In addition to the upcoming season of Empire, she has at least three movies slated to come out in 2018, and two others with release dates yet to be announced. She seems to have had this work ethic since the beginning. When describing her earlier years as an actress, following her film debut in 2001's Baby Baby, she explained that she decided not to do another "ghetto role," for a while at least, because she wanted to prove her versatility.