Dorothy Steel, Actress in ‘Black Panther,’ Dies at 95 - Hollywood Reporter

Steel, who did not begin acting until she was 88, also appeared in 'Poms' and 'Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses.'.

A still from Ryan Coogler's 2018 blockbuster superhero film Black Panther.

Dorothy Steel, an actress in Black Panther, has died.

Her early credits included an episode of the TV series The Trouble With Going Somewhere, the TV movie Merry Christmas, Baby, and the film Daisy Winters.

In 2018, Steel played a merchant tribe elder in Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther. During a interview with Steve Harvey, Steel talked of her initial hesitation about the movie.

Steel followed up Black Panther with a recurring role as Mother Harris on the series Saints & Sinners, and she later appeared in the comedy Poms, the TV movie Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses and on BET’s The Oval