Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Substance of Fire, TheThe Substance of Fire | Nurse | |
| 1998 | Out of Sight | Moselle Miller | |
| 2000 | Traffic | Social Worker | |
| 2001 | Shrink Is In, TheThe Shrink Is In | Robin | |
| Kate & Leopold | Policewoman | ||
| 2002 | Far from Heaven | Sybil | |
| Antwone Fisher | Eva May | Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female | |
| Solaris | Gordon | Nominated — Black Reel Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | |
| 2005 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Grandma | |
| Syriana | CIA Chairwoman | uncredited | |
| 2006 | Architect, TheThe Architect | Tonya Neely | |
| World Trade Center | Mother in hospital | ||
| 2007 | Disturbia | Detective Parker | |
| 2008 | Nights in Rodanthe | Jean | |
| Doubt | Mrs. Miller |
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| 2009 | Madea Goes to Jail | Ellen | |
| State of Play | Dr. Judith Franklin | ||
| Law Abiding Citizen | Mayor April Henry | ||
| 2010 | Knight & Day | Director George | |
| Eat Pray Love | Delia | Nominated — Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| It's Kind of a Funny Story | Dr. Minerva | ||
| Trust | Gail Friedman | ||
| 2011 | The Help | Aibileen Clark | African American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actress Black Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress BET Award for Best Actress Black Reel Award for Best Actress Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble Iowa Film Critics Award for Best Actress Indiana Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture National Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble North Texas Film Critics Award for Best Actress Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture Santa Barbara International Film Festival Award for Outstanding Performance Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Women Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated — Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated — Houston Film Critics Award for Best Actress Nominated — New York Film Critics Online for Best Actress Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society for Best Actress Nominated — San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Nominated — St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Best Actress Drama |
| Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | Abby Black | ||
| 2012 | Won't Back Down | Nona Alberts | Pending - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture |
| 2013 | Ender's Game | Major Anderson | |
| Beautiful Creatures | Amma | Based on the novel Beautiful Creatures by Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia |
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