Selected Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Nothing But a Man | Church woman | |
| 1967 | Up the Down Staircase | Teacher | Uncredited |
| 1971 | The Bold Ones: The Senator | Black Woman | Episode: "A Single Blow of a Sword" |
| 1972 to 1974 | Maude | Florida Evans | 29 episodes |
| 1973 | Cleopatra Jones | Mrs. Johnson | |
| 1974 | Summer of My German Soldier | Ruth | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie |
| 1974 to 1979 | Good Times | Florida Evans | 109 episodes Nominated-Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy |
| 1974 | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Momma | Television film |
| 1981 | Darkroom | Grandmother/Old Woman | Episode: "Needlepoint" |
| 1982 | Flamingo Road | Julia | 3 episodes |
| 1983 | Fantasy Island | Mama | Episode: "Edward/The Extraordinary Miss Jones" |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost Loves | Nellie | Episode: "Goodbye, Sara" |
| 1985 | Murder, She Wrote | Margaret | Episode: "Reflections of the Mind" |
| 1987 | P.K. and the Kid | Mim | |
| 1989 | The Mighty Quinn | Ubu Pearl | |
| 1989 | Driving Miss Daisy | Idella | |
| 1993 | House of Cards | Adelle | |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | Aunt Pauline | |
| 1996 | My Fellow Americans | Rita | |
| 1997 | Rosewood | Aunt Sarah | Nominated-Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture |
| 1998 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Grandma Rose | Episode: "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" |
| 2000 | Train Ride | Dean of students | Released posthumously |
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