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Bush Mama (1979)
Character: Molly
Dorothy is a poor black woman. Her husband is put in jail for no observable reason, and she is pregnant with a second child. The government threatens to take away her welfare if she does not get an abortion.
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A Worn Path (1994)
Character: Phoenix Jackson
Elderly Phoenix Jackson journeys on foot through rough terrain to obtain medicine for her grandson. Based on the short story by Eudora Welty.
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State of Emergency (1994)
Character: Ghostly Woman
Medical drama about a major hospital whose emergency room regularly faces an overload of patients. One of the doctors finds it necessary to adopt an unorthodox procedure to try to save a patient, and finds himself in trouble in consequence.
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Grand Canyon (1991)
Character: Woman in Car
The lives of six residents from different backgrounds intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center is the unlikely friendship of two men from different races and classes brought together when one finds himself in jeopardy in the other's rough neighborhood.
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Susan's Plan (1998)
Character: Woman in Cell
Susan wants her reprehensible ex-husband dead and, in several bungled attempts by henchmen, tries to accomplish the deed.
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Odds and Ends (1993)
Character: N/A
In the year 2096, Black women warriors wage a vigilant battle against racial and gender annihilation. In this devastated universe, a fable unravels between interplanetary frontlines. Lieutenant Loz Wayard, a courageous young amazon, learns the price of passion when her beloved Sephra takes on the ultimate sacrifice for the struggle
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Daughters of the Dust (1991)
Character: Nana Peazant
In 1902, a Gullah family on the Sea Islands off South Carolina decide whether to migrate to the mainland, risking their unique cultural heritage.
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Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1979)
Character: Mrs. Emily Harris
When a Black doctor develops a serum that is supposed to regenerate dying liver cells and tests it on himself, it accidentally turns him into an albino monster with a lust for murdering prostitutes, pimps and drug dealers.
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On the Line (1998)
Character: Mrs. Rogers
A female police detective tries to track down a gang of teenage bank robbers while dealing with sexual harassment on the job, and her troubled home life.
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Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
Character: Cleaning Lady
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
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Evan's Corner (1969)
Character: Mother
In his family's crowded apartment, Evan longs for a private place to call his own. So when his mother lets him pick out a corner of the apartment to have to himself, Evan chooses his favorite place, right by the window. "An appealing little boy emerges in the simple, sensitive storytelling"
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One Good Cop (1991)
Character: Older Woman
When his partner is killed in the line of duty, Artie Lewis becomes the legal guardian of his three orphaned girls. But during his investigation of the case, Lewis finds his life – and that of his newfound family – on the line. That's when the guilty crime-lord comes face to face with one man's rage, one man's fury, one man's justice.
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My Brother's Wedding (1985)
Character: Big Mama
A young African-American man, living in Los Angeles without direction in his life, reluctantly agrees to be the best man for his brother, an upwardly mobile lawyer.
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Passing Through (1977)
Character: Oshun
Eddie Warmack, an African American jazz musician, is released from prison for the killing of a white gangster. Not willing to play for the mobsters who control the music industry, including clubs and recording studios, Warmack searches for his mentor and grandfather, the legendary jazz musician Poppa Harris.
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