Stomp the Yard
In 1978, at the age of 17 and turning 18 and enrolled at the High School of Performing Arts, Pettiford did her first ever movie work; part of the large ensemble in the film "The Wiz". She starred as Mariah Carey's mother in the 2001 film "Glitter", had a role in "Stomp the Yard" in 2007, and played Aunt Geneva in the 2011 film, "Jumping the Broom".