

Alfre Woodard
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
8 Nov 1952
Age
74 Years
Born In
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Total Projects
172
Years Active
75 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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,...
Known For
Filmography

tv
The Boroughs
The Boroughs
as Judy

tv
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier
as Jacqueline Bradford

movie
The Inquisitor
The Inquisitor
as Narration

tv
Number One on the Call Sheet
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self

movie
Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot
as Dr. Cody

movie
Summer Camp
Summer Camp
as Mary

tv
Monsieur Spade
Monsieur Spade
as Virginia Dell

movie
The Book of Clarence
The Book of Clarence
as Mother Mary

movie
Weathering
Weathering
as Mum

movie
Space Oddity
Space Oddity
as Dr. Olsen

tv
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Mimi (voice)

tv
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest

movie
The Gray Man
The Gray Man
as Margaret Cahill

movie
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
as Alma Thomas (voice)

movie
Fatherhood
Fatherhood
as Marian

movie
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
as Mary Parrish (voice)

tv
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
as Self

tv
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Star Trek: Lower Decks
as Lilly Sloane (voice)

movie
The Making of Clemency
The Making of Clemency
as Herself

movie
Clemency
Clemency
as Warden Bernadine Williams

tv
See
See
as Paris

movie
The Lion King
The Lion King
as Sarabi (voice)

movie
No Small Matter
No Small Matter
as Narrator (voice)

movie
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts

movie
Juanita
Juanita
as Juanita

movie
Saint Judy
Saint Judy
as Judge Benton

movie
Burning Sands
Burning Sands
as Professor Hughes

tv
A Series of Unfortunate Events
A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Aunt Josephine

movie
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self

tv
Marvel's Luke Cage
Marvel's Luke Cage
as Mariah Dillard

movie
So B. It
So B. It
as Bernadette

movie
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
as Miriam

movie
Mississippi Grind
Mississippi Grind
as Sam

movie
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
as Mary Lou Williams (voice)

movie
Knucklehead
Knucklehead
as Sheila

movie
A Path Appears
A Path Appears
as Self

tv
Empire
Empire
as Renee

tv
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self

tv
State of Affairs
State of Affairs
as President Constance Payton

movie
Annabelle
Annabelle
as Evelyn

movie
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
as Self

tv
The Last Ship
The Last Ship
as Amy Granderson

movie
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
as Mistress Shaw

movie
The Door
The Door
as E

movie
Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias
as Ouiser

tv
Women, War & Peace
Women, War & Peace
as Narrator (voice)

tv
Memphis Beat
Memphis Beat
as Lieutenant Tanya Rice

tv
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self

movie
Black Panther
Black Panther
as Dondi Reece

tv
Black Panther
Black Panther
as Dondi Reece (voice)

tv
Three Rivers
Three Rivers
as Dr. Sophia Jordan

tv
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest

movie
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
as Narrator

tv
My Own Worst Enemy
My Own Worst Enemy
as Mavis Heller

movie
Reach for Me
Reach for Me
as Evelyn

movie
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
as Alice Pratt

tv
True Blood
True Blood
as Ruby Jean Reynolds

movie
American Violet
American Violet
as Alma Roberts

movie
Henry Box Brown
Henry Box Brown

movie
Pictures of Hollis Woods
Pictures of Hollis Woods
as Edna Reilly

tv
Private Practice
Private Practice
as Dee Bennett

movie
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
as Self - Narrator

tv
Class of 3000
Class of 3000

tv
Rachael Ray
Rachael Ray
as Self - Guest

tv
The Megan Mullally Show
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest

movie
King Leopold's Ghost
King Leopold's Ghost
as Ilanga (voice)

movie
Take the Lead
Take the Lead
as Augustine James

movie
The Water Is Wide
The Water Is Wide
as Mrs. Brown

movie
Something New
Something New
as Joyce McQueen

movie
Beauty Shop
Beauty Shop
as Ms. Josephine

tv
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
as Justine Campbell

tv
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
as Betty Applewhite

movie
The Forgotten
The Forgotten
as Det. Anne Pope

movie
Radio
Radio
as Principal Daniels

movie
The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective
as Chief of Staff

movie
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time
as Mrs. Whatsit

movie
The Core
The Core
as Stickley

movie
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
as Narrator

movie
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

movie
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
as Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)

movie
Searching for Debra Winger
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self

movie
K-PAX
K-PAX
as Claudia Villars

movie
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
as Medicine Woman (voice)

movie
Disney's American Legends
Disney's American Legends

movie
Holiday Heart
Holiday Heart
as Wanda Dean

movie
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
as Narrator

movie
Lost Souls
Lost Souls
as Dr. Allen

tv
Static Shock
Static Shock
as Jean Hawkins (voice)

