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Alfre Woodard

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
177

Gender
Female

Birthday
November 8, 1952 (73 years old)

Place of Birth
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Alfre Woodard

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.

Known For

Acting

2026The Boroughsas Judy Daniels
2025The Last Frontieras Jacqueline Bradford
2025The Inquisitoras Narration
2025Number One on the Call Sheetas Self
2024Salem's Lotas Dr. Cody
2024Summer Campas Mary
2024Monsieur Spadeas Virginia Dell
2024The Book of Clarenceas Mother Mary
2023Weatheringas Mum
2023Space Oddityas Dr. Olsen
2023Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosauras Mimi (voice)
2022The Jennifer Hudson Showas Self - Guest
2022The Gray Manas Margaret Cahill
2021Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Coloras Alma Thomas (voice)
2021Fatherhoodas Marian
2021Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Streetas Mary Parrish (voice)
2020The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehartas Self
2020Star Trek: Lower Decksas Lilly Sloane (voice)
2020The Making of Clemencyas Herself
2019Clemencyas Warden Bernadine Williams
2019Seeas Paris
2019The Lion Kingas Sarabi (voice)
2019No Small Matteras Narrator (voice)
2019The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Robertsas
2019Juanitaas Juanita
2018Saint Judyas Judge Benton
2017Burning Sandsas Professor Hughes
2017A Series of Unfortunate Eventsas Aunt Josephine
2016Maya Angelou: And Still I Riseas Self
2016Marvel's Luke Cageas Mariah Dillard
2016So B. Itas Bernadette
2016Captain America: Civil Waras Miriam
2015Mississippi Grindas Sam
2015Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Bandas Mary Lou Williams (voice)
2015Knuckleheadas Sheila
2015A Path Appearsas Self
2015Empireas Renee
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas Self
2014State of Affairsas President Constance Payton
2014Annabelleas Evelyn
2014Nelson Mandela Redrawnas Self
2014The Last Shipas Amy Granderson
201312 Years a Slaveas Mistress Shaw
2013The Dooras E
2012Steel Magnoliasas Ouiser
2011Women, War & Peaceas Narrator (voice)
2010Memphis Beatas Lieutenant Tanya Rice
2010Who Do You Think You Are?as Self
2010Black Pantheras Dondi Reece
2010Black Pantheras Dondi Reece (voice)
2009Three Riversas Dr. Sophia Jordan
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest
2008Medal of Honoras Narrator
2008My Own Worst Enemyas Mavis Heller
2008Reach for Meas Evelyn
2008Tyler Perry's The Family That Preysas Alice Pratt
2008True Bloodas Ruby Jean Reynolds
2008American Violetas Alma Roberts
2008Henry Box Brownas
2007Pictures of Hollis Woodsas Edna Reilly
2007Private Practiceas Dee Bennett
2007Nefertiti and the Lost Dynastyas Self - Narrator
2006Class of 3000as
2006The Megan Mullally Showas Self - Guest
2006Rachael Rayas Self - Guest
2006King Leopold's Ghostas Ilanga (voice)
2006Take the Leadas Augustine James
2006The Water Is Wideas Mrs. Brown
2006Something Newas Joyce McQueen
2005Beauty Shopas Ms. Josephine
2005Grey's Anatomyas Justine Campbell
2004Desperate Housewivesas Betty Applewhite
2004The Forgottenas Det. Anne Pope
2003The Singing Detectiveas Chief of Staff
2003Radioas Principal Daniels
2003A Wrinkle in Timeas Mrs. Whatsit
2003The Coreas Stickley
2003Nat Turner: A Troublesome Propertyas Narrator
2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narrativesas
2002The Wild Thornberrys Movieas Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)
2002Searching for Debra Wingeras Self
2001K-PAXas Claudia Villars
2001The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnieas Medicine Woman (voice)
2001Disney's American Legendsas
