Born: November 8, 1952, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
1978: Remember My Name
1980: HealtH
1983: Cross Creek
1984: Go Tell It On The Mountain
1986: Extremities
1988: Scrooged
1989: Miss Firecracker
1991: Grand Canyon, Pretty Hattie’s Baby
1992: The Gun In Betty Lou’s Handbag, Passion Fish, Rich In Love
1993: Heart and Souls, Bopha!
1994: Blue Chips, Crooklyn
1995: How To Make An American Quilt
1996: Follow Me Home, Primal Fear, A Step Toward Tomorrow, Star Trek: First Contact
1998: Down In The Delta
1999: Funny Valentines, Mumford, The Wishing Tree
2000: What’s Cooking?, Love & Basketball, Dinosaur, Lost Souls
2001: K-PAX
2002: The Wild Thornberrys Movie, Baby of the Family
2003: The Singing Detective, Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property, The Core, Radio
2004: The Forgotten
2005: Beauty Shop
2006: Something New, Take the Lead
2008: Bury Me Standing, American Violet, The Family That Preys, Reach For Me, AmericanEast
2013: 12 Years A Slave
2014: Annabelle
2015: Mississippi Grind, Knucklehead
2016: Captain America: Civil War, So B. It
2017: Burning Sands
2018: Saint Judy
2019: Clemency, Juanita, The Lion King
Academy Award Nomination: Best Supporting Actress, Cross Creek (1983)
Golden Globe Award: Best Actress-Miniseries/TV Movie, Miss Evers’ Boys (1997)
Nominations: Best Supporting Actress, Passion Fish (1992); Best Supporting Actress-Miniseries/TV Movie, Holiday Heart (2000)
Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Female Actor-TV Movie/Miniseries, The Piano Lesson (1995); Miss Evers’ Boys (1997); Outstanding Comedy Series Cast, Desperate Housewives (2005)
Nominations: Outstanding Motion Picture Cast, How To Make An American Quilt (1995); Outstanding Comedy Series Cast, Desperate Housewives (2006); Best Female Actor-TV Movie/Miniseries, Steel Magnolias (2012); Outstanding Motion Picture Cast, 12 Years A Slave (2013)
Emmy Awards: Best Supporting Actress-Drama, Hill Street Blues (1984); Best Guest Performer-Drama, L.A. Law (1987); Best Actress-Miniseries/Special, Miss Evers’ Boys (1997); Best Guest Actress-Drama, The Practice (2003)
Nominations: Best Supporting Actress-Limited Series/Special, Words By Heart (1985); Best Actress-Drama, St. Elsewhere (1986); Best Actress-Miniseries/Special, Unnatural Causes (1987); Best Guest Performer-Drama, St. Elsewhere (1988); Best Actress-Miniseries/Special, A Mother’s Courage: The Mary Thomas Story (1990); The Piano Lesson (1995); Best Supporting Actress-Miniseries/Special, Gulliver’s Travels (1996); Best Guest Actress-Drama, Homicide: Life on the Street (1998); Best Supporting Actress-Miniseries/Movie, The Water Is Wide (2006); Best Supporting Actress-Comedy, Desperate Housewives (2004); Best Supporting Actress-Miniseries/Movie, Pictures of Hollis Woods (2008); Best Guest Actress-Drama, True Blood (2011); Best Supporting Actress-Miniseries/Movie, Steel Magnolias (2013)
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