| "The Oprah Winfrey Show" | Herself |
| The Anthony Newley Show | Herself |
| The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Herself |
| The 37th Annual Tony Awards | Herself - Presenter & Performer |
| Movin' | Herself |
| Bob Hope Special: Hope, Women and Song | Herself |
| Anatomía Unplugged | Jane Burke |
| Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television | |
| "Great Performances" | Herself |
| The Strolling '20s | Herself |
| "Toast of the Town" | Singer / ... (9 episodes, 1957-1968) |
| "Tonight!" | Herself - Guest (2 episodes, 1954-1956) |
| "Tonight!" | Herself - Guest (2 episodes, 1954-1956) |
| Carmen Jones | Myrt |
| The Beatles Forever | Herself |
| "The Steve Allen Show" | Herself - Guest / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1959) |
| "The Jack Paar Tonight Show" | Herself (7 episodes, 1957-1959) |
| "The Chevy Showroom Starring Andy Williams" | Herself (1 episode, 1959) |
| "The Bell Telephone Hour" | Herself - Singer (2 episodes, 1964-1966) |
| Porgy and Bess | Clara |
| Goodbye Again | Night Club Singer |
| Paris Blues | Connie Lampson |
| "The Merv Griffin Show" | Herself (2 episodes, 1963-1968) |
| "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" | Herself (3 episodes, 1975-1982) |
| "The Hollywood Palace" | Herself - Singer / ... (10 episodes, 1964-1969) |
| "The Dean Martin Show" | Herself (2 episodes, 1965-1966) |
| "The Hollywood Squares" | Herself (2 episodes, 1978) |
| "The Milton Berle Show" | (1 episode, 1966) |
| Hurry Sundown | Vivian Thurlow |
| "Julia" | Julia Baker / ... (34 episodes, 1968-1971) |
| The Split | Ellie Kennedy |
| "This Is Tom Jones" | (2 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| "The Flip Wilson Show" | Herself (2 episodes, 1971) |
| Claudine | Claudine |
| Death Scream | Betty May |
| "The Diahann Carroll Show" | |
| "Roots: The Next Generations" | Zenitha Haley (voice) |
| I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Vivian |
| "Dynasty" | Dominique Deveraux |
| Sister, Sister | Carolyne Lovejoy |
| "The Colbys" | Dominique Deveraux |
| "The Oprah Winfrey Show" | Herself (2 episodes, 1997-2006) |
| "A Different World" | Marion Gilbert (7 episodes, 1989-1993) |
| From the Dead of Night | Maggie |
| Murder in Black and White | Margo Stover |
| The Five Heartbeats | Eleanor Potter |
| Color Adjustment | Herself |
| "Lonesome Dove: The Series" | Ida Grayson (7 episodes, 1994-1995) |
| A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle | Lydia Bishop |
| Eve's Bayou | Elzora |
| "Lonesome Dove: The Series" | Ida Grayson (7 episodes, 1994-1995) |
| Motown 40: The Music Is Forever | Herself |
| The Sweetest Gift | Mrs. Wilson |
| "Great Performances" | Herself (2 episodes, 1985-1987) |
| The Star Wars Holiday Special | Mermeia Holographic Wow |
| Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years | Sadie Delany |
| America at the Movies | Claudine (archive footage) |
| Porgy and Bess: An American Voice | Herself |
| Jackie's Back! | Herself |
| Sally Hemings: An American Scandal | Betty Hemings |
| "Twice in a Lifetime" | Jael (2 episodes, 1999) |
| Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years | Sadie Delany |
| The Courage to Love | Pouponne |
| Sally Hemings: An American Scandal | Betty Hemings |
| The Courage to Love | Pouponne |
| "ABC Stage 67" | Herself (2 episodes, 1967) |
| Porgy and Bess: An American Voice | Herself |
| America's Tribute to Bob Hope | Herself - Hostess |
| Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing | Herself |
| "Soul Food" | Aunt Ruthie (2 episodes, 2003-2004) |
| The Sweetest Gift | Mrs. Wilson |
| "Lou Rawls Parade of Stars" | Herself |
| Funny Women of Television | Herself (archive footage) |
| Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz | Herself |
| Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story | Maria Cole |
| "Intimate Portrait" | Narrator |
| "The Legend of Tarzan" | Queen La (2 episodes, 2001) |
| "The Court" | Justice DeSett (unknown episodes) |
| The 47th Annual Tony Awards | Herself - Presenter |
| "Celebrity Profile" | Herself |
| "Celebrity Profile" | Herself |
| "The Jack Paar Tonight Show" | Herself (7 episodes, 1957-1959) |
| The 50th Annual Tony Awards | Herself - Presenter |
| Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television | Herself |
| "E! True Hollywood Story" | Herself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Herself |
| NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Herself |
| Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny | Herself |
| NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Herself |
| The 22nd Annual Tony Awards | Herself - Presenter |
| The 23rd Annual Tony Awards | Herself - Co-host |
| The 35th Annual Tony Awards | Herself - Presenter & Performer |
| Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood | Herself |
| Rockette: A Holiday Tribute to Radio City Music Hall | Herself |
| America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music | Herself |
| Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration | Herself |
| The 39th Annual Academy Awards | Herself - Presenter: Best Sound Effects |
| The 40th Annual Academy Awards | Herself - Co-Presenter: Short Subject, Cartoon & Live Action |
| The 41st Annual Academy Awards | Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Special Visual Effects, Documentary Awards & Honorary Award to Onna Whi |
| The 45th Annual Academy Awards | Herself - Performer |
| The 47th Annual Academy Awards | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Score Awards |
| Night of 100 Stars | Herself |
| TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV | Herself |
| TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV | Herself |
| Over the River... The Life of Lydia Maria Child Abolitionist for Freedom | Narrator |
| "E! True Hollywood Story" | Herself |
| Sunday in Paris | Vernetta Chase |
| Inside TV Land: Style and Fashion | Herself |
| The Television Critics Circle Awards | Herself |
| Get Happy | Herself |
| 34th NAACP Image Awards | Herself |
| "Grey's Anatomy" | Jane Burke |
| "Intimate Portrait" | Herself |
