08/16/1958
New York City, New York, USA:
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Wildwood (2026) as General (voice) |
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Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special (2025) as Self |
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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) as Erika Sloane |
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Inside the Dream: Mugler (2024) as Self |
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Disney Legends Awards Ceremony (2024) as Self |
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Butterfly in the Sky (2024) as Self (archive footage) |
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Damsel (2024) as Lady Bayford |
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OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett (2024) as Self |
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Orion and the Dark (2024) as Sweet Dreams (voice) |
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The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X (2023) as Host |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2023) as Self |
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) as Ramonda |
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Good Night Oppy (2022) as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda (2022) as Self |
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Wendell & Wild (2022) as Sister Helley (voice) |
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021) as Self |
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TINA (2021) as Self |
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Gunpowder Milkshake (2021) as Anna May |
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Malika the Lion Queen (2021) as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Soul (2020) as Dorothea (voice) |
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Between the World and Me (2020) as Self |
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Attorneys At Love (2020) as Narrator |
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Otherhood (2019) as Carol Walker |
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Avengers: Endgame (2019) as Ramonda |
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The Apollo (2019) as Self |
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The Flood (2018) as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Bumblebee (2018) as Shatter (voice) |
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Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) as Erika Sloane |
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Black Panther (2018) as Ramonda |
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August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (2017) as Self |
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The Snowy Day (2016) as Nana (voice) |
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BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration (2016) as Self |
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony (2016) as Self |
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London Has Fallen (2016) as Lynne Jacobs |
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Chi-Raq (2015) as Miss Helen Worthy |
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Survivor (2015) as Maureen Cranepaul |
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Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015) as Dr. Kulinda (voice) |
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White Bird in a Blizzard (2014) as Dr. Thaler |
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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014) as Self |
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We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama (2014) as |
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Black Nativity (2013) as Aretha Cobbs |
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Olympus Has Fallen (2013) as Lynne Jacobs |
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Betty and Coretta (2013) as Coretta Scott King |
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I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac (2012) as Self |
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This Means War (2012) as Collins |
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Green Lantern (2011) as Dr. Amanda Waller |
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Jumping the Broom (2011) as Mrs. Watson |
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Notorious (2009) as Voletta Wallace |
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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009) as Narrator (voice) |
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Nothing But the Truth (2008) as Bonnie Benjamin |
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Of Boys and Men (2008) as Rieta Cole |
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Meet the Browns (2008) as Brenda Brown |
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Gospel Hill (2008) as Sarah Malcolm |
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Meet the Robinsons (2007) as Mildred (voice) |
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Akeelah and the Bee (2006) as Tanya Anderson |
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Time Bomb (2006) as Jill Greco |
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) as Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited) |
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Mr. 3000 (2004) as Maureen "Mo" Simmons |
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The Lazarus Child (2004) as Dr. Elizabeth Chase |
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Masked and Anonymous (2003) as Mistress |
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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) as |
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Sunshine State (2002) as Desiree Perry |
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The Rosa Parks Story (2002) as Rosa Louise McCauley Parks |
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Making "The Score" (2001) as Herself |
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Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001) as Ruby Delacroix |
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The Score (2001) as Diane |
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Boesman and Lena (2000) as Lena |
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Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000) as Groove (voice) |
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Supernova (2000) as Kaela Evers |
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Music of the Heart (1999) as Janet |
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Our Friend, Martin (1999) as Miles' Mom (voice) |
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) as Stella Payne |
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Contact (1997) as Rachel Constantine |
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Waiting to Exhale (1995) as Bernadine |
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Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) as Detective Rita Veder |
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Strange Days (1995) as Lornette 'Mace' Mason |
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Panther (1995) as Dr. Betty Shabazz |
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What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) as Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner |
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Passion Fish (1992) as Rhonda / Dawn |
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Malcolm X (1992) as Betty Shabazz |
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Innocent Blood (1992) as U.S. Attorney Sinclair |
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Critters 4 (1992) as Fran |
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One Special Victory (1991) as Lois |
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Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage (1991) as Willie |
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City of Hope (1991) as Reesha |
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The Heroes of Desert Storm (1991) as Lt. Phoebe Jeter |
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Boyz n the Hood (1991) as Reva Styles |
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Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor (1991) as Allison |
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Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story (1991) as Pat |
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Kindergarten Cop (1990) as Stewardess |
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In the Best Interest of the Child (1990) as Lori |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990) as Carla Peters |
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Challenger (1990) as Cheryl McNair |
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Liberty (1986) as Linda Thornton |
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F/X (1986) as TV reporter |
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Doubletake (1985) as Prostitute at Headquarters |
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Heist 88 (2023) Executive Producer |
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Otherhood (2019) Executive Producer |
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Whitney (2015) Director |
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Our America (2002) Executive Producer |
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Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001) Producer |