RECENT CREDITS
Idlewild (FILM)  Aug. 25, 2006
Because of Winn-Dixie (FILM)  Feb. 18, 2005
Proud Family (TV)  Dec. 13, 2002


HIGHLIGHTS
Worked as a typist after high school.
Became one of the country's top black models in the late '50s, appearing on the cover of many black magazines as well as Harper's Bazaar and Vogue.
Appeared as Jane Foster in CBS's critically acclaimed East Side/West Side in 1963; it was the first drama series to feature a black woman in a recurring role.
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Idlewild  2006 -Mother Hopkins
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Because of Winn-Dixie  2005 -Gloria Dump
Actor
Film


Fried Green Tomatoes  1991 -Sipsey
Actor
Film


A Lesson Before Dying   -Tante Lou
Actor
TV


Always Outnumbered   -Luvia
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Bridge of Time   -The Guardian
Actor
TV


Courtship of Eddie's Father   -Betty Kelly
Actor
TV


Duplicates   -Dr. Randolph
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Ms. Scrooge   -Ebenita Scrooge
Actor
TV


Proud Family   -Maureen Parker
Voice
TV
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Riot   -Maggie
Actor
TV


Roots   -Binta
Actor
TV


Host
TV
Expand


Sounder  
Actor
TV


Sweet Justice   -Carrie Grace Battle
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


The Marva Collins Story   -Marva Collins
Actor
TV


The Price of Heaven   -Vesta Lotte Battle
Actor
TV


The Road to Galveston   -Jordan Roosevelt
Actor
TV


The Rosa Parks Story   -Leona McCauley
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Wilma  
Actor
TV


Always Outnumbered  1998 -Luvia
Actor
Film


Hoodlum  1997 -(Queen) Stephanie St. Clair
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Sounder  1972 -Rebecca Morgan
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


The Comedians  1967 -Marie Therese
Actor
Film


A Man Called Adam  1966 -Claudia Ferguson
Actor
Film


Odds Against Tomorrow  1959 -Fra
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Riot in the Streets   -Maggie
Actor
Film


Roots  
Actor
Film


Voice
Film


Actor
Film


The Last Angry Man   -Girl Left on Porch
Actor
Film


The Marva Collins Story   -Marva Collins
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


The River Niger   -Mattie Williams
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


The Rosa Parks Story   -Leona McCauley
Actor
Film


The Women of Brewster Place   -Mrs. Browne
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Wilma  
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


The Blue Bird   -Cat
Actor
Film


Intimate Encounters   -Dr. Claire Dalton
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Acceptable Risks   -Janet Framm
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Bustin' Loose   -Vivian Perry
Actor
Film


Duplicates   -Dr. Randolph
Actor
Film


Jewel   -Cathedral
Actor
Film


Just an Old Sweet Song   -Priscilla Simmons
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


House of Secrets   -Evangeline
Actor
Film


Heat Wave   -Ruthana Richardson
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


A Lesson Before Dying   -Tante Lou
Actor
Film




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Highlights

Worked as a typist after high school.
Became one of the country's top black models in the late '50s, appearing on the cover of many black magazines as well as Harper's Bazaar and Vogue.
Appeared as Jane Foster in CBS's critically acclaimed East Side/West Side in 1963; it was the first drama series to feature a black woman in a recurring role.
Refused to appear in blaxploitation films despite their popularity in the '70s.
Co-founder of the renowned Dance Theatre of Harlem.


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