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1. Night Catches Us (2010) (post-production) .... Eloise Johnson
2. Somebody's Hero (2010) (post-production) .... Maureen
3. My Place in the Horror (2009) (post-production) .... Aunt Bee
4. Sweet Kandy (2009) (completed) .... Bernice
   
   
5. The Toe Tactic (2008) .... Victoria Hadaway
6. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Family Court Judge / ... (3 episodes, 1999-2008)
   ... aka Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation)
   ... aka Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
       - Unorthodox (2008) TV episode .... Judge
       - Conscience (2004) TV episode .... Family Court Judge
       - Sophomore Jinx (1999) TV episode .... Mrs. Mosley
7. Compliments of the Serpent (2008) (V) .... Barbara Stanton
8. "The Starter Wife" .... Nana (6 episodes, 2007)
       - Hour 6 (2007) TV episode .... Nana
       - Hour 5 (2007) TV episode .... Nana
       - Hour 4 (2007) TV episode .... Nana
       - Hour 3 (2007) TV episode .... Nana
       - Hour 1 (2007) TV episode .... Nana
         (1 more)
9. The Ten (2007) .... Judge Sophia R. Jackson
10. King (2007)
11. Griffin & Phoenix (2006) .... Maya Restaurant Owner
12. Premium (2006) .... Jayme
13. Stephanie Daley (2006) .... Doctor Lynn
    ... aka What She Knew (USA: TV title)
14. On the One (2005) .... Aunt June
    ... aka Preaching to the Choir (USA: new title)
15. Dear Wendy (2005) .... Clarabelle
16. "The West Wing" .... Gail Fitzwallace (2 episodes, 2004)
        - N.S.F. Thurmont (2004) TV episode .... Gail Fitzwallace
        - Gaza (2004) TV episode .... Gail Fitzwallace
17. Birth (2004) .... Lee
18. "Whoopi" .... Nurse (1 episode, 2003)
        - Once Bitten (2003) TV episode .... Nurse
19. Conversations with Id (2003) .... Aunt Mae
20. "Third Watch" .... Sondra Richards (1 episode, 2003)
        - In Confidence (2003) TV episode .... Sondra Richards
21. Head of State (2003) .... Moderator
22. Antwone Fisher (2002) .... Mrs. Tate
23. "100 Centre Street" .... Isabelle (1 episode, 2001)
        - Things Change (2001) TV episode .... Isabelle
24. The Gilded Six Bits (2001)
    
    
25. Judy Berlin (1999) .... Carol
26. Mama Flora's Family (1998) (TV) .... Pearl (1955-1970)
27. "Sex and the City" .... Madame Lordes (1 episode, 1998)
        - Oh Come All Ye Faithful (1998) TV episode .... Madame Lordes
28. A Perfect Murder (1998) .... Ambassador Alice Wills
29. 1999 (1998) .... Rufus' Shrink
    ... aka Girls & Boys (USA: MIFED title)
30. "New York Undercover" .... Malcolm's Mother / ... (2 episodes, 1995-1998)
    ... aka Uptown Undercover
        - Capital Punishment (1998) TV episode .... Malcolm's Mother
        - Olde Tyme Religion (1995) TV episode .... Prof. Cortez
31. The Devil's Advocate (1997) .... Botanica Woman
    ... aka Devil's Advocate (USA: DVD box title)
    ... aka Im Auftrag des Teufels (Germany)
32. "One Life to Live" .... Judge Barbara Fitzwater (1 episode, 1997)
        - Episode dated 11 September 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Judge Barbara Fitzwater
33. "Oz" .... Loretta Smith (1 episode, 1997)
        - Plan B (1997) TV episode .... Loretta Smith
34. Harambee! (1996) (TV) .... Queenesther
35. The Summer of Ben Tyler (1996) (TV) .... Rosetta Tyler
36. Girl 6 (1996) .... Angela's Aunt
37. Manny & Lo (1996) .... Georgine
38. White Lies (1996) .... Leon's Mother
39. "Law & Order" .... Judge Gloria Crutcher / ... (2 episodes, 1990-1995)
    ... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title)
        - Humiliation (1995) TV episode .... Mrs. Washington
        - Out of the Half-Light (1990) TV episode .... Judge Gloria Crutcher
40. Mercy (1995) .... Angela
41. "New York News" .... Evelyn Gates (1 episode, 1995)
        - New York News (1995) TV episode .... Evelyn Gates
42. The Keeper (1995) .... Mrs. Lemont, Mother
43. Dead Funny (1994) .... Frances
44. Weekend at Bernie's II (1993) .... Mobu
45. Daybreak (1993) (TV) .... Mrs. Chaney
    ... aka Bloodstream (UK: theatrical title)
46. Citizen Cohn (1992) (TV) .... Second Annie Lee Moss
47. Strictly Business (1991) .... Olivia
48. Green Card (1990) .... Marriage Celebrant
    ... aka Green Card (France)
49. The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) .... Media Jackal
50. Privilege (1990) .... Yvonne Washington
    
    
51. "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd" .... Jazz Singer (1 episode, 1989)
        - Here's Why You Should Always Make Your Bed in the Morning (1989) TV episode .... Jazz Singer
52. The Littlest Victims (1989) (TV) .... Mrs. Munson
53. "A Man Called Hawk" .... Mrs. Webster (1 episode, 1989)
        - Never My Love (1989) TV episode .... Mrs. Webster
54. Orphans (1987) .... Mattie
55. Kojak: The Price of Justice (1987) (TV) .... Pearl
56. The Flamingo Kid (1984) .... Lizzy the Housekeeper
57. He's Fired, She's Hired (1984) (TV) .... Serena Cole
58. The Cotton Club (1984) .... Madame St. Clair
59. A Doctor's Story (1984) (TV) .... Mrs. Thornton
60. "Chiefs" (1983) TV mini-series .... Nellie Cole
    ... aka Once Upon a Murder (UK)
    
    
61. The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) .... Carla Willis
62. An Unmarried Woman (1978) .... Jean
    

Self:

1. "Taboo" .... Narrator (5 episodes, 2002)
       - Rites of Passage (2002) TV episode .... Narrator
       - Tests of Faith (2002) TV episode .... Narrator
       - Death (2002) TV episode .... Narrator
       - Sexuality (2002) TV episode .... Narrator
       - Marriage (2002) TV episode .... Narrator