Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | Rose | Episode: "Find Tara Chapman!" |
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Grace Dayton | Episode: "Killer on the Loose" |
| 1971 | Getting Together | Episode: "Singing the Blues" | |
| 1973 | Voyage of the Yes | Opal Parker | TV movies |
| Daddy's Girl | Diane | ||
| 1974 | Twice in a Lifetime | Flo | |
| Police Woman | Tina Thompson | Episode: "Requiem for Bored Wives" | |
| McCloud | Police Sgt. Gladys Harris | Episode: "This Must be the Alamo" | |
| 1975 | Petrocelli | Angela Damon | Episode: "Once Upon a Victim" |
| Joe Forrester | Episode: "The Return of Joe Forrester" | ||
| Police Story | |||
| Cop on the Beat | Claudine | TV movie | |
| The Rookies | Landers | Episode: "Ladies Day" | |
| Psychic Killer | Mrs. Gibson | ||
| Chico and the Man | Della Rogers | 1975-1978 (27 episodes) | |
| 1976 | McCloud | Police Sgt. Gladys Harris | Episode: "The Day New York Turned Blue" |
| Medical Center | Captain Sykes | Episode: "Major Annie, MD" | |
| Flo's Place | Flo | TV movies | |
| Nightmare in Badham County | Sarah | ||
| 1978 | Vega$ | Ernie | Episode: "Lost Women" |
| 1979 | Welcome Back, Kotter | Mrs. Tremaine | Episode: "Come Back, Little Arnold" Episode: "The Gang Show" |
| 1980 | Insight | The Judge | Episode: "God in the Dock" |
| 1982 | The Love Boat | Millie Washington | 2 episodes |
| It Takes Two | Judge Caroline Phillips | Episode: "Promises in the Dark" | |
| 1983 | Episode: "Looks Bad, Feels Good" Episode: "Rhythm Blues" Episode: "Instinct" |
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| 1985 | The A-Team | Mrs. Baracus | Episode: "Lease with an Option to Die" |
| Crazy Like a Fox | Episode: "A Fox at the Races" | ||
| 1986 | Episode: "Fox Hunt" Episode: "Is There a Fox in the House?" |
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| Charlie & Co. | Aunt Rachel | 4 episodes | |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Aunt Faith | Episode: "The Gift of Amazing Grace" | |
| 1987 | 227 | Rita | Episode: "Far from the Tree" |
| 1988 | A Pup Named Scooby-Doo | Additional Voices | TV series |
| 1989 | Night Court | Aunt Ruth | Episode: "Auntie Maim" |
| Harlem Nights | Vera | ||
| 1990 | 227 | Grace | Episode: "Where Do We Go from Here?" |
| The Kid Who Loved Christmas | Alicia Slater | TV movie | |
| The Young Riders | Stagecoach Sally | Episode: "Born to Hang" | |
| MacGyver | Mama Colton | Episode: "Squeeze Play" | |
| 1991 | Episode: "The Coltons" | ||
| Married People | Episode: "Dance Ten, Friends Zero" | ||
| The Royal Family | Victoria Royal | 1991-1992 (15 episodes) | |
| 1992 | Dream On | Receptionist | Episode: "No Deposit, No Return" |
| The Distinguished Gentleman | Elevator Operator (uncredited) | ||
| 1993 | Designing Women | Mrs. Toussant | Episode: "Wedding Redux" |
| L.A. Law | Lucille Lake | Episode: "Vindaloo in the Villows" | |
| Picket Fences | Naomi Grand | Episode: "The Lullaby League" | |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Tess | 1994-2003 (212 episodes) |
| 1996 | Promised Land | 1996-1998 (5 episodes) | |
| A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | Ma Wright | ||
| 1997 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | The Blues Fairy | Episode: "Pinocchio" |
| A Match Made in Heaven | Katie Beale | TV movies | |
| Miracle in the Woods | Lilly Cooper | ||
| 1998 | Emma's Wish | Mona Washburn | |
| Mama Flora's Family | Nana Fleming | ||
| 1999 | Chasing Secrets | Honey | |
| Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years | Martha Logan | ||
| Anya's Bell | Anya Herpick | ||
| 2000 | The Moving of Sophia Myles | Sophia Myles | |
| Dinosaur | Eema (voice) | ||
| 2005 | Beauty Shop | Mrs. Towner | |
| 2006 | That's So Raven | Miss Rhonnie Wilcox | Episode: "The Four Aces" |
| 2007 | If I Had Known I Was a Genius | Nana | |
| 2009 | The Young and the Restless | Aunt Virginia | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Expecting Mary | Doris Dorkus |
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