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Only In America (1996)
Character: Dianne Holmes
Police bungling in the war on drugs, televangelism's popularity, and the power of mass media are three strands satirizing society.
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Good (2020)
Character: Mrs. Kitzmiller
Payton becomes the caretaker of Gregory Devereaux, a wealthy man facing his final months. As they become close, Gregory's past sins force Payton to decide between his dreams and a pregnancy that could squander them all.
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Tingling (2020)
Character: Duckie Johnson
Over a devastating night, a couple grapples with memories from the Gulf War.
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Urban Evil: Trilogy of Fear (2005)
Character: Lisa
From the dark vaults of Forbidden Worlds comes a new chapter of terror in Urban Evil: A Trilogy of Fear, a collection of three contemporary stories of urban horror. In "Demonic Tunes," a dynamic hip-hop group called Urban Protectors is "discovered" by the notorious record producer Dr. Bones, who plans to turn them into part of his zombie army and dominate the world. In "The Killing Kind," 17 year-old Kwame invokes his grandmother's magic of the "killing kind" and puts it into her old rag doll after a group of local thugs put her in the hospital. And finally "Hidden Evil" explores a mysterious vault in the basement of an old abandoned high school, where there lurks an evil that has been locked away for 100 years. When they mistakenly free a horrific spirit, the school becomes a deadly prison and there is no way to escape.
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Rocky Road (2001)
Character: Celia
This modern dramedy explores the problems and prejudices one interracial couple experiences from their families and society.
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The Horrible Doctor Bones (2000)
Character: Lisa
In this hip-hop slanted horror opus, a group of struggling rap musicians think they've gotten their big break when they're tapped to record with star-making producer Dr. Bones. But the rappers soon learn that Dr. Bones has more than music on his mind; he's using their music to turn listeners into zombies -- and then force his willing slaves to join him in a bid to take over the world!
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The Devil Takes a Holiday (1996)
Character: Deliliah DeFranco
A nouveau riche family's Thanksgiving weekend is turned upside down by the Prince of Darkness in this outlandish fable for the politically incorrect.
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Playing with Fire (2000)
Character: Andrea
A woman tries to save her sister, who stole a priceless African statue with her lover.
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A Thousand Words (2012)
Character: Young Annie
Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. Words have never failed Jack McCall, but now he’s got to stop talking and conjure up some outrageous ways to communicate or he’s a goner.
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Safe (1995)
Character: Sarah
Carol White, a Los Angeles housewife in the late 1980s, comes down with a debilitating illness with no clear diagnosis.
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Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994)
Character: Tanesha
The Tall Man, that imposing menace from Morningside Mortuary, is back and once again haunting the thoughts of the now-adult Mike and his friend, ex-Ice Cream vendor Reggie. The two continue their hunt for the mysterious figure and in his path of destruction encounter a variety of dangerous situations, friends and enemies.
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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)
Character: Second Actress
An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. Yet against the odds she beat out many more famous rivals for the role of "Carmen Jones", becoming the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. Marriages and affairs would break her heart, but her heart was strong. Seductive and easily seduced, she was born to be a star - with all the glory and all the pain of being loved, abused, cheated, glorified, undermined and undefeated. Here was a woman who wouldn't wait in the wings. Halle Berry stars as Dorothy Dandrige.
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