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Alfre Woodard

Acting 73 years old Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA ★ 1.9
Born: November 8, 1952

Biography

Alfre Ette Woodard (born November 8, 1952) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has been nominated for an Academy Award and Grammy Award, 12 times for Emmy Awards (winning four), and has also won a Golden Globe and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. She is known for her role in films such as Cross Creek, Miss Firecracker, Grand Canyon, Passion Fish, Primal Fear, Star Trek: First Contact, Miss Evers' Boys, K-PAX, Radio, Take the Lead and The Family That Preys.

Filmography

Acting Credits (171)

The Boroughs
The Boroughs Judy 2026
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier Jacqueline Bradford 2025
The Inquisitor
The Inquisitor Narration 2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
Number One on the Call Sheet Self 2025
Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot Dr. Cody 2024
Summer Camp
Summer Camp Mary 2024
Monsieur Spade
Monsieur Spade Virginia Dell 2024
The Book of Clarence
The Book of Clarence Mother Mary 2024
Weathering
Weathering Mum 2023
Space Oddity
Space Oddity Dr. Olsen 2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Mimi (voice) 2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show Self 2022
The Gray Man
The Gray Man Margaret Cahill 2022
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color Alma Thomas (voice) 2021
Fatherhood
Fatherhood Marian 2021
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street Mary Parrish (voice) 2021
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart Self 2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Star Trek: Lower Decks Lilly Sloane (voice) 2020
The Making of Clemency
The Making of Clemency Herself 2020
Clemency
Clemency Warden Bernadine Williams 2019
See
See Paris 2019
The Lion King
The Lion King Sarabi (voice) 2019
No Small Matter
No Small Matter Narrator (voice) 2019
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts 2019
Juanita
Juanita Juanita 2019
Saint Judy
Saint Judy Judge Benton 2018
Burning Sands
Burning Sands Professor Hughes 2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events
A Series of Unfortunate Events Aunt Josephine 2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Self 2016
Marvel's Luke Cage
Marvel's Luke Cage Mariah Dillard 2016
So B. It
So B. It Bernadette 2016
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War Miriam 2016
Mississippi Grind
Mississippi Grind Sam 2015
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band Mary Lou Williams (voice) 2015
Knucklehead
Knucklehead Sheila 2015
A Path Appears
A Path Appears Self 2015
Empire
Empire Renee 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
State of Affairs
State of Affairs President Constance Payton 2014
Annabelle
Annabelle Evelyn 2014
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Nelson Mandela Redrawn Self 2014
The Last Ship
The Last Ship Amy Granderson 2014
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave Mistress Shaw 2013
The Door
The Door E 2013
Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias Ouiser 2012
Women, War & Peace
Women, War & Peace Narrator (voice) 2011
Memphis Beat
Memphis Beat Lieutenant Tanya Rice 2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are? Self 2010
Black Panther
Black Panther Dondi Reece 2010
Black Panther
Black Panther Dondi Reece (voice) 2010
Three Rivers
Three Rivers Dr. Sophia Jordan 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor Narrator 2008
My Own Worst Enemy
My Own Worst Enemy Mavis Heller 2008
Reach for Me
Reach for Me Evelyn 2008
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys Alice Pratt 2008
True Blood
True Blood Ruby Jean Reynolds 2008
American Violet
American Violet Alma Roberts 2008
Henry Box Brown
Henry Box Brown 2008
Pictures of Hollis Woods
Pictures of Hollis Woods Edna Reilly 2007
Private Practice
Private Practice Dee Bennett 2007
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty Self - Narrator 2007
Class of 3000
Class of 3000 2006
Rachael Ray
Rachael Ray Self - Guest 2006
The Megan Mullally Show
The Megan Mullally Show Self - Guest 2006
King Leopold's Ghost
King Leopold's Ghost Ilanga (voice) 2006
Take the Lead
Take the Lead Augustine James 2006
The Water Is Wide
The Water Is Wide Mrs. Brown 2006
Something New
Something New Joyce McQueen 2006
Beauty Shop
Beauty Shop Ms. Josephine 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy Justine Campbell 2005
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives Betty Applewhite 2004
The Forgotten
The Forgotten Det. Anne Pope 2004
Radio
Radio Principal Daniels 2003
The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective Chief of Staff 2003
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time Mrs. Whatsit 2003
The Core
The Core Stickley 2003
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property Narrator 2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives 2003
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
The Wild Thornberrys Movie Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice) 2002
Searching for Debra Winger
