Born: December 18, 1924, New York City, New York.
1957: Carib Gold
1959: Odds Against Tomorrow, The Last Angry Man
1966: A Man Called Adam
1967: The Comedians
1968: The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
1972: Sounder (Oscar Nomination: Best Actress)
1976: The Blue Bird, The River Niger
1978: A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ But A Sandwich
1979: The Concorde…Airport ’79
1981: Bustin’ Loose
1991: Fried Green Tomatoes
1997: Hoodlum
2005: Because of Winn-Dixie, Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2006: Madea’s Family Reunion, Fat Rose and Squeaky, Idlewild
2010: Why Did I Get Married Too?
2011: The Help
2012: Alex Cross
2013: The Haunting In Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2016: Showing Roots
2017: Last Flag Flying
