Besides "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," Ali's television credits include NBC's Saturday morning series "Name Your Adventure," the television movie "Mr. Foster's Field Trip," and guest-starring roles on such series as "The Cosby Show," "Hawk," the daytime drama "All My Children" and the British series "Family Album." She also starred in a television special titled "Sports Illustrated For Kids Olympic Special" and co-hosted the Saturday morning series "Brains and Brawn."

On Broadway Ali starred in the original cast of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Fences" and off Broadway she appeared in "Orfeo del Campo" and the musical "Sugar Hill." Her feature films are "Eddie Murphy Raw" and "Crocodile Dundee II."