In December 2011 , she got a chance to showcase her dramatic chops with a supporting role as a mother who struggles to understand her seventeen-year-old daughter in '' Pariah '' . She was nominated ( alongside co star Pernell Walker ) for Best Supporting Actress at the 2012 Black Reel Awards but lost to Octavia Spencer for '' The Help ''
2012 Black Reel Awards
Black Reel Awards of 2012
Kim Wayans