Watkins has worked as an actress, appearing in Hype Williams' 1998 film "Belly". She also appeared in an episode of "Living Single", the first time guest-starring along with her bandmates and another time without them. Watkins also served as one of the executive producers for the 2006 movie "ATL" featuring the rapper, T.I.. She was also featured in the music video for "It's Good" with YoungBloodZ, and appeared on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" as a friend of Kandi Burruss. In November 2016, she began a two-month acting stint as Sheila, a hardened prison inmate, on "Days of Our Lives". Watkins would later return to Days of Our Lives as recurring character, the zany ex-con Sheila, in both 2017 and 2018. In 2017, she lent her voice to a character in "Trolland", also known as "Trollz", a direct-to-DVD CGI-animated movie.