[4] She spent 11 seasons acting at Trinity, including roles as Silvia in Two Gentleman of Verona,[5] Dussie Mae in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,[6] and Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues.
[7] In 1994, she returned to Trinity in 1994 for another 11 seasons, taking roles such as the Witch in Into the Woods[8] and Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill.
[10] In 1993 she played Aunt Audrey in the film Poetic Justice alongside Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur.
[12] She was an artist in residence at Brown University's Rites and Reason Theatre in 2015 where she developed her play about Alzheimer's disease and memory, Skips The Record.
[15] 2019, Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame[16] 2018, Rhode Island Woman of the Year, GoLocalProv[17] 2018, Wheeler School Community Spirit Award[17] 2018, Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Wheaton College[18] 2016, Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Providence College[14] 2002, Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Marymount Manhattan College[14] 2001, Rhode Island Historical Society History Makers[19] 2000, Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts[14] 1991, "Who's Who in Rhode Island Jazz"[20] 1973, Miss Massachusetts - Miss Congeniality[2] 1973, Miss Foxboro[2] A Snow White Christmas, 2018, Mrs. Woods Brotherhood, 2006, Mrs. Lynch Poetic Justice, 1993, Aunt Audrey Tales From The Crypt, "Mute Witness to Murder", 1990, Desk The Accused, 1988, Nurse Go Tell It On The Mountain, 1984 In the Heat of the Night, 1989 Brother to Dragons, Great Performances, 1975, Family Slave "Mama's Helper" and "Chips on My Shoulder", Monologues for Women by Women, Tori Haring-Smith ed., 1994[21] NuMuse: an anthology of plays from Brown University's New Plays Festival, 1994[22]