Tracy Reed (born October 28, 1949) is an African-American actress.

Carol Speed (born March 14, 1945) is an African-American actress and author best known for her roles in blaxploitation films of the 1970s.

She was a leading African-American actress and entertainer during the 1920s.

She was one of the first African-American actresses on Broadway.

Carol Lynn Maillard (born 1951) is an African-American actress, singer and composer.

It was the first ever Emmy nomination for an African-American actress.

In the play she was portrayed by Joilet Harris, an African-American actress.

Brenda Sykes (born June 25, 1949) was an African-American actress who made a number of films and appeared in television series in the 1970s.

To be sure, sassy overweight black women appear to represent only a small fraction of the African-American actresses who appear in commercials.

Angela Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an African-American actress.