Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Today | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Impossible Choices | 2016 | Short | Herself |
Maya Angelou and Still I Rise | 2016 | Documentary | Herself |
Who Do You Think You Are? | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steve Martin | 2015 | TV Special | Herself (uncredited) |
Bridging the Divide: Tom Bradley and the Politics of Race | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band | 2015 | Documentary | Mary Lou Williams (voice) |
Entertainment Tonight | 2008-2015 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - State of Affairs |
The Talk | 2011-2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Extra | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Herself - State of Affairs / Herself - Guest |
Steve Harvey | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - State of Affairs |
Live with Kelly and Michael | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 2014 | TV Movie | Herself |
Reflect, Reclaim, Rejoice: Preserving the Gift of Black Sacred Music | 2014 | Documentary short | Narrator |
Makers: Women in Hollywood | 2014 | Documentary | Herself |
Made in Hollywood | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Herself |
Reel Junkie | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa | 2014 | Documentary | Herself |
Nelson Mandela Redrawn | 2014 | Documentary | Herself |
Black Women Run Hollywood | 2014 | TV Short | Herself |
The Hadza: Last of the First | 2014 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
22nd Annual Trumpet Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Herself - Honoree |
12 Years a Slave: A Historical Portrait | 2014 | Video documentary | Herself |
E! Live from the Red Carpet | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Herself (uncredited) |
TV One on One | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
The Reel Story: 12 Years a Slave | 2013 | Video | Herself |
DP/30: Conversations About Movies | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
The Queen Latifah Show | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie |
Oprah's Next Chapter | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
Independent Lens | 2004-2013 | TV Series documentary | Herself / Narrator / Herself - Narrator |
Miracle Rising: South Africa | 2013 | Documentary | |
44th NAACP Image Awards | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter / Nominee |
The Wendy Williams Show | 2012 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Anderson Live | 2012 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The View | 2005-2012 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
43rd NAACP Image Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Herself |
Women, War & Peace | 2011 | TV Series | Herself - Narrator |
The Mo'Nique Show | 2010 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Have You Heard From Johannesburg | 2010 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
41st NAACP Image Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Herself |
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots | 2010 | TV Movie documentary voice | |
Sundance Directors Lab | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The 40th NAACP Image Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Herself |
Medal of Honor | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie |
TV Guide Live at the Emmy Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Herself |
Road to Ingwavuma | 2008 | Documentary short | |
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Narrator |
20 on 20 | 2007 | TV Movie | Herself |
The Megan Mullally Show | 2006 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2006 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series & Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie |
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
The 60th Annual Tony Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Memorial Tribute |
King Leopold's Ghost | 2006 | Documentary | Ilanga (voice) |
Legends Ball | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
HBO First Look | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself |
Tavis Smiley | 2005 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
On the Set: The Making of 'The Forgotten' | 2005 | Video short | Herself |
Remembering 'The Forgotten' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Herself |
Reading Rainbow | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
All Our Sons: Fallen Heroes of 9/11 | 2004 | Documentary short | Narrator |
The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series |
Tribeca Film Festival Presents | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | 2003 | Documentary | Reader |
Searching for Debra Winger | 2002 | Documentary | Herself |
American Exile | 2001 | Documentary short | Narrator |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | 2001 | TV Series | Herself |
32nd NAACP Image Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself |
Dennis Miller Live | 2001 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
The Kennedy Center Presents: Speak Truth to Power | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Various |
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | |
American Experience | 1994-2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Narrator |
2000 Essence Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Herself |
The Directors | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The Underground Railroad | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Host |
Different Moms | 1999 | Documentary | Narrator |
30th NAACP Image Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Herself |
Save Our History | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Host |
The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Presenter: Best Actress / Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
Celebrity Profile | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
1998 ALMA Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself |
4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself |
The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special and Co-Presenter: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
Wild On... | 1997 | TV Series | Herself - Actress |
Slave Ship | 1997 | TV Movie | Herself - Narrator |
Cadillac Desert | 1997 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Narrator |
The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special & Presenter: Outstanding Miniseries |
2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Best Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries |
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Host |
People's Century: 1900-1999 | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Narrator (US version) (voice) |
The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special & Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |
The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Screenplay |
Aliens for Breakfast | 1994 | TV Movie | Herself |
Frederick Douglass: When the Lion Wrote History | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
Countdown to Freedom: 10 Days That Changed South Africa | 1994 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
The Essence Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself |
Frontline | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
The 9th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself |
The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
The Arsenio Hall Show | 1989-1994 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
A Century of Women | 1994 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
The 65th Annual Academy Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound Mixing |
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie |
Ebony/Jet Showcase | 1990 | TV Series | Herself |
The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special |
The 10th Annual National CableACE Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
The 9th Annual CableACE Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Herself |
20th NAACP Image Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series & Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special |
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actress in Drama Series |
Faerie Tale Theatre | 1985 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Black Hollywood | 1984 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
The 56th Annual Academy Awards | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
Precious Blood | 1982 | TV Movie | Herself - Narrator |
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