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Alfre Woodard
Born November 08, 1952
Place of birth: 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...
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Filmography
Actress (170 credits)
Movies
The InquisitorSelf
2025
Summer CampMary
2024
The Book of ClarenceMother Mary
2024
Salem's LotDr. Cody
2024
WeatheringMum
2023
Space OddityDr. Olsen
2023
The Gray ManMargaret Cahill
2022
FatherhoodMarian
2021
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in ColorAlma Thomas (voice)
2021
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall StreetMary Parrish (voice)
2021
The Making of ClemencyHerself
2020
The Lion KingSarabi (voice)
2019
Saint JudyJudge Benton
2019
ClemencyWarden Bernadine Williams
2019
JuanitaJuanita
2019
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
2019
No Small MatterNarrator (voice)
2019
Burning SandsProfessor Hughes
2017
So B. ItBernadette
2016
Captain America: Civil WarMiriam
2016
Maya Angelou: And Still I RiseSelf
2016
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the BandMary Lou Williams (voice)
2015
Mississippi GrindSam
2015
KnuckleheadSheila
2015
A Path AppearsSelf
2015
AnnabelleEvelyn
2014
Nelson Mandela RedrawnSelf
2014
12 Years a SlaveMistress Shaw
2013
The DoorE
2013
Steel MagnoliasOuiser
2012
Black PantherDondi Reece
2010
Tyler Perry's The Family That PreysAlice Pratt
2008
Reach for MeEvelyn
2008
Medal of HonorNarrator
2008
American VioletAlma Roberts
2008
Henry Box Brown
2008
Pictures of Hollis WoodsEdna Reilly
2007
Nefertiti and the Lost DynastySelf - Narrator
2007
Take the LeadAugustine James
2006
The Water Is WideMrs. Brown
2006
King Leopold's GhostIlanga (voice)
2006
Something NewJoyce McQueen
2006
Beauty ShopMs. Josephine
2005
The ForgottenDet. Anne Pope
2004
The CoreStickley
2003
A Wrinkle in TimeMrs. Whatsit
2003
RadioPrincipal Daniels
2003
The Singing DetectiveChief of Staff
2003
Nat Turner: A Troublesome PropertyNarrator
2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
The Wild Thornberrys MovieAkela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)
2002
Searching for Debra WingerSelf
2002
K-PAXClaudia Villars
2001
Disney's American Legends
2001
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of DonnieMedicine Woman (voice)
2001
DinosaurPlio (voice)
2000
Love & BasketballCamille Wright
2000
Holiday HeartWanda Dean
2000
Lost SoulsDr. Allen
2000
What's Cooking?Audrey Williams
2000
John HenryPolly / Narrator (voice)
2000
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden StoryMary Parrish (voice)
2000
Eleanor RooseveltNarrator (voice)
2000
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon ParksNarrator
2000
MumfordLily
1999
Funny ValentinesJoyce May
1999
The Wishing TreeClara
1999
The Underground Railroad
1999
Down in the DeltaLoretta Sinclair
1998
Follow Me HomeEvey
1997
Miss Evers' BoysEunice Evers, R.N.
1997
The Member of the WeddingBerenice Sadie Brown
1997
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of NatureNarrator (voice)
1997
The Brave Little Toaster to the RescueMaisie (voice)
1997
Seven Candles For KwanzaaNarrator
1997
Star Trek: First ContactLily Sloane
1996
Primal FearShoat
1996
A Step Toward TomorrowDr. Sadlin
1996
Special Report: Journey to MarsTamara O'Neil
1996
How to Make an American QuiltMarianna
1995
The Piano LessonBerniece Charles
1995
CrooklynCarolyn Carmichael
1994
Blue ChipsLavada McRae
1994
Malcolm X: Make It PlainNarrator
1994
Aliens for BreakfastMrs. Marks
1994
Bopha!Rosie Mangena
1993
Heart and SoulsPenny Washington
1993
Passion FishChantelle
1992
The Gun in Betty Lou's HandbagAnn
1992
Rich in LoveRhody Poole
1992
Grand CanyonJane
1991
Blue BayouJessica Filley
1990
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas StoryMary Thomas
1989
Miss FirecrackerPopeye Jackson
1989
ScroogedGrace Cooley
1988
The Child SaverAndrea Crawford
1988
MandelaWinnie Mandela
1987
Unnatural CausesMaude DeVictor
1986
ExtremitiesPatricia
1986
L.A. Law: PilotAdrianne Moore
1986
Words by HeartClaudie Sills
1985
Puss in BootsPrincess Lovinia
1985
Sweet RevengeVicki Teague
1984
Go Tell It on the MountainEsther
1984
The Killing FloorMattie
1984
Black HollywoodSelf
1984
Cross CreekGeechee
1983
The Ambush MurdersKarisha Ellsworth
1982
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is EnufWoman who lost her stuff
1982
Precious BloodNarrator
1982
HealtHSally Benbow
1980
Freedom RoadKatie
1979
Remember My NameRita
1978
The Trial of the MokeLucy Smith
1978
Hate to See You Go
Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”Self
Tv
The Last FrontierJacqueline Bradford
2025
Number One on the Call SheetSelf
2025
Monsieur SpadeVirginia Dell
2024
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurMimi (voice)
2023
The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf
2022
Star Trek: Lower DecksLilly Sloane (voice)
2020
The Sunday Show with Jonathan CapehartSelf
2020
SeeParis
2019
A Series of Unfortunate EventsAunt Josephine
2017
Marvel's Luke CageMariah Dillard
2016
EmpireRenee
2015
State of AffairsPresident Constance Payton
2014
The Last ShipAmy Granderson
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf
2014
Women, War & PeaceNarrator (voice)
2011
Black PantherDondi Reece (voice)
2010
Memphis BeatLieutenant Tanya Rice
2010
Who Do You Think You Are?Self
2010
Three RiversDr. Sophia Jordan
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2009
My Own Worst EnemyMavis Heller
2008
True BloodRuby Jean Reynolds
2008
Private PracticeDee Bennett
2007
Class of 3000
2006
Rachael RaySelf
2006
The Megan Mullally ShowSelf - Guest
2006
Grey's AnatomyJustine Campbell
2005
Desperate HousewivesBetty Applewhite
2004
Static ShockJean Hawkins (voice)
2000
The Wild ThornberrysMedicine Woman (voice)
1998
The PracticeDenise Freeman
1997
Gulliver's TravelsQueen of Brobdingnag
1996
The Daily ShowSelf
1996
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildWinsome (voice)
1995
FrasierEdna (voice)
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
HBO First LookSelf
1992
American ExperienceNarrator (voice)
1988
L.A. LawAdrianne Moore
1986
SaraRozalyn Dupree
1985
WonderWorksClaudie Sills
1984
Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)
1983
Tucker's WitchMarcia Fulbright
1982
Faerie Tale TheatreSelf - Guest
1982
Faerie Tale TheatrePrincess Lovinia
1982
St. ElsewhereRoxanne Turner
1982
Hill Street Blues
1981
The Sophisticated GentsEvelyn Evers
1981
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
The White ShadowSandra Wilcox
1978
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
The OscarsSelf
1953
Hallmark Hall of FameMrs. Brown
1951
The BoroughsJudy