Known For
U.S. Marshals
(1998)
Savannah Cooper
Sleepless in Seattle
(1993)
Harriet
Fried Green Tomatoes
(1991)
Janeen
Malcolm X
(1992)
Lorraine
Juice
(1992)
Steel's Mother
When a Man Loves a Woman
(1994)
Dr. Gina Mendez
Mother and Child
(2009)
Carol
Losing Isaiah
(1995)
Caroline Jones
Lorenzo's Oil
(1992)
Nurse Ruth
Freedomland
(2006)
Marie
You Hurt My Feelings
(2023)
Sylvia
The Fighting Temptations
(2003)
Paulina Pritchett
Lone Star
(1996)
Priscilla Worth
Full Filmography
Acting
Fried Green Tomatoes
(1991)
Janeen
The Nightman
(1992)
Emily
Malcolm X
(1992)
Lorraine
Lorenzo's Oil
(1992)
Nurse Ruth
Juice
(1992)
Steel's Mother
Shameful Secrets
(1993)
Louise Levy
Sleepless in Seattle
(1993)
Harriet
Midnight Run for Your Life
(1994)
Det. Dixon
When a Man Loves a Woman
(1994)
Dr. Gina Mendez
Losing Isaiah
(1995)
Caroline Jones
Lone Star
(1996)
Priscilla Worth
The Deliverance of Elaine
(1996)
Edna (as Latanya Richardson)
Loved
(1997)
Attorney Rose Jackson
Julian Po
(1997)
U.S. Marshals
(1998)
Savannah Cooper
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
(1999)
Auntie
Within These Walls
(2001)
Melinda Donovan
The Fighting Temptations
(2003)
Paulina Pritchett
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
(2003)
Freedomland
(2006)
Marie
The Water Is Wide
(2006)
Edna
All About Us
(2007)
Cousin Bernice
Mother and Child
(2009)
Carol
The Black List: Volume Three
(2010)
Self
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
(2013)
Grandma Sands
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
(2017)
Narrator (voice)
Juanita
(2019)
Kay-Rita
You Hurt My Feelings
(2023)
Sylvia
Production