
Filmography

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self

Great Performances
1971 · Self

Spider-Man
1994 · Glory Grant (voice)

Touched by an Angel
1994 · Cynthia Winslow

Reba
2001 · Dr. Susan Peters

Jake and the Fatman
1987 · Actor

Ally McBeal
1997 · Harriet Pumple

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992 · P.J. Moore

The Oscars
1953 · Self

Gimme a Break!
1981 · Nell Harper

People's Choice Awards
1975 · Self - Presenter

Amen
1986 · Actor

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Mary (voice)

Seven Days
1998 · Actor

227
1985 · Actor

Brotherly Love
1995 · Nell Bascombe

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
1979 · Hildy Jones

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self

Can't Hurry Love
1995 · Mrs. Bradstock

Hair
1979 · Ain't Got No' / 'White Boys

The Big Show
1980 · Self
Christmas in Washington
1982 · Self

You Take the Kids
1990 · Nell Kirkland
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
1982 · Actor

Bebe's Kids
1992 · Vivian (voice)

Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Self

Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Self

The Grass Harp
1996 · Catherine Creek

My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
1999 · Self - Performer
Morton's by the Bay
1989 · Maggie

Back Roads
1981 · Waitress

Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin
2002 · Glory Grant (voice)

Maid for Each Other
1992 · Jasmine Jones

We Wish You a Merry Christmas
1999 · Mrs. Claus (voice)

The Little Pageant That Could
2024 · Self (archive footage)

Modern Problems
1981 · Dorita

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988 · Nell Carter

Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004 · Performer (segment "Ain't Misbehavin'")

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985 · Actor

Cindy
1978 · Olive

The Crazysitter
1994 · The Warden

The Proprietor
1996 · Millie Jackson

Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
1992 · Lucille Gathers

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
1997 · Mary (voice)

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988 · Self

Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001 · Self

The Misery Brothers
1995 · Courtroom Singer

Swing
2003 · Grace

The Best of Broadway
1985 · Herself

Sealed with a Kiss
1999 · Mrs. Wheatley

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000 · Actor

Fakin' Da Funk
1997 · Claire

Baryshnikov on Broadway
1980 · Self

Voices That Care
1991 · Self - Choir Member

Back By Midnight
2005 · Waitress
Nell Carter... Never Too Old to Dream
1986 · Actor

Perfect Fit
2000 · Mrs. Gordy

Ain't Misbehavin'
1982 · Performer

The Jaleel White Special
1992 · Actor
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996 · Self
Christmas in Washington
1984 · Actor