| 2009 |
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America
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Mrs. Harper |
| 2008 |
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Steam
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Doris |
| 2007 |
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American Gangster
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Mama Lucas |
| 2007 |
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All About Us
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Ms. Ella |
| 2006 |
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Dream Street
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| 2006 |
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Naming Number Two
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Nanna Maria |
| 2005 |
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The Way Back Home
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Maude Perry |
| 2005 |
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Oprah Winfrey Presents: Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Nanny |
| 2003 |
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Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
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| 2002 |
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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
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| 2002 |
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Counting On Democracy
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Narrator |
| 2001 |
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The Feast of All Saints
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Elsie Claviere |
| 2001 |
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Taking Back Our Town
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| 2000 |
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Harlem
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Narrator |
| 2000 |
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Finding Buck McHenry
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Mrs. McHenry |
| 2000 |
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Ready for Life
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Narrator |
| 2000 |
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A Storm in Summer
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Grandmother |
| 1999 |
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Smithsonian World: Nigerian Art - Kindred Spirits
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Narrator |
| 1999 |
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Passing Glory
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Mommit Porter |
| 1999 |
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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First One Hundred Years
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Annie Elizabeth "Bessie" Delany |
| 1999 |
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Baby Geniuses
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Margo |
| 1998 |
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Christianity: The First Thousand Years, Vol. 2 - Church and Empire
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Narrator |
| 1998 |
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Christianity: The First Thousand Years [TV Documentary Series]
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Narrator |
| 1998 |
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Christianity: The First Thousand Years, Vol. 3 - The Glory of Byzantium
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Narrator |
| 1998 |
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Christianity: The First Thousand Years, Vol. 4 - The Faith Conquers
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Narrator |
| 1998 |
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The Wall
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| 1998 |
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Christianity: The First Thousand Years, Vol. 1 - The Founding of a Faith
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Narrator |
| 1997 |
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A Simple Wish
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Hortense |
| 1996 |
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Captive Heart: the James Mink Story
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Indigo |
| 1995 |
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Tuesday Morning Ride
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| 1995 |
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Whitewash
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| 1995 |
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Just Cause
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Evangeline |
| 1994 |
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The Stand
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Mother Abigail Freemantle |
| 1993 |
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Cop and a Half
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Rachel |
| 1993 |
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Poetry Hall of Fame, Vol. Three
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Performer |
| 1993 |
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The Ernest Green Story
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| 1993 |
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After Goodbye: An AIDS Story
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Narrator |
| 1993 |
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Poetry Hall of Fame, Vol. Four
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Performer |
| 1993 |
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Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea
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| 1992 |
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Color Adjustment
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Narration |
| 1992 |
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Jazztime Tale
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Narrator |
| 1991 |
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Jungle Fever
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Lucinda Purify |
| 1991 |
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Hands upon the Heart
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| 1990 |
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The Court Martial of Jackie Robinson
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| 1990 |
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Whispers on the Wind
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| 1990 |
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Zora is My Name!
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| 1990 |
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Decoration Day
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Rowena |
| 1989 |
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Do the Right Thing
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Mother Sister |
| 1989 |
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Making 'Do the Right Thing'
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| 1989 |
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Love at Large
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Corrine Dart |
| 1988 |
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Windmills of the Gods
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| 1988 |
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Gore Vidal's Lincoln
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| 1985 |
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The Atlanta Child Murders
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Faye Williams |
| 1984 |
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Bill Moyers' Walk Through the 20th Century: The Second American Revolution
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| 1984 |
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Go Tell It on the Mountain
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| 1982 |
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Cat People
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Female |
| 1981 |
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To Be Young, Gifted & Black
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| 1980 |
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All God's Children
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Irene Whitfield |
| 1980 |
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The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
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| 1979 |
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Roots: The Next Generations
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Queen Haley |
| 1979 |
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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Grandmother Baxter |
| 1978 |
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Drama: Play, Performance, Perception [Video Series]
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| 1976 |
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Countdown at Kusini
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Leah Matanzima |
| 1974 |
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It's Good to Be Alive
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| 1972 |
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Buck and the Preacher
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Ruth |
| 1972 |
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Black Girl
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Netta's Mother |
| 1970 |
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The Sheriff
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| 1969 |
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Deadlock
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Lucinda |
| 1968 |
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Uptight
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Laurie |
| 1967 |
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The Incident
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Joan Robinson |
| 1963 |
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The Balcony
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Thief |
| 1963 |
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Purlie Victorious
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Lutiebelle |
| 1961 |
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A Raisin in the Sun
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Ruth Younger |
| 1959 |
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Take a Giant Step
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Christine, the Maid |
| 1958 |
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St. Louis Blues
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Elizabeth |
| 1958 |
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Virgin Island
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Ruth |
| 1957 |
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Edge of the City
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Lucy Tyler |
| 1956 |
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The Great American Pastime
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| 1954 |
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Go, Man, Go!
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Ima Jackson |
| 1951 |
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The Tall Target
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Rachel |
| 1950 |
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The Jackie Robinson Story
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Rae Robinson |
| 1950 |
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No Way Out
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Connie Brooks |
| 1947 |
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The Fight Never Ends
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| 1947 |
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That Man of Mine
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Meet Mary Pleasant
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