ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW, 1959 (uncredited) (DVD and Blu-Ray)
THE LAST ANGRY MAN, 1959 (uncredited) (VHS only)
NAKED CITY: SEASON 4 PT. 2, 1963 (In the episode “Howard Running Bear Is a Turtle.”) (DVD)
A MAN CALLED ADAM, 1966 (DVD and Blu-Ray)
I SPY: SEASON 1, 1965 (In the first episode, “So Long, Patrick Henry.”) (DVD)
I SPY: SEASON 2, 1965 (She plays a different character in season 2 episode 6, “Trial by Treehouse.”)
THE COMEDIANS, 1967 (DVD)
THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER (1968) (DVD)
MEDICAL CENTER: SEASON 1, 1969 (In the first episode, “The Last Ten Yards.” (DVD)
THE F.B.I.: SEASON 4, PART 1,1968 (In the sixth episode, “The Enemies.” (DVD)
THE F.B.I.: SEASON 5, PART 1, 1969 (She returns as a different character in the episode “Silent Partner.”) (DVD)
THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE’S FATHER: SEASON 1, 1969 (I the episode “Guess Who’s Coming For Lunch.”) (DVD)
HERE COME THE BRIDES: SEASON 2, 1970 (She plays a princess in “A Bride For Obie Brown,” an episode set partly in Seattle.) (DVD)
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – SEASON 4, 1970 (She plays an artist in the episode “Death Squad.”)
NEIGHBORS, 1971 (DVD)
EMERGENCY!: SEASON 1, 1972 (In episode 11, “Crash.”) (DVD)
SOUNDER, 1972 (Nominated for Best Actress.) (DVD)
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN,1974 (She won two Emmys for this classic TV movie.) (DVD)
THE BLUE BIRD, 1976 (Co-starring with Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Fonda, Ava Gardner and Patsy Kensit in a fantasy from director George Cukor.) (DVD)
ROOTS, 1977 (DVD and Blu-Ray)
WILMA, 1977 (DVD)
A HERO AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT A SANDWICH, 1978 (DVD)
KING, 1978 (She was nominated for an Emmy playing Coretta Scott King opposite Paul Winfield’s MLK in this mini-series.) (DVD)
A WOMAN CALLED MOSES, 1978 (Starring as Harriet Tubman in the acclaimed mini-series.) (DVD)
AIRPORT ’79: THE CONCORDE, 1979 (Blu-Ray)
BUSTIN’ LOOSE, 1981 (DVD and Blu-Ray)
THE MARVA COLLINS STORY, 1981 (Starring with Morgan Freeman in the TV biography of an inner city teacher.) (DVD)
ACCEPTABLE RISKS, 1986 (DVD)
SAMARITAN: THE MITCH SNYDER STORY, 1986 (DVD)
THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE, 1989 (DVD)
B.L. STRYKER: SEASON 2, 1990 (Episode 3, “Winner Takes All”) (DVD)
HEAT WAVE, 1990 (DVD)
THE KID WHO LOVED CHRISTMAS, 1990 (VHS only)
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES, 1991 (DVD)
DUPLICATES, 1992 (One of her only sci-fi movies.) (VHS only)
THE OLDEST LIVING CONFEDERATE WIDOW TELLS ALL, 1994 (She won the outstanding supporting actress Emmy for this mini-series.) (DVD)
THE ROAD TO GALVESTON, 1996 (VHS only)
RIOT, 1997 (DVD)
BLESSED ASSURANCE (a.k.a. THE PRICE OF HEAVEN), 1997 (TV movie directed by Peter Bogdanovich) (DVD)
HOODLUM, 1997 (DVD)
MS. SCROOGE, 1997 (Yes, Tyson plays “Ms. Ebenita Scrooge” in this made-for-TV Dickens update.) (VHS only)
ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED, ALWAYS OUTGUNNED, 1998 (DVD)
MAMA FLORA’S FAMILY, 1998 (DVD)
A LESSON BEFORE DYING, 1999 (DVD)
AFTERSHOCK: EARTHQUAKE IN NEW YORK, 1999 (DVD)
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL: SEASON 6, 2000 (In the episode “Living the Rest of My Life”) (DVD)
THE OUTER LIMITS: SEASON 6, 2000 (In episode 21, “The Final Appeal”) (DVD)
THE ROSA PARKS STORY, 2002 (DVD)
BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE, 2005 (DVD)
DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN, 2005 (DVD and Blu-Ray)
MADEA’S FAMILY REUNION, 2006 (DVD and Blu-Ray)
IDLEWILD, 2006 (DVD)
RELATIVE STRANGER, 2009 (DVD)
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT – SEASON 10, 2009 (In the episode “Hell.”) (DVD)
WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO?, 2010 (DVD and Blu-Ray)
THE HELP, 2011 (DVD and Blu-Ray)
ALEX CROSS, 2012 (DVD and Blu-Ray)
THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2: GHOSTS OF GEORGIA, 2013 (DVD and Blu-Ray)
THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, 2014 (DVD)
HOUSE OF CARDS: SEASON 4, 2016 (Episode 3, “Chapter 42.”) (DVD and Blu-Ray)
LAST FLAG FLYING, 2017 (DVD and Blu-Ray)
HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER: SEASON 1, 2015 (Nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama)