2006 Vision Award Best Dramatic Performance (Lackawanna Blues) 2006 Lucille Lortel Award Best Actress (Birdie Blue) 2006 Independent Spirit Nomination Best Female Lead (Lackawanna Blues) 2006 Drama League Award Distinguished Performance (Birdie Blue) 2007 NAACP Image Award Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Law & Order) 2008 NAACP Image Award Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Law & Order) 2008 NAACP Image Award Nomination Best Actress in a Made for TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special (Girl, Positive) 2008 Tony Award Nomination Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play (Come Back, Little Sheba) 2008 NAACP Theatre Award Best Lead Female – Equity (Come Back, Little Sheba) References External links 1952 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Detroit Best Miniseries or Television Movie Actress Golden Globe winners Living people Obie Award recipients Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Primetime Emmy Award winners Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Screen Actors Guild Award winners People from Saginaw, Michigan Wayne State University alumni American television actresses African-American actresses American film actresses 20th-century African-American women singers American musical theatre actresses American stage actresses Eastern Michigan University alumni Indiana University Bloomington alumni Cooley High School alumni 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American people