Searching for Debra Winger Self 2002
K-PAX
K-PAX Claudia Villars 2001
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie Medicine Woman (voice) 2001
Disney's American Legends
Disney's American Legends 2001
Holiday Heart
Holiday Heart Wanda Dean 2000
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks Narrator 2000
Lost Souls
Lost Souls Dr. Allen 2000
Static Shock
Static Shock Jean Hawkins (voice) 2000
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story Mary Parrish (voice) 2000
John Henry
John Henry Polly / Narrator (voice) 2000
Dinosaur
Dinosaur Plio (voice) 2000
Love & Basketball
Love & Basketball Camille Wright 2000
What's Cooking?
What's Cooking? Audrey Williams 2000
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt Narrator (voice) 2000
Mumford
Mumford Lily 1999
Funny Valentines
Funny Valentines Joyce May 1999
The Wishing Tree
The Wishing Tree Clara 1999
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad 1999
Down in the Delta
Down in the Delta Loretta Sinclair 1998
The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys Medicine Woman (voice) 1998
Seven Candles For Kwanzaa
Seven Candles For Kwanzaa Narrator 1997
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue Maisie (voice) 1997
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature Narrator (voice) 1997
The Practice
The Practice Denise Freeman 1997
Follow Me Home
Follow Me Home Evey 1997
Miss Evers' Boys
Miss Evers' Boys Eunice Evers, R.N. 1997
The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding Berenice Sadie Brown 1997
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: First Contact Lily Sloane 1996
A Step Toward Tomorrow
A Step Toward Tomorrow Dr. Sadlin 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Special Report: Journey to Mars
Special Report: Journey to Mars Tamara O'Neil 1996
Primal Fear
Primal Fear Shoat 1996
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels Queen of Brobdingnag 1996
How to Make an American Quilt
How to Make an American Quilt Marianna 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Winsome (voice) 1995
The Piano Lesson
The Piano Lesson Berniece Charles 1995
Crooklyn
Crooklyn Carolyn Carmichael 1994
Aliens for Breakfast
Aliens for Breakfast Mrs. Marks 1994
Blue Chips
Blue Chips Lavada McRae 1994
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Malcolm X: Make It Plain Narrator 1994
Bopha!
Bopha! Rosie Mangena 1993
Frasier
Frasier Edna (voice) 1993
Heart and Souls
Heart and Souls Penny Washington 1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street Dr. Roxanne Turner 1993
Passion Fish
Passion Fish Chantelle 1992
Rich in Love
Rich in Love Rhody Poole 1992
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag Ann 1992
HBO First Look
HBO First Look Self 1992
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon Jane 1991
Blue Bayou
Blue Bayou Jessica Filley 1990
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story Mary Thomas 1989
Miss Firecracker
Miss Firecracker Popeye Jackson 1989
Scrooged
Scrooged Grace Cooley 1988
American Experience
American Experience Narrator (voice) 1988
The Child Saver
The Child Saver Andrea Crawford 1988
Mandela
Mandela Winnie Mandela 1987
Unnatural Causes
Unnatural Causes Maude DeVictor 1986
L.A. Law: Pilot
L.A. Law: Pilot Adrianne Moore 1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law Adrianne Moore 1986
Extremities
Extremities Patricia 1986
Puss in Boots
Puss in Boots Princess Lovinia 1985
Sara
Sara Rozalyn Dupree 1985
Words by Heart
Words by Heart Claudie Sills 1985
Black Hollywood
Black Hollywood Self 1984
Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge Vicki Teague 1984
WonderWorks
WonderWorks Claudie Sills 1984
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain Esther 1984
The Killing Floor
The Killing Floor Mattie 1984
Cross Creek
Cross Creek Geechee 1983
Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow Self - Narrator (voice) 1983
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere Roxanne Turner 1982
Tucker's Witch
Tucker's Witch Marcia Fulbright 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre Self - Guest 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre Princess Lovinia 1982
Precious Blood
Precious Blood Narrator 1982
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf Woman who lost her stuff 1982
The Ambush Murders
The Ambush Murders Karisha Ellsworth 1982
The Sophisticated Gents
The Sophisticated Gents Evelyn Evers 1981
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues 1981
HealtH
HealtH Sally Benbow 1980
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Palmerstown, U.S.A. 1980
Freedom Road
Freedom Road Katie 1979
The White Shadow
The White Shadow Sandra Wilcox 1978
The Trial of the Moke
The Trial of the Moke Lucy Smith 1978
Remember My Name
Remember My Name Rita 1978
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
What Really Happened to the Class of '65? 1977
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Mrs. Brown 1951
Hate to See You Go
Hate to See You Go
Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”
Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball” Self
The Thing That Hurts
The Thing That Hurts

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