59. "Gunsmoke" .... Rachel Biggs (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka "Gun Law" (UK)
    ... aka "Marshal Dillon" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Scavengers (1970) TV episode .... Rachel Biggs
60. "Mission: Impossible" .... Alma Ross (1 episode, 1970)
        - Death Squad (1970) TV episode .... Alma Ross
61. "The Bill Cosby Show" .... Mildred Hermosa (1 episode, 1970)
        - Blind Date (1970) TV episode .... Mildred Hermosa
62. "Here Come the Brides" .... Princess Lucenda (1 episode, 1970)
        - A Bride for Obie Brown (1970) TV episode .... Princess Lucenda
    
    
63. "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" .... Betty Kelly (1 episode, 1969)
        - Guess Who's Coming for Lunch (1969) TV episode .... Betty Kelly
64. "The F.B.I." .... Julie Harmon / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
        - Silent Partners (1969) TV episode .... Lainey Harber
        - The Enemies (1968) TV episode .... Julie Harmon
65. "Medical Center" .... Susan Wiley (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Last 10 Yards (1969) TV episode .... Susan Wiley
66. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968) .... Portia
67. "Judd for the Defense" .... Lucille Evans (1 episode, 1967)
        - Commitment (1967) TV episode .... Lucille Evans
68. "Cowboy in Africa" .... Julie Anderson (1 episode, 1967)
        - Tomorrow on the Wind (1967) TV episode .... Julie Anderson
69. The Comedians (1967) .... Marie Therese
    ... aka Les comédiens (France)
70. "The Guiding Light" (1952) TV series .... Martha Frazier (unknown episodes, 1966)
    ... aka "Guiding Light" (USA: new title)
71. "I Spy" .... Princess Amara / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - Trial by Treehouse (1966) TV episode .... Vickie Harmon
        - So Long, Patrick Henry (1965) TV episode .... Princess Amara
72. A Man Called Adam (1966) .... Claudia Ferguson
73. "Slattery's People" .... Sarah Brookman (1 episode, 1965)
        - Question: Who You Taking to the Main Event, Eddie? (1965) TV episode .... Sarah Brookman
74. "East Side/West Side" .... Jane Foster (26 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - Here Today (1964) TV episode .... Jane Foster
        - The Givers (1964) TV episode .... Jane Foster
        - Nothing But the Half Truth (1964) TV episode .... Jane Foster
        - The Name of the Game (1964) TV episode .... Jane Foster
        - Takes Sides with the Sun (1964) TV episode .... Jane Foster
          (21 more)
75. "Naked City" (1 episode, 1963)
        - Howard Running Bear Is a Turtle (1963) TV episode
76. "The Nurses" .... Betty Ann Warner (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka "The Doctors and the Nurses" (USA: new title)
        - Frieda (1962) TV episode .... Betty Ann Warner
    
    
77. The Last Angry Man (1959) (uncredited) .... Girl Left on Porch
78. Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) (uncredited) .... Jazz Club bartender
79. Carib Gold (1957) (uncredited)
80. "Frontiers of Faith" .... Tony (1 episode)
        - The Bitter Cup (????) TV episode .... Tony
    

Soundtrack:

1. "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1979)
   ... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
   ... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
   ... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
   ... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
   ... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
   ... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
   ... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
   ... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
       - Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads (1979) TV episode (performer: "I Loves You Porgy" (uncredited))
   

Thanks:

1. Remembering 'Roots' (2002) (V) (special thanks)
   

Self:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. The 40th NAACP Image Awards (2009) (TV) .... Herself
2. "Entertainment Tonight" .... Herself (1 episode, 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 22 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
3. The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards (2007) (TV) .... Herself
4. The 5th Annual TV Land Awards (2007) (TV) .... Herself - Winner ("30th Anniversary")
5. Rwanda Rising (2007) .... Voice of Jeanette Nyirabagarwa
6. The 2006 Black Movie Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself
7. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV) .... Herself
8. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Herself
9. "Tavis Smiley" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
       - Episode dated 23 February 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 25 February 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Herself
10. The Black Movie Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself
11. A Capitol Fourth (2004) (TV) .... Herself
12. 2002 Trumpet Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself
13. Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) .... Herself
14. Remembering 'Roots' (2002) (V) .... Herself - 'Binta Kinte'
15. "Today" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
    ... aka "NBC News Today" (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka "The Today Show" (USA)
        - Episode dated 25 December 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Herself
16. The Double Dutch Divas! (2001) (uncredited) .... Herself
17. "Intimate Portrait" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2000)
        - Harriet Tubman (2000) TV episode .... Narrator
    
    
18. The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999) (TV) .... Herself
19. 'Fried Green Tomatoes': The Moments of Discovery (1998) (V) .... Herself
20. CBS: The First 50 Years (1998) (TV) .... Herself
21. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Episode dated 7 April 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Herself
22. 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997) (TV)
23. Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine (1996) (TV) .... Herself
24. Flight to Freedom (1995) .... Host
    ... aka Flight to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (USA: video box title)
25. "A Century of Women" (1994) TV mini-series (voice)
26. "The Arsenio Hall Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1994)
        - Episode dated 29 April 1994 (1994) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
27. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1988) (TV) .... Herself
28. 20th NAACP Image Awards (1988) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
29. 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
30. Liberty Weekend (1986) (TV) .... Herself
31. An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (1986) (TV) .... Herself
32. "Star Search" .... Herself - Judge (1 episode, 1985)
        - Episode #2.25 (1985) TV episode .... Herself - Judge
33. The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish (1984) (TV) .... Herself
34. Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Herself
35. The 34th Annual Tony Awards (1980) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
    
    
36. The Television Annual: 1978/1979 (1979) (TV)
37. The 21st Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1979) (TV) .... Herself
38. "Saturday Night Live" .... Herself - Host / ... (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
        - Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads (1979) TV episode .... Herself - Host/Various
39. The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards (1978) (TV) .... Herself
40. The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978) (TV) .... Herself
41. The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) (TV) .... Herself - Co-presenter: Best Director
42. "CBS: On the Air" (1978) TV mini-series .... Co-host - part IV
43. "The Phil Donahue Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka "Donahue" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 8 December 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
44. The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
45. The American Film Institute Salute to Bette Davis (1977) (TV) .... Herself
46. The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Host
47. The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
48. The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney (1974) (TV) .... Herself
49. Free to Be... You & Me (1974) (TV) .... Herself
50. The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
51. "The Flip Wilson Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode #3.20 (1973) TV episode .... Herself
52. "Soul!" .... Herself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Episode dated 13 December 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
53. "Soul Train" .... Guest (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Temptations/King Floyd (1972) TV episode .... Guest
54. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 26 October 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
55. "Girl Talk" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 4 May 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
    

Archive Footage:

1. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V)