Name	Known for
Oprah Winfrey Mattie Michael Mattie Michael See fewer	The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Brenda Pressley Etta Mae Johnson Etta Mae Johnson See fewer	16 Blocks (2006)
Olivia Cole Miss Sophie Miss Sophie See fewer	Roots (1977)
Rachael Crawford Kiswana Browne Kiswana Browne See fewer	When Night Is Falling (1995)
Kelly Neal Abshu Kamau Abshu Kamau See fewer	A Man Called Hawk (1989)
John Cothran Ralph Thomas (as John Cothran Jr.) Ralph Thomas (as John Cothran Jr.) See fewer	Yes Man (2008)
Oscar Brown Jr. Jessie Jessie See fewer	Maggie (I) (2015)
John Speredakos Mickey Adriano Mickey Adriano See fewer	The Mind's Eye (2015)
Steven Crump Miles Thomas Miles Thomas See fewer	Geronimo (1990)
Lynnie Godfrey Roberta Roberta See fewer	Enemy Territory (1987)
Beah Richards Bernice Sands Bernice Sands See fewer	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
DeLeon Richards Margaret Thomas Margaret Thomas See fewer	Brewster Place (1990)
Dianne B. Shaw Eloise Eloise See fewer	Groundhog Day (1993)