Back in the late 70's or early 80's I watched s scathe movie where this little monsterwas in this woman's house trying to hurt her finally she trapped it in a suitcase. Does anyone know of this movie?

Trilogy of Terror (1975 TV movie)
Starring Karen Black
IMDb synopsis:
Three stories interwoven together: the first about a college student infatuated with his teacher; the second, a paranoid tale of two sisters - one good, the other evil; and the third about an African tribal doll that comes to life and terrorizes a woman in her apartment.

Trilogy of Terror (TV Movie 1975) - IMDb

The doll returns in "Trilogy of Terror II" (1996 TV movie).
Trilogy of Terror II (TV Movie 1996) - IMDb