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Poitier's Walter Lee (2018) as Self (archive footage) |
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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014) as Self |
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Betty and Coretta (2013) as Narrator |
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Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal (2013) as Self |
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A Thousand Words (2012) as Annie McCall |
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Video Girl (2011) as Valerie |
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Politics of Love (2011) as |
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The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2011) as Miss Candy |
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A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School (2009) as Narrator (voice) |
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America (2009) as Mrs. Harper |
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Steam (2007) as Doris |
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American Gangster (2007) as Mama Lucas |
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All About Us (2007) as Ms. Ella |
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In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema (2007) as Herself |
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Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson (2007) as Self |
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Discovering William Greaves (2006) as Self |
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The Way Back Home (2006) as Maude |
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No. 2 (2006) as Nanna Maria |
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) as Nanny |
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Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2004) as Self |
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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) as (archive footage) |
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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) as |
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Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun' (2002) as Self |
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Taking Back Our Town (2001) as Emelda West |
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Feast of All Saints (2001) as Elsie Claviere |
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Finding Buck McHenry (2000) as Mrs. Henry |
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A Storm in Summer (2000) as Grandmother |
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The Unfinished Journey (1999) as Narrator (voice) |
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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999) as Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany |
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Baby Geniuses (1999) as Margo |
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Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999) as Self |
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Passing Glory (1999) as Mommit Porter |
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A Time To Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner (1998) as Narrator |
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The Wall (1998) as Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge") |
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Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998) as Self |
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A Simple Wish (1997) as Hortence |
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Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) as Self (archive footage) |
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Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996) as Indigo |
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Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996) as Sophia |
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Just Cause (1995) as Evangeline Ferguson |
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Tuesday Morning Ride (1995) as Jennie |
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Whitewash (1994) as Grandmother (voice) |
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After Goodbye (1993) as Narrator |
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Cop & ½ (1993) as Rachel |
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The Ernest Green Story (1993) as Lydia Wilson |
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Color Adjustment (1992) as Narrator |
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Jazztime Tale (1991) as Narrator (voice) |
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Jungle Fever (1991) as Lucinda Purify |
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Decoration Day (1990) as Rowena |
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The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) as Jackie's Mother |
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Love at Large (1990) as Corrine Dart |
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Zora is My Name! (1990) as Zora Neale Hurston |
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Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989) as Self |
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Do the Right Thing (1989) as Mother Sister |
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Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984) as Mrs. Grimes |
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Long Day's Journey Into Night (1982) as Mary Tyrone |
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Cat People (1982) as Female |
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All God's Children (1980) as Irene Whitfield |
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The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six (1980) as |
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) as Grandmother Baxter |
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Countdown at Kusini (1976) as Leah Matanzima |
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Wedding Band (1974) as Julia Augustine |
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It's Good to Be Alive (1974) as Ruth Campanella |
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Chelsea D.H.O. (1973) as Dr. Bianca Pearson |
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Black Girl (1972) as Netta's mother |
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Buck and the Preacher (1972) as Ruth |
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To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1972) as Lorraine Hansberry and other assorted characters |
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On Merit (1972) as Narrator (voice) |
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The Sheriff (1971) as Sue Ann Lucas |
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) as Self (archive footage) |
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Deadlock (1969) as Lucinda |
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Uptight (1968) as Laurie |
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The Incident (1967) as Joan Robinson |
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Now is the Time (1967) as Self |
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Neighbours (1966) as Vicky Kingsbury |
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Gone Are the Days! (1963) as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins |
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The Balcony (1963) as Thief |
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A Raisin in the Sun (1961) as Ruth Younger |
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Take a Giant Step (1959) as Christine |
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Virgin Island (1959) as Ruth |
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St. Louis Blues (1958) as Elizabeth |
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Edge of the City (1957) as Lucy Tyler |
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Go Man Go (1954) as Irma Jackson |
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The Tall Target (1951) as Rachel |
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No Way Out (1950) as Connie Brooks (uncredited) |
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The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) as Rae Robinson |
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The Fight Never Ends (1948) as |
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What a Guy (1948) as |
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Easy to Get (1947) as Drugstore Girl |
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Love in Syncopation (1946) as |
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That Man of Mine (1946) as Joan |
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Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial (1983) Vocals |
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Uptight (1968) Writer |