| Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Notes
|
| 1983
|
Face of Rage, TheThe Face of Rage
|
Stendah
|
Television film
|
| 1986
|
Case of Deadly Force, AA Case of Deadly Force
|
Pat Bowden
|
Television film
|
| 1988
|
One Life to Live
|
Vera Williams
|
Recurring role
|
| 1989
|
Man Called Hawk, AA Man Called Hawk
|
Emily Howell
|
Episode: "Hear No Evil"
|
| 1990
|
Common Ground
|
Alva
|
Television film
|
| 1990
|
227
|
Monica Patton
|
Episode: "Nightmare on 227"
|
| 1990
|
Nasty Boys
|
Dr. Chanel Cory
|
Episode: "Kill or Be Killed: Part 1"
|
| 1990-1994, 2003
|
Law & Order
|
Shambala Green
|
Recurring role, 7 episodes
|
| 1991
|
Daddy
|
Judge (uncredited)
|
Television film
|
| 1992
|
Red Dwarf
|
Captain Tau
|
Television film
|
| 1992
|
Tequila and Bonetti
|
Big Marie
|
Episode: "The Rose Cadillac"
|
| 1992
|
Trial: The Price of Passion
|
Nancy Goodpaster
|
Television film
|
| 1992
|
Bodies of Evidence
|
Dr. Mary Rocket
|
Series regular, 16 episodes
|
| 1993
|
Queen
|
Joyce
|
TV miniseries
|
| 1993
|
Love, Lies & Lullabies
|
Florence Crawford
|
Television film
|
| 1993
|
Class of '61
|
Sarah
|
Television film
|
| 1993
|
Sinbad Show, TheThe Sinbad Show
|
Mrs. Payton
|
Episode: "Pilot"
|
| 1993
|
Where I Live
|
Marie St. Martin
|
Series regular, 21 episodes
|
| 1994
|
Time to Heal, AA Time to Heal
|
Zelda
|
Television film
|
| 1994
|
M.A.N.T.I.S.
|
Denise Copeland
|
Episode: "Fire in the Heart"
|
| 1995
|
Bless This House
|
Lorraine
|
Episode: "A Woman's Work Is Never Done"
|
| 1995
|
Amazing Grace
|
Yvonne Price
|
Series regular, 5 episodes
|
| 1995
|
Murder One
|
Margaret Stratton
|
Episode: "Chapter 6"
Episode: "Chapter 8"
|
| 1995
|
It Was Him or Us
|
Lt. Washington
|
Television film
|
| 1996
|
America's Dream
|
Philomena
|
Television film
|
| 1996
|
Nightjohn
|
Dealey
|
Television film
|
| 1996
|
If These Walls Could Talk
|
Shameeka Webb
|
Television film
|
| 1996
|
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
|
Dr. Cotter
|
Episode: "The Coma Episode"
|
| 1996
|
Dark Skies
|
Eda Mae Tillman
|
Episode: "We Shall Overcome"
|
| 1996
|
Cherokee Kid, TheThe Cherokee Kid
|
Mama Turner
|
Television film
|
| 1997
|
Promised Land
|
Linda Paxton
|
Episode: "Running Scared"
|
| 1997
|
Leaving L.A.
|
Dr. Claudia Chan
|
Series regular, 6 episodes
|
| 1998
|
Blackout Effect
|
Kim Garfield
|
Television film
|
| 1998
|
Nothing Sacred
|
Lorraine Hamilton
|
Episode: "Signs and Words"
|
| 1998
|
Cracker: Mind Over Murder
|
Tisha Watlington
|
Episode: "If: Part 1"
Episode: "If: Part 2"
|
| 1998
|
C-16: FBI
|
Marsha Fontaine
|
Episode: "My Brother's Keeper"
|
| 1998-2002
|
Any Day Now
|
Rene Jackson
|
Series regular, 88 episodes
|
| 2002-2003
|
Crossing Jordan
|
Dr. Elaine Duchamps
|
Series regular, 12 episodes
|
| 2003-2004
|
Threat Matrix
|
Carina Wright
|
Recurring role, 5 episodes
|
| 2004
|
Frasier
|
Nurse
|
Episode: "Boo!"
|
| 2005
|
Their Eyes Were Watching God
|
Pearl Stone
|
Television film
|
| 2005
|
Judging Amy
|
Eileen Stayman
|
Episode: "The New Normal"
|
| 2005
|
Closer, TheThe Closer
|
Deputy D.A. Powell
|
Episode: "Fatal Retraction"
Episode: "Standards and Practices"
|
| 2005
|
Numb3rs
|
Medical Examiner
|
Episode: "Bones of Contention"
|
| 2006
|
3 lbs
|
Della
|
Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
|
| 2006-2007
|
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
|
Cynthia James / Marla James
|
Episodes: "Fannysmackin'", "Post Mortem" and "Big Shots"
|
| 2006
|
Ugly Betty
|
Amelia 'Yoga' Bluman
|
Recurring role, 6 episodes
|
| 2007-2010
|
Saving Grace
|
Capt. Kate Perry
|
Series regular, 43 episodes
|
| 2008
|
ER
|
Yolanda
|
Episode: "Believe the Unseen"
|
| 2009
|
Numb3rs
|
Agent Terri Green
|
Episode: "Cover Me"
|
| 2009-2011
|
Friday Night Lights
|
Bird Merriweather
|
Recurring role, 6 episodes
|
| 2010
|
Line, TheThe Line
|
Josephine Johnson
|
TV pilot
|
| 2010
|
Three Rivers
|
Yolanda Moss
|
Episode: "Every Breath You Take"
|
| 2010
|
Glades, TheThe Glades
|
Carol Watkins
|
Episode: "A Perfect Storm"
|
| 2011
|
Doctor, TheThe Doctor
|
Ayanna
|
TV pilot
|
| 2011
|
NCIS
|
Deputy Director Donna Wolfson
|
Episode: "Defiance"
|
| 2011
|
Against the Wall
|
Officer Edie
|
Episode: "Obsessed and Unwanted"
|
| 2012
|
Grey's Anatomy
|
Dr. Fincher
|
Episode: "The Girl with No Name"
|
| 2012
|
Finder, TheThe Finder
|
La Bruja
|
Episode: "Voodoo Undo"
|
| 2012
|
Drop Dead Diva
|
Prof. Ellen Daily
|
Episode: "Road Trip"
|
| 2012
|
Secret Life of the American Teenager, TheThe Secret Life of the American Teenager
|
|
Episode: "Holy Rollers"
|
| 2012
|
Scandal
|
Nancy Drake
|
Episode: "The Other Woman"
|
| 2013
|
Body of Proof
|
Angela Martin
|
Recurring role, 4 episodes
|
| 2013-2014
|
The Fosters
|
Dana Adams
|
Recurring role, 3 episodes
|
| 2014
|
Orange Is the New Black
|
Yvonne “Vee” Parker
|
Recurring role, 12 episodes
|
| 2014 - present
|
Forever
|
Lt. Joanna Reece
|
Series regular
|
