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Height: 5"6
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Film
Production Company | Project Name | 2023
Lead Actor
Production Company | Project Name | 2023
Understudy
Production Company | Project Name | 2023
Supporting Actor
Television
Insecure (2017) Cee Cee Carter
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2017) Laverne Holt
How To Get Away With Murder (2017) Jasmine Bromelle
Mercy Street (2016-2017) Belinda
Madam Secretary (2015) Afeni Rahim
That Gal...Who Was In That Thing: That Guy 2 (2015) Self (documentary)
Criminal Minds (2013) Tina Johnson
Low Winter Sun (2013) Violet Geddes
Private Practice (2012) Jillian McCray
My America - Identity Stories "Bellagio" (web only broadcast of Center Stage monolgue series) (2012) Narrator
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2011) Mrs. Nora Parkes
Grey's Anatomy (2011) Allison Cobb
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2010)
Southland (2009, 2011–2013) Enid Adams (Lydia's mother)
The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2012) Margaret Shakur
Without a Trace (2007) Rev. Anna Washington
State of Mind (2007) Mrs. Williams
Saving Grace (2007) Mama Dee Reynolds
Lost (2004–2010) Rose Nadler
Jozi-H (2007) Dr. Laura Shields (Canadian & South African TV)
Cold Case (2006) Alice Stallworth
Ghost Whisperer (2006) Liz
ER (2004, 2006) Dr. Raab
Nip Tuck (2003) Dr. Reed
Queens Supreme (2003) Judge Rose Barnea
The Court (2002) Anne Marie
Passions (2001) Clinic counselor
The Practice (2001) Parole Board Chairperson
Kate Brasher (2001) Mrs. Rumel
The Division (2001) Detective Reese
City of Angels (2000) Mrs. Angela Patterson
Judging Amy (1999–2000) Tanya Miller
Chicago Hope (1999) Bonnie Medina
JAG (1999) Mrs. Flora Springs
The Last Man on Planet Earth (1999) Ester
Intimate Betrayal (1999) Detective Sheila Monroe
Graham's Diner (1999) Verna
Any Day Now (1998) Mrs. Opal Lee
Tell Me No Secrets (1997) judge
Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997) Senator Condon
Murder One (1997) Anna Mae Brown
Dying to Be Perfect (1996) Dr. Wallace
The Pretender (1996) Gwen Porter
Twilight Man (1996) Detective Lou Shannon
Bringing Up Jack (1995) Dr. Davis
Down Came a Blackbird (1995) Cirises
Grace Under Fire (1995) Carol Briscoe
Melrose Place (1994) Judge Maxine Marco
Lois & Clark (1993) Carol Sherman
For the Love of My Child (1993) Rita Wilson
Darkness Before Dawn (1993) nurse
The Switch (1993) Mrs. Linson
Reasonable Doubts (1992) Eleanor Gilbert
The Heights (1992) Joanne
Equal Justice (1991) Mrs. Ida Bolton
Thirtysomething (1991) Alice
Baby of the Bride (1991) Dr. Davis
Love Lies & Murder (1991) Judge Starkey
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1991) Emily Warner
Doogie Howser (1990) Mrs. Alexander
Dangerous Passion (1990) Ruby
The Outsiders (1990) Barbra Richards
Alien Nation (1989) Lyddie Tuggles
Hunter (1989) Gloria Tessel
Tour of Duty (1989) Selma Binion
LA Law (1989) Wanda Havens
TV 101 (1988) Mrs. Hines
God Bless the Child (1988) Althea Watkins
The Cosby Show (1988) Elizabeth
The File on Jill Hatch (1983)
All My Children Nurse Dragon Lady Flemming
Film
The Case for Christ | 2017 | Alfie Davis
Concussion | 2015 | Mrs. Waters
The Perfect Guy | 2015 | Evelyn
Division 19 | 2015 | Michelle Jacobs
The Lamp | 2011 | Miss Esther
Lisa Trotter | 2010 | Lisa Trotter
Like Dandelion Dust | 2010 | Allyson Bower
Powder Blue | 2009 | Nurse Gomez
Gridiron Gang | 2006 | Bobbi Porter
Dragonfly | 2002 | nurse
Mystery Alaska | 1999 | Judge McGibbons
Devil in a Blue Dress | 1995 | Hattie Mae Parsons
The Net | 1995 | Court appointed attorney
Waiting to Exhale | 1995 | Bernadine's divorce attorney
Soweto Green | 1995 | Cora Tshabalala
Extreme Justice | 1993 | Devlin
The Fugitive | 1993 | Deputy US Marshal Poole
Dutch | 1991 | Homeless woman
Up Against the Wall | 1991 | Sandy Wilkes
Exterminator 2 | 1984 | Patron
Without a Trace | 1983 | Janet Smith
Stage
Gem of the Ocean (2017) Aunt Ester Tyler
What I Learned In Paris (2014) Eve Madison
The Wife's Story (2014) She
A Raisin in the Sun (2011) Lena Younger
The Circle (2011) Donna
Reverse Transcription Staged reading (2009) Ottoline
The Dreams of Sarah Breedlove (2006) Sarah Breedlove (Madam C.J. Walker)
Going To St. Ives (2000, 2003 (radio broadcast and recording), 2005) May N'Kame
St. Louis Woman (1998) Leah
Proposals (1997) Clemma Diggins
Macbeth (1997) Lady Macbeth
American Medea (1995) Medea
The Piano Lesson (1991) Berniece
From the Mississippi Delta (1990) Miss Rosebud/Bro. Pastor
Joe Turner's Come and Gone (1987–1988) Bertha Holly
A Month of Sundays (1987) understudy Mrs. Baker
Elegies for the Fallen Staged reading (1986)
A Play of Giants (1984) Ambassador
About Heaven & Earth (1983) Black Woman (The Redeemer)/Raimy (Nightline)
A Raisin in the Sun (1982) Ruth Younger
Colored Peoples Time (1982) Catherine/Addie/Nadine/Ida
Boesman and Lena (1982) Lena
Home (1980–1981). Pattie Mae Wells / Woman One. Broadway debut.
A Season to Unravel (1979) Afrodite
Plays From Africa - Everyman & The Imprisonment of Obatala (1979)
Old Phantoms (1979) Ruth
Daughters of the Mock (1978) Gail
The Thesmophoriazousae (1977) Sosie (Chicago - Court Theatre)
The Other Cinderella (1975) (Chicago - Club Misty)
No Place to be Somebody: A Black-Black Comedy (1974) Cora Beasley (Loyola University student production)
A Raisin in the Sun Travis Younger (Hyde Park High School student production)
Awards
2011 | Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Lead Performance and Ensemble PerformanceÂ
A Raisin in the Sun
2006 | BTAA Award for Best leading actress in a play
The Dreams of Sarah Breedlove
2005 | Obie Award for Performance in a play
Going to St. Ives
1998 | Helen Hayes Award for Supporting actress in a non-resident production
Proposals
1997 | Drama-Logue Award for Performance in a play
Proposals
1990 | Drama-Logue Award for Ensemble performance
From The Mississippi Delta
1988 | Tony Award for Featured actress in a play
Joe Turner's Come & Gone