Denise Nicholas Rights: norfolkdistrict ( U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District ), CC BY 2.0, through Wikimedia Commons. Actor or Actress (22) Black Art: In the Absence of Light (2021) My Wife and Kids (2001) Ghost Dad (1990) In the Heat of the Night (1988) A Different World (1987) Amen (1986) And the Children Shall Lead (1985) The Cosby Show (1984) Magnum, P.I. (1980) Benson (1979) Capricorn One (1977) A Piece of the Action (1977) The Love Boat (1977) Let's Do It Again (1975) Mr. Ricco (1975) Rhoda (1974) The Soul of Nigger Charley (1973) Police Story (1973) Blacula (1972) Five Desperate Women (1971) Night Gallery (1970) The F.B.I. (1965)