[10] Calhoun was the only actor in Bagdad Cafe to return for the television series,[11] albeit the character's name was changed to Debbie.
[15] Calhoun received an Emmy Award nomination for her performance in the CBS Schoolbreak Special "Different Worlds: A Story of Interracial Love" (1993).
[16] Calhoun co-starred with actor Flex Alexander in the short-lived series, Where I Live, and appeared in Pacific Station.
[18] Calhoun played the role of Ebony, a stripper,[19] in Ice Cube's directorial debut The Players Club (1998).
[21] In 2002, Calhoun appeared in Trois 2: Pandora's Box as psychologist Dr. Mia DuBois[22] and portrayed Wet in Civil Brand.
[30] Calhoun appeared as Patricia Tresvant, Ralph's mother in The New Edition Story miniseries which aired on the BET network in January 2017.