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Actress:

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

1. Train Ride (2000) .... Dean of Students
   
   
2. Down in the Delta (1998) .... Annie Sinclair
3. "Poltergeist: The Legacy" .... Grandma Rose (1 episode, 1998)
       - La Belle Dame Sans Merci (1998) TV episode .... Grandma Rose
4. "Touched by an Angel" .... Mary Harding (2 episodes, 1997)
       - Amazing Grace: Part 2 (1997) TV episode .... Mary Harding
       - Amazing Grace: Part 1 (1997) TV episode .... Mary Harding
5. Rosewood (1997) .... Aunt Sarah
6. My Fellow Americans (1996) .... Rita
7. How to Make an American Quilt (1995) .... Anna's Aunt Pauline
8. "Scarlett" (1994) TV mini-series .... Mammy
9. To Dance with the White Dog (1993) (TV) .... Neelie
10. Message from Nam (1993) (TV) .... Queenie/Elizabeth McQueen
    ... aka Danielle Steel's 'Message from Nam' (UK)
11. House of Cards (1993) .... Adelle
12. Blackbird Fly (1991)
13. "Singer & Sons" .... Sarah Patterson (2 episodes, 1990)
        - The Boxer Rebellion (1990) TV episode .... Sarah Patterson
        - Two Sons for Singer (1990) TV episode .... Sarah Patterson
14. The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990) (TV) .... Esther Clayton
    
    
15. Age-Old Friends (1989) (TV) .... Mrs. Baker
    ... aka A Month of Sundays
16. Driving Miss Daisy (1989) .... Idella
17. The Mighty Quinn (1989) .... Ubu Pearl
18. A Raisin in the Sun (1989) (TV) .... Lena 'Mama' Younger
19. P.K. and the Kid (1987) .... Mim
20. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Margaret (1 episode, 1985)
        - Reflections of the Mind (1985) TV episode .... Margaret
21. "The Love Boat" (2 episodes, 1983-1985)
        - Getting Started/Daughter's Dilemma/The Captain Wears Pantyhose (1985) TV episode
        - I Like to Be in America/He Ain't Heavy/Abbey's Maiden Voyage (1983) TV episode
22. "Finder of Lost Loves" .... Nellie (1 episode, 1984)
        - Goodbye, Sara (1984) TV episode .... Nellie
23. "Fantasy Island" .... Mama (1 episode, 1983)
        - Edward/The Extraordinary Miss Jones (1983) TV episode .... Mama
24. "The New Odd Couple" .... Mrs. Gibbs (1 episode, 1982)
        - The Ides of April (1982) TV episode .... Mrs. Gibbs
25. "Flamingo Road" .... Julia (3 episodes, 1982)
        - The Harder They fall (1982) TV episode .... Julia
        - The Bad and the Beautiful (1982) TV episode .... Julia
        - The High and the Mighty (1982) TV episode .... Julia
26. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (1982) .... Nurse
27. "Darkroom" .... Grandmother / ... (1 episode, 1981)
        - Needlepoint (1981) TV episode .... Grandmother/Old Woman
28. See China and Die (1981) (TV) .... Momma Sykes
    ... aka Momma the Detective (USA)
    
    
29. "The Incredible Hulk" .... Colleen Jensen (1 episode, 1979)
        - Behind the Wheel (1979) TV episode .... Colleen Jensen
30. "Good Times" .... Florida Evans (102 episodes, 1974-1979)
        - The End of the Rainbow (1979) TV episode .... Florida Evans
        - A Matter of Mothers (1979) TV episode .... Florida Evans
        - The Physical (1979) TV episode .... Florida Evans
        - Where Have All the Doctor's Gone? (1979) TV episode .... Florida Evans
        - Florida's Favorite Passenger: Part 2 (1979) TV episode .... Florida Evans
          (97 more)
31. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) (TV) .... Momma
32. Summer of My German Soldier (1978) (TV) .... Ruth
33. "Maude" .... Florida Evans (29 episodes, 1972-1974)
        - Florida's Goodbye (1974) TV episode .... Florida Evans
        - The Wallet (1974) TV episode .... Florida Evans
        - Maude's Guest (1974) TV episode .... Florida Evans
        - The Office Party (1973) TV episode .... Florida Evans
        - Music Hath Charms (1973) TV episode .... Florida Evans
          (24 more)
34. Cleopatra Jones (1973) .... Mrs. Johnson
35. Don't Play Us Cheap (1973) .... Miss Maybell
36. Every Little Crook and Nanny (1972) (uncredited) .... Prospective nanny #1
37. "One Life to Live" (1968) TV series .... Sadie Gray #2 (unknown episodes, 1971)
38. Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (1971)
    ... aka Barney
39. "The Bold Ones: The Senator" .... Black Woman (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka "The Senator"
        - A Single Blow of a Sword (1971) TV episode .... Black Woman
    
    
40. Nothing But a Man (1964) .... Church Woman
    

Thanks:

1. Down in the Delta (1998) (dedicatee)
   

Self:

• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. "The RuPaul Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1998)
       - Episode dated 28 March 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Herself
2. Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West (1995) .... Clara Brown
3. Color Adjustment (1992) .... Herself
   ... aka Color Adjustment: Blacks in Prime Time (USA: festival title)
4. The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1990) (TV) .... Herself
   
   
5. "Ebony/Jet Showcase" .... Herself (1 episode, 1986)
       - Episode dated 16 May 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Herself
6. Ethnic Notions (1986) .... Narrator
   
   
7. The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards (1978) (TV) .... Herself
8. "CBS: On the Air" (1978) TV mini-series
9. "Donny and Marie" .... Herself (1 episode, 1976)
   ... aka "The Osmond Family Show"
       - Episode #1.6 (1976) TV episode .... Herself
10. "Celebrity Sweepstakes" .... Herself (1 episode, 1975)
        - Episode dated 1 September 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Herself
11. "Match Game PM" .... Herself (1 episode, 1975)
        - Episode #1.12 (1975) TV episode .... Herself
12. "Match Game 73" .... Herself - Panelist (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka "Match Game 74" (USA: second season title)
    ... aka "Match Game 75" (USA: third season title)
    ... aka "Match Game 76" (USA: fourth season title)
    ... aka "Match Game 77" (USA: fifth season title)
    ... aka "Match Game 78" (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka "Match Game 79" (USA: seventh season title)
    ... aka "Match Game" (USA: syndication title)
        - Episode #3.228 (1975) TV episode .... Herself - Panelist
13. The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
    

Archive Footage:

1. TV's Greatest Sidekicks (2004) (TV)
2. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V)
3. "E! True Hollywood Story"
       - Good Times (2000) TV episode .... Herself
4. The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999) (TV) .... Herself - Memorial Tribute
5. "The American Experience"
       - Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994) TV episode (uncredited) .... Herself (Harlem street performance, 1962)