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Complete Filmography
Free for All: The Public Library
2025
as Self
The story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea of a public library happen. From the pioneering women behind the "Free Library Movement"...
Nocturne
2020
as Gordon
Inside the halls of an elite arts academy, a timid music student begins to outshine her more accomplished and outgoing twin sister when she discovers ...
Una Great Movie
2019
as Zoe
As a screenwriter takes notes from Hollywood executives, her beautiful diverse movie about a black American woman traveling to Mexico, slowly becomes ...
Bolden
2019
as Ida Bass
A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans.
Myself When I Am Real
2017
A man and a woman see a therapist together in a last ditch effort to save their marriage. Their story has wider implications.
The Last Two Lovers at the End of the World
2017
On New Year’s Eve of 2029, a six-mile wide asteroid is headed for Earth and set to wipe out humanity and the repressive society that now plagues Los A...
In The Morning
2014
as Amara
Simply stated, In The Morning is about love and transitions. It examines the complexities of love from the perspective of three women in the midst of ...
Fertile Ground
2011
as Brittany McGraw
Emily and Nate Weaver leave the city for the rural comfort of Nate’s ancestral home in the country. Once there, Emily is plagued by horrifying visions...
Proud American
2008
as LaKeesha
Proud American presents five powerful singular stories all of which magnify the themes mentioned above. Our film is an emotional, inspirational, and v...
Steep
2007
Writer
A simple Saturday sale turns into an examination of character for a young woman looking to make a purchase.
Dreamgirls
2006
as Joann
A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
2006
as Barbara
A single mother’s American Idol audition helps her rise above a history of poverty, sexual abuse, and illiteracy to achieve national prominence.
Me and You and Everyone We Know
2005
as Pam
Single dad Richard meets Christine, a starving artist who moonlights as a cabbie. They awkwardly attempt to start a romance, but Richard’s divorce has...
Guess Who
2005
as Winnie
When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected to mention one tiny detail – he's white.
Collateral
2004
as Waitress
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
2003
as Cathy
After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.
Impostor
2001
as Screaming Nurse (as Jonell Kennedy)
A top-secret government weapons designer is arrested by a clandestine government organization on suspicion of being a clone created by the hostile ali...
Another Woman's Husband
2000
as Bets
When Laurel signs up for swimming lessons, she becomes best friends with her teacher Susan - until they realize Laurel’s boyfriend and Susan’s husband...
Little Richard
2000
as Peggie Penniman
The story of Little Richard Penniman, from his poor Southern upbringing to dealing with the trials and tribulations of being a Black singer in the 195...
Goodbye Lover
1999
as Evelyn
Police investigate when a man having an affair with his brother's wife disappears suddenly.
Last Exit to Earth
1996
as Hera
It is the year 2500 and women are sent back in time to kidnap men to help repopulate the future.