
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Paul Mooney: The Godfather of Comedy | 2012 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Wendy Williams Show | 2011 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| West Side Story: A Place for Us - West Side Story's Legacy | 2011 | Documentary short | Herself |
| West Side Story: Pow! The Dances of West Side Story | 2011 | Documentary short | |
| The Mo'Nique Show | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| Dishing Tea with Big Meach | 2010 | TV Mini-Series | Herself |
| Live from Studio Five | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| VH1 Rock Docs | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| Loose Women | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Breakfast | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Black to the Future | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Compass | 2009 | Documentary | Herself |
| Bring Back... Fame | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Wonder Kids | 2008 | Documentary | |
| The 2007 Miss America Pageant | 2007 | TV Movie | Herself - Judge |
| BET Awards 2006 | 2006 | TV Special | Herself |
| I Was a Network Star | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Legends Ball | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Battle Night: The Krump Wars | 2005 | Video documentary | Herself |
| TV Land Confidential | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Mississippi Rising | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Back to Bel-Air: A Fresh Look | 2005 | Video short | Herself |
| Black in the 80s | 2005 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| Confessions of an Action Star | 2005 | | Herself / Deity |
| An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Quincy Jones | 2005 | TV Movie | Herself |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The 58th Annual Tony Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
| An Evening of Stars: 25th Anniversary Tribute to Lou Rawls | 2004 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Essence Awards | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| 9th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| Fame | 2003 | TV Series | Herself - Host |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Silent Crisis: Diabetes Among Us | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Host / Narrator |
| Bill Nye and Debbie Allen Imagine Mars | 2002 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Inside TV Land: Taboo TV | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The 4th Annual Family Television Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Award Show Program Special... Live!... in Stereo | 2002 | TV Special | Herself (uncredited) |
| 33rd NAACP Image Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Herself |
| It's Black Entertainment | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Intimate Portrait | 1998-2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The 73rd Annual Academy Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
| An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Co-Host |
| The Directors | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Living Positive | 1999 | Documentary | Narrator |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1999 | TV Series | Herself |
| An American Celebration at Ford's Theater | 1999 | TV Movie | Herself - Dancer |
| Stars Over Mississippi | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Making of 'Amistad' | 1999 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The 71st Annual Academy Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
| Healthy Kids | 1998 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Motion Picture Drama |
| An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence | 1998 | TV Movie | Herself - Host |
| Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage | 1997 | TV Movie | Herself |
| HBO First Look | 1997 | TV Series documentary short | Herself |
| 3rd Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Herself |
| 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Herself |
| 28th NAACP Image Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Herself |
| Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine | 1996 | TV Special | Herself |
| Soul Train's 25th Anniversary | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1995 | TV Series | Herself |
| 50 Years of Funny Females | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Host |
| The 9th Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself |
| She TV | 1994 | TV Series | Herself (1994) |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 1989-1994 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
| The 66th Annual Academy Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
| The 46th Annual Director's Guild Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Sinbad Show | 1994 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 16th Annual CableACE Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
| 26th NAACP Image Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself |
| Soul Train Comedy Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Herself - Host |
| Hollywood Women | 1993 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| The 1th Annual Minority Motion Picture Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Herself |
| John & Leeza from Hollywood | 1993 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 14th Annual American Black Achievement Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Herself - Host |
| The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Herself - Winner |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1991 | TV Series | Herself |
| Motown 30: What's Goin' On! | 1990 | TV Special | Herself |
| Great Performances | 1990 | TV Series | Herself |
| Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration | 1990 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| 22nd NAACP Image Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Herself |
| Rapmania: The Roots of Rap | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Story of a People: The Black Road to Hollywood | 1990 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1989 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Ebony/Jet Showcase | 1985-1989 | TV Series | Herself |
| Soul Train | 1989 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee |
| Later with Bob Costas | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Debbie Allen Special | 1989 | TV Special | Herself - Host |
| The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
| 20th NAACP Image Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Herself - Host |
| Las Vegas: An All-Star 75th Anniversary | 1987 | TV Special | Herself |
| Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | 1987 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Superstars and Their Moms | 1987 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Emmanuel Lewis: My Very Own Show | 1987 | TV Special | Herself |
| Square One Television | 1987 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 8th Annual Black Achievement Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Herself |
| 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Herself - Co-host |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee & Performer |
| Liberty Weekend | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. | 1986 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Gene Kelly | 1985 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Motown Returns to the Apollo | 1985 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 57th Annual Academy Awards | 1985 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Performer |
| Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration | 1985 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| The 27th Annual Grammy Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1984 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Star Search | 1984 | TV Series | Herself - Introducer |
| The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee |
| The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team | 1984 | TV Movie | Herself - Performer |
| Fame | 1983-1984 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee |
| The 11th Annual American Music Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| A Celebration of Life: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Lou Rawls Parade of Stars | 1983 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 35th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee |
| The Best of Everything | 1983 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The 4th Annual Black Achievement Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Herself - Host |
| The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Herself - Winner |
| Texaco Star Theater: Opening Night | 1983 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall London | 1983 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Battle of the Network Stars XIII | 1982 | TV Special | Herself - Host |
| The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee & Performer |
| Battle of the Network Stars XII | 1982 | TV Special | Herself - NBC Team |
| The 54th Annual Academy Awards | 1982 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Performer |
| The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1982 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| The 35th Annual Tony Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
| The 34th Annual Tony Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee & Performer |
| Working in the Theatre | 1980 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1979 | TV Series | Guest Appearance |
| The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots | 1978 | TV Movie | Herself |
| 3 Girls 3 | 1977 | TV Series | Herself |
| Soul Alive | 1977 | TV Series | Herself |
| Black Journal | 1975 | TV Series | Herself |
| Broadway: The Next Generation | 2018 | Documentary filming | Herself |
| Last of the Showmen | 2018 | Documentary filming | Herself |
| The Legacy: 75 Years of Blacks on Television | 2017 | TV Series documentary post-production | Herself |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | 2017 | Documentary post-production | Herself |
| To Her Own Rhythm | 2015 | Documentary post-production | Herself |
| American Tap | | Documentary post-production | Herself |
| Move | | Documentary filming | Herself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2008-2017 | TV Series | Herself |
| Dance Family | 2017 | Documentary | Herself |
| The Real | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| Today | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself |
| Hollywood Today Live | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| Unsung Hollywood | 2015-2016 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Dance Moms | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| TV Land Icon Awards 2016 | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself - Trailblazer Icon Award Honoree |
| Collector's Café | 2016 | Video short | Herself - Guest |
| Essence Ninth Annual Black Women in Hollywood | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Talk | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| VH1 Big in 2015 with Entertainment Weekly | 2015 | TV Special | Herself |
| FabLife | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Access Hollywood Live | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| BET Honors | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Oprah: Where Are They Now? | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| So You Think You Can Dance | 2007-2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Judge / Herself - Judge / Herself |
| Move TV | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Good Day L.A. | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Queen Latifah Show | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| 2013 Soul Train Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Herself |
| Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin' to Tell You | 2013 | Documentary | Herself |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| Washington Watch with Roland Martin | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
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