Arrindell made her film debut in
Walt Disney's
One Good Cop alongside
Michael Keaton in 1991. That same year, she played the lead in the comedy ''
Livin' Large. She later appeared in Trial by Jury'' (1994) and
Spike Lee's
Clockers (1995). Arrindell was a series regular in the
NBC sitcom
In the House in 1995. She co-starred in several made-for-television movies, including
A Lesson Before Dying (1999) alongside
Don Cheadle and
Cicely Tyson, and
Disappearing Acts (2000) starring
Sanaa Lathan. In 2006, Arrindell appeared in three films, ''
Big Momma's House 2, The Second Chance, and Madea's Family Reunion. In 2010, she appeared in The Wronged Man with Julia Ormond and Mahershala Ali. Arrindell appeared opposite Isaiah Washington in the thriller The Sin Seer
(2015) and appeared in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
(2017), starring Oprah Winfrey. She also had guest starring roles on The Cosby Show, The Practice, The Steve Harvey Show, Drop Dead Diva, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Elementary
. In 2017, she had a recurring role in the Bounce TV prime-time soap opera Saints & Sinners''. She also appeared in
Fox's
Our Kind of People in 2022. Arrindell recently starred in the film
12 Angry Men And...Women on
Apple TV with
Wendell Pierce and
BET's
Favorite Son (2021). Arrindell opened the revival of
Law & Order (2022) in its first episode as Veronica King. Arrindell has guest starred on several other network series, including
Random Acts of Flyness,
Bull,
Elementary,
Madam Secretary,
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and
Notorious. Some of her stage performances include the Broadway revival of
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with
James Earl Jones and
Phylicia Rashad,
Jubilee (
Arena Stage),
Reparations (
Billie Holiday Theatre),
Richard III (
Delacorte Theater),
Heliotrope Bouquet (
Playwrights Horizons), and
Earth & Sky (
Second Stage). ==Personal life==