Alfre Woodard
November 8, 1952 (72 years old) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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.
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Credits
- 2024 ·Salem's Lotas Dr. Cody
- 2024 ·Summer Campas Mary
- 2024 ·Monsieur Spadeas Virginia Dell
- 2024 ·The Book of Clarenceas Mother Mary
- 2023 ·Weatheringas Mum
- 2023 ·Space Oddityas Dr. Olsen
- 2023 ·Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosauras Mimi Lafayette (voice)
- 2022 ·The Gray Manas Margaret Cahill
- 2021 ·Fatherhoodas Marian
- 2020 ·Star Trek: Lower Decksas Lilly Sloane (voice)
- 2019 ·Clemencyas Warden Bernadine Williams
- 2019 ·Seeas Paris
- 2019 ·The Lion Kingas Sarabi (voice)
- 2019 ·Juanitaas Juanita
- 2019 ·Saint Judyas Judge Benton
- 2017 ·Burning Sandsas Professor Hughes
- 2017 ·A Series of Unfortunate Eventsas Aunt Josephine
- 2016 ·Maya Angelou: And Still I Riseas Self
- 2016 ·Marvel's Luke Cageas Mariah Dillard
- 2016 ·Captain America: Civil Waras Miriam
- 2015 ·Mississippi Grindas Sam
- 2015 ·Knuckleheadas Sheila
- 2015 ·Empireas Renee
- 2014 ·Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas Self
- 2014 ·State of Affairsas President Constance Payton
- 2014 ·Annabelleas Evelyn
- 2014 ·The Last Shipas Amy Granderson
- 2014 ·And the Oscar Goes To...as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 ·12 Years a Slaveas Mistress Shaw
- 2012 ·Steel Magnoliasas Ouiser
- 2011 ·Women, War & Peaceas Narrator (voice)
- 2010 ·Memphis Beatas Lieutenant Tanya Rice
- 2010 ·Who Do You Think You Are?as Self
- 2010 ·Black Pantheras Dondi Reece
- 2010 ·Black Pantheras Dondi Reece (voice)
- 2009 ·Three Riversas Dr. Sophia Jordan
- 2009 ·Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest
- 2008 ·My Own Worst Enemyas Mavis Heller
- 2008 ·Reach for Meas Evelyn
- 2008 ·Tyler Perry's The Family That Preysas Alice Pratt
- 2008 ·True Bloodas Ruby Jean Reynolds
- 2008 ·American Violetas Alma Roberts
- 2007 ·Private Practiceas Dee Bennett
- 2006 ·Class of 3000as
- 2006 ·Rachael Rayas Self
- 2006 ·The Megan Mullally Showas Self - Guest
- 2006 ·King Leopold's Ghostas Ilanga (voice)
- 2006 ·Take the Leadas Augustine James
- 2006 ·Something Newas Joyce McQueen
- 2005 ·Beauty Shopas Ms. Josephine
- 2005 ·Grey's Anatomyas Justine Campbell
- 2004 ·Desperate Housewivesas Betty Applewhite
- 2004 ·The Forgottenas Det. Anne Pope
- 2003 ·Radioas Principal Daniels
- 2003 ·The Singing Detectiveas Chief of Staff
- 2003 ·A Wrinkle in Timeas Mrs. Whatsit
- 2003 ·The Coreas Stickley
- 2003 ·Nat Turner: A Troublesome Propertyas Narrator
- 2003 ·Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narrativesas
- 2002 ·The Wild Thornberrys Movieas Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)
- 2002 ·Searching for Debra Wingeras Self
- 2001 ·K-PAXas Claudia Villars
- 2001 ·The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnieas Medicine Woman (voice)
- 2001 ·Disney's American Legendsas
- 2000 ·Holiday Heartas Wanda Dean
- 2000 ·Lost Soulsas Dr. Allen
- 2000 ·Static Shockas Jean Hawkins (voice)
- 2000 ·John Henryas Polly / Narrator (voice)
- 2000 ·Dinosauras Plio (voice)
- 2000 ·Love & Basketballas Camille Wright
- 2000 ·What's Cooking?as Audrey Williams
- 1999 ·Mumfordas Lily
- 1998 ·Down in the Deltaas Loretta Sinclair
- 1998 ·The Wild Thornberrysas Medicine Woman (voice)
- 1997 ·The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescueas Maisie (voice)
- 1997 ·The Practiceas Denise Freeman
- 1997 ·Miss Evers' Boysas Eunice Evers, R.N.
