Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Film or series | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Academy Awards | Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress | Cross Creek | Nominated |
| 1984 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Hill Street Blues | Won |
| 1985 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Words By Heart Wonderworks | Nominated |
| 1986 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | St. Elsewhere | Nominated |
| 1987 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Unnatural Causes | Nominated |
| 1987 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | L.A. Law | Won |
| 1988 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | St. Elsewhere | Nominated |
| 1989 | Joe A. Callaway Award | Best Actress | The Winter's Tale | Won |
| 1989 | CableACE Awards | Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | Mandela | Won |
| 1989 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie | Unnatural Causes | Won |
| 1990 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie | Mandela | Won |
| 1990 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story The Magi | Nominated |
| 1992 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie | A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story | Won |
| 1993 | Golden Globe Award | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Passion Fish | Nominated |
| 1993 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Female | Passion Fish | Won |
| 1994 | Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actress | Heart and Souls | Nominated |
| 1995 | Women in Film Crystal Awards | Life Achievement Award | Won | |
| 1995 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Piano Lesson | Nominated |
| 1996 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie | The Piano Lesson | Won |
| 1996 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | The Piano Lesson | Won |
| 1996 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | How to Make an American Quilt | Nominated |
| 1996 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | How to Make an American Quilt | Nominated |
| 1996 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Gulliver's Travels | Nominated |
| 1997 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Miss Evers' Boys | Won |
| 1997 | CableACE Awards | Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | The Member of the Wedding | Nominated |
| 1997 | CableACE Awards | Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | Miss Evers' Boys | Won |
| 1997 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Star Trek: First Contact | Nominated |
| 1997 | Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Gulliver's Travels | Nominated |
| 1998 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Miss Evers' Boys | Won |
| 1998 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Miss Evers' Boys | Won |
| 1998 | Satellite Awards | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Miss Evers' Boys | Won |
| 1998 | Golden Globe Award | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Miss Evers' Boys | Won |
| 1998 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Homicide: Life on the Street | Nominated |
| 1999 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Female Lead | Down in the Delta | Nominated |
| 1999 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Down in the Delta | Nominated |
| 1999 | Acapulco Black Film Festival | Best Actress | Down in the Delta | Nominated |
| 2000 | Black Reel Awards | Best Actress | Funny Valentines | Nominated |
| 2001 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special | The Wishing Tree | Nominated |
| 2001 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Love & Basketball | Won |
| 2001 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Holiday Heart | Nominated |
| 2001 | Golden Globe Award | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Holiday Heart | Nominated |
| 2001 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special | The Wishing Tree | Nominated |
| 2002 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | K-PAX | Nominated |
| 2003 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | The Practice | Won |
| 2004 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Radio | Won |
| 2005 | Character and Morality Awards | Best Actress | Radio | Won |
| 2006 | Black Movie Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Something New | Nominated |
| 2006 | BET Awards | Best Actress | Something New | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Water Is Wide | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Desperate Housewives | Nominated |
| 2006 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Desperate Housewives | Won |
| 2007 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Desperate Housewives | Nominated |
| 2007 | Black Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Water Is Wide | Won |
| 2008 | Black Reel Awards | Best Actress | The Family That Preys | Nominated |
| 2008 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Pictures of Hollis Woods | Nominated |
| 2009 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | The Family That Preys | Nominated |
| 2009 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | My Own Worst Enemy | Nominated |
| 2010 | Grammy Awards | Best Spoken Word Album for Children | Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales | Nominated |
| 2010 | Black Reel Awards | Best Ensemble | American Violet | Nominated |
| 2010 | Black Reel Awards | Best Supporting Actress | American Violet | Nominated |
| 2010 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | American Violet | Nominated |
| 2011 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Memphis Beat | Nominated |
| 2011 | NAMIC Vision Awards | Best Performance - Drama | Memphis Beat | Nominated |
| 2011 | Gracie Allen Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series | Memphis Beat | Won |
| 2011 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | True Blood | Nominated |
| 2012 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Memphis Beat | Nominated |
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