2000Holiday Heartas Wanda Dean
2000Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parksas Narrator
2000Lost Soulsas Dr. Allen
2000Static Shockas Jean Hawkins (voice)
2000The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Storyas Mary Parrish (voice)
2000John Henryas Polly / Narrator (voice)
2000Dinosauras Plio (voice)
2000Love & Basketballas Camille Wright
2000What's Cooking?as Audrey Williams
2000Eleanor Rooseveltas Narrator (voice)
1999Mumfordas Lily
1999Funny Valentinesas Joyce May
1999The Underground Railroadas
1999The Wishing Treeas Clara
1998Down in the Deltaas Loretta Sinclair
1998The Wild Thornberrysas Medicine Woman (voice)
1997Seven Candles For Kwanzaaas Narrator
1997The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescueas Maisie (voice)
1997Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Natureas Narrator (voice)
1997Cadillac Desertas Narrator (voice)
1997The Practiceas Denise Freeman
1997Follow Me Homeas Evey
1997Miss Evers' Boysas Eunice Evers, R.N.
1997The Member of the Weddingas Berenice Sadie Brown
1996Star Trek: First Contactas Lily Sloane
1996A Step Toward Tomorrowas Dr. Sadlin
1996The Daily Showas Self
1996Primal Fearas Shoat
1996Special Report: Journey to Marsas Tamara O'Neil
1996Gulliver's Travelsas Queen of Brobdingnag
1995How to Make an American Quiltas Marianna
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Winsome (voice)
1995The Piano Lessonas Berniece Charles
1994Crooklynas Carolyn Carmichael
1994Aliens for Breakfastas Mrs. Marks
1994Blue Chipsas Lavada McRae
1994Malcolm X: Make It Plainas Narrator
1993Bopha!as Rosie Mangena
1993Frasieras Edna (voice)
1993Heart and Soulsas Penny Washington
1993Homicide: Life on the Streetas Dr. Roxanne Turner
1992Passion Fishas Chantelle
1992Rich in Loveas Rhody Poole
1992The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbagas Ann
1992HBO First Lookas Self
1991Grand Canyonas Jane
1990Blue Bayouas Jessica Filley
1989A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Storyas Mary Thomas
1989Miss Firecrackeras Popeye Jackson
1988Scroogedas Grace Cooley
1988American Experienceas Narrator (voice)
1988The Child Saveras Andrea Crawford
1987Mandelaas Winnie Mandela
1986Unnatural Causesas Maude DeVictor
1986L.A. Law: Pilotas Adrianne Moore
1986L.A. Lawas Adrianne Moore
1986Extremitiesas Patricia
1985Puss in Bootsas Princess Lovinia
1985Saraas Rozalyn Dupree
1985Words by Heartas Claudie Sills
1984Black Hollywoodas Self
1984Sweet Revengeas Vicki Teague
1984WonderWorksas Claudie Sills
1984Go Tell It on the Mountainas Esther
1984The Killing Flooras Mattie
1983Cross Creekas Geechee
1983Reading Rainbowas Self - Narrator (voice)
1982St. Elsewhereas Roxanne Turner
1982Tucker's Witchas Marcia Fulbright
1982Faerie Tale Theatreas Princess Lovinia
1982Faerie Tale Theatreas Self - Guest
1982Precious Bloodas Narrator
1982For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enufas Woman who lost her stuff
1982American Playhouseas Esther
1982American Playhouseas Mattie
1982American Playhouseas Woman who lost her stuff
1982The Ambush Murdersas Karisha Ellsworth
1981The Sophisticated Gentsas Evelyn Evers
1981Hill Street Bluesas
1980HealtHas Sally Benbow
1980Palmerstown, U.S.A.as
1979Freedom Roadas Katie
1978The White Shadowas Sandra Wilcox
1978The Trial of the Mokeas Lucy Smith
1978Remember My Nameas Rita
1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?as
1953The Oscarsas Self
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Mrs. Brown
The Thing That Hurtsas
Pockets of Heavenas
Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”as Self
Hate to See You Goas
2034as

Production

2022The Porter...Executive Producer
2019Clemency...Executive Producer
2019No Small Matter...Executive Producer