In 1990, Belafonte made her theatrical debut in "Tamara", playing the title role in the long-running Los Angeles production. Shortly thereafter, she starred as Dr. Laura Wingate in the USA Network's drama series "Beyond Reality", which ran for two seasons from 1991 to 1993. She co-starred in a number of made-for-television movies in 1990s, including "French Silk" (1994) starring Susan Lucci, "The Heidi Chronicles" (1995) starring Jamie Lee Curtis, "" (1998) and "Loving Evangeline" (1999). In addition, she co-hosted the syndicated series "Lifestyles with Robin Leach and Shari Belafonte" (1994–95), an updated version of Leach's signature program, "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous". In 2006, she hosted a travel program called ""Travels In Mexico And The Caribbean With Shari Belafonte"" on NYC Media.