 Grier occasionally guest-stars in such television series as "" (where she is a recurring character).In 2010 Grier began appearing in a recurring role on the hit science-fiction series "Smallville" as the villain Amanda Waller, also known as White Queen, head agent of Checkmate, a covert operations agency.She appeared as a friend and colleague to Julia Roberts' college professor in 2011's "Larry Crowne".