movie
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
as Mary Parrish (voice)

movie
John Henry
John Henry
as Polly / Narrator (voice)

movie
Dinosaur
Dinosaur
as Plio (voice)

movie
Love & Basketball
Love & Basketball
as Camille Wright

movie
What's Cooking?
What's Cooking?
as Audrey Williams

movie
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Mumford
Mumford
as Lily

movie
Funny Valentines
Funny Valentines
as Joyce May

movie
The Wishing Tree
The Wishing Tree
as Clara

movie
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad

movie
Down in the Delta
Down in the Delta
as Loretta Sinclair

tv
The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys
as Medicine Woman (voice)

movie
Seven Candles For Kwanzaa
Seven Candles For Kwanzaa
as Narrator

movie
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
as Maisie (voice)

movie
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
as Narrator (voice)

tv
The Practice
The Practice
as Denise Freeman

movie
Follow Me Home
Follow Me Home
as Evey

movie
Miss Evers' Boys
Miss Evers' Boys
as Eunice Evers, R.N.

movie
The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding
as Berenice Sadie Brown

movie
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: First Contact
as Lily Sloane

movie
A Step Toward Tomorrow
A Step Toward Tomorrow
as Dr. Sadlin

tv
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
as Self

movie
Primal Fear
Primal Fear
as Shoat

movie
Special Report: Journey to Mars
Special Report: Journey to Mars
as Tamara O'Neil

tv
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels
as Queen of Brobdingnag

movie
How to Make an American Quilt
How to Make an American Quilt
as Marianna

tv
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Winsome (voice)

movie
The Piano Lesson
The Piano Lesson
as Berniece Charles

movie
Crooklyn
Crooklyn
as Carolyn Carmichael

movie
Aliens for Breakfast
Aliens for Breakfast
as Mrs. Marks

movie
Blue Chips
Blue Chips
as Lavada McRae

movie
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
as Narrator

movie
Bopha!
Bopha!
as Rosie Mangena

tv
Frasier
Frasier
as Edna (voice)

movie
Heart and Souls
Heart and Souls
as Penny Washington

tv
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Dr. Roxanne Turner

movie
Passion Fish
Passion Fish
as Chantelle

movie
Rich in Love
Rich in Love
as Rhody Poole

movie
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
as Ann

tv
HBO First Look
HBO First Look
as Self

movie
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
as Jane

movie
Blue Bayou
Blue Bayou
as Jessica Filley

movie
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
as Mary Thomas

movie
Miss Firecracker
Miss Firecracker
as Popeye Jackson

movie
Scrooged
Scrooged
as Grace Cooley

tv
American Experience
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)

movie
The Child Saver
The Child Saver
as Andrea Crawford

movie
Mandela
Mandela
as Winnie Mandela

movie
Unnatural Causes
Unnatural Causes
as Maude DeVictor

movie
L.A. Law: Pilot
L.A. Law: Pilot
as Adrianne Moore

tv
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Adrianne Moore

movie
Extremities
Extremities
as Patricia

movie
Puss in Boots
Puss in Boots
as Princess Lovinia

tv
Sara
Sara
as Rozalyn Dupree

movie
Words by Heart
Words by Heart
as Claudie Sills

movie
Black Hollywood
Black Hollywood
as Self

movie
Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge
as Vicki Teague

tv
WonderWorks
WonderWorks
as Claudie Sills

movie
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain
as Esther

movie
The Killing Floor
The Killing Floor
as Mattie

movie
Cross Creek
Cross Creek
as Geechee

tv
Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)

tv
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
as Roxanne Turner

tv
Tucker's Witch
Tucker's Witch
as Marcia Fulbright

tv
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Self - Guest

tv
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Princess Lovinia

movie
Precious Blood
Precious Blood
as Narrator

movie
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
as Woman who lost her stuff

movie
The Ambush Murders
The Ambush Murders
as Karisha Ellsworth

tv
The Sophisticated Gents
The Sophisticated Gents
as Evelyn Evers

tv
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues

movie
HealtH
HealtH
as Sally Benbow

tv
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Palmerstown, U.S.A.

movie
Freedom Road
Freedom Road
as Katie

tv
The White Shadow
The White Shadow
as Sandra Wilcox

movie
The Trial of the Moke
The Trial of the Moke
as Lucy Smith

movie
Remember My Name
Remember My Name
as Rita

tv
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

tv
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. Brown

movie
Hate to See You Go
Hate to See You Go

movie
Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”
Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”
as Self

movie
The Thing That Hurts
The Thing That Hurts

movie
Pockets of Heaven