ɪn fˈɪlm, ʃiː hɐz ɐpˈɪɹd ɪn bˈɔɪz ˈɛn ðə hˈʊd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, ðə kˈɪd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, juː ɡɑːt sˈɜːvd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, dɹˈiːmɡɜːlz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks,  ɡˈæŋstɚ skwˈɑːd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn, ænd ðə bˈɜːθ əvə nˈeɪʃən tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn.
In film, she has appeared in Boyz n the Hood (1991), The Kid (2000), You Got Served (2004), Dreamgirls (2006),  Gangster Squad (2013), and The Birth of a Nation (2016).