Trivia

Bears a strong resemblance to Cicely Tyson, who plays her mother in Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) .

Starred with Denzel Washington three times, in The Manchurian Candidate (2004), John Q (2002) and The Great Debaters (2007).

She won "The Best Supporting Actress" award at the 19th Annual Cable Ace Awards in 1997 for her portrayal as "Jeanette" in The Ditchdigger's Daughters (1997).

Though she took filmmaking classes at Minneapolis Community College, she got her degree in communications from the University of Minnesota, then went on to the American Film Institute.

She was a member in good standing of the Northern Warehouse Artists' Cooperative, an experimental housing development for low-income artists located in the warehouse district of downtown St. Paul, MN.

Gave birth to her first child at age 23, daughter AjaBleu Oldham ,on June 25, 1990. Child's father is her husband, Maurice Oldham.

Gave birth to her second child at age 31, daughter Butterfly Rose Oldham, on October 19, 1998. Child's father is her husband, Maurice Oldham.