- 1996 ·Star Trek: First Contactas Lily Sloane
- 1996 ·The Daily Showas Self
- 1996 ·Primal Fearas Shoat
- 1996 ·Gulliver's Travelsas Queen of Brobdingnag
- 1995 ·How to Make an American Quiltas Marianna
- 1995 ·Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Winsome (voice)
- 1995 ·The Piano Lessonas Berniece Charles
- 1994 ·Crooklynas Carolyn Carmichael
- 1994 ·Aliens for Breakfastas Mrs. Marks
- 1994 ·Blue Chipsas Lavada McRae
- 1993 ·Frasieras Edna (voice)
- 1993 ·Bopha!as Rosie Mangena
- 1993 ·Heart and Soulsas Penny Washington
- 1993 ·Homicide: Life on the Streetas
- 1993 ·Homicide: Life on the Streetas Dr. Roxanne Turner
- 1992 ·Passion Fishas Chantelle
- 1992 ·Rich in Loveas Rhody Poole
- 1992 ·The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbagas Ann
- 1992 ·HBO First Lookas Self
- 1991 ·Grand Canyonas Jane
- 1990 ·Blue Bayouas Jessica Filley
- 1989 ·Miss Firecrackeras Popeye Jackson
- 1988 ·Scroogedas Grace Cooley
- 1988 ·American Experienceas Narrator (voice)
- 1986 ·L.A. Lawas Adrianne Moore
- 1986 ·Extremitiesas Patricia
- 1985 ·Saraas Rozalyn Dupree
- 1985 ·Go Tell It on the Mountainas Esther
- 1984 ·WonderWorksas
- 1983 ·Cross Creekas Geechee
- 1983 ·Reading Rainbowas Herself - Narrator (voice)
- 1982 ·Tucker's Witchas Marcia Fulbright
- 1982 ·Faerie Tale Theatreas Self - Guest
- 1982 ·Faerie Tale Theatreas Princess Lovinia
- 1982 ·The Ambush Murdersas Karisha Ellsworth
- 1981 ·The Sophisticated Gentsas Evelyn Evers
- 1981 ·Hill Street Bluesas
- 1980 ·HealtHas Sally Benbow
- 1980 ·Palmerstown, U.S.A.as
- 1978 ·The White Shadowas Sandra Wilcox
- 1977 ·What Really Happened To the Class Of '65?as
- 1953 ·The Oscarsas Self
- Future ·The Last Frontieras Bradford
- Future ·The Boroughsas Judy
- 1984 ·Sweet Revengeas Vicki Teague
- 1979 ·Freedom Roadas Katie
- 1978 ·Remember My Nameas Rita
- Future ·Hate to See You Goas
- 2021 ·Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Coloras Alma Thomas (voice)
- 2021 ·Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Streetas Mary Parrish (voice)
- 2020 ·The Making of Clemencyas Herself
- 2019 ·No Small Matteras Narrator (voice)
- 2019 ·The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Robertsas
- 2016 ·So B. Itas Bernadette
- 2015 ·Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Bandas Mary Lou Williams (voice)
- 2015 ·A Path Appearsas Self
- 2014 ·Nelson Mandela Redrawnas Self
- 2013 ·The Dooras E
- 2008 ·Medal of Honoras Narrator
- 2008 ·Henry Box Brownas
- 2007 ·Pictures of Hollis Woodsas Edna Reilly
- 2007 ·Nefertiti and the Lost Dynastyas Self - Narrator
- 2006 ·The Water Is Wideas Mrs. Brown
- 2000 ·Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parksas Narrator
- 2000 ·The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Storyas Mary Parrish (voice)
- 2000 ·Eleanor Rooseveltas Narrator (voice)
- 1999 ·Funny Valentinesas Joyce May
- 1999 ·The Wishing Treeas Clara
- 1999 ·The Underground Railroadas
- 1997 ·Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Natureas Narrator (voice)
- 1997 ·Follow Me Homeas Evey
- 1997 ·The Member of the Weddingas Berenice Sadie Brown
- 1996 ·A Step Toward Tomorrowas Dr. Sadlin
- 1996 ·Special Report: Journey to Marsas Tamara O'Neil
- 1994 ·Malcolm X: Make It Plainas Narrator
- 1989 ·A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Storyas Mary Thomas
- 1988 ·The Child Saveras Andrea Crawford
- 1987 ·Mandelaas Winnie Mandela
- 1986 ·Unnatural Causesas Maude DeVictor
- 1986 ·L.A. Law: Pilotas Adrianne Moore
- 1985 ·Puss in Bootsas Princess Lovinia
- 1985 ·Words by Heartas Claudie Sills
- 1984 ·Black Hollywoodas Self
- 1984 ·The Killing Flooras Mattie
- 1982 ·Precious Bloodas Narrator
- 1982 ·For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enufas Woman who lost her stuff
- 1978 ·The Trial of the Mokeas Lucy Smith
- 1951 ·Hallmark Hall of Fameas Mrs. Brown