Alfre Woodard
Born: 1952-11-08 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Known For: Acting
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
2025
- The Last Frontier as Jacqueline Bradford
- Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- The Inquisitor as Self
2024
- Summer Camp as Mary
- The Book of Clarence as Mother Mary
- Salem's Lot as Dr. Cody
- Monsieur Spade as Virginia Dell
2023
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Mimi (voice)
- Weathering as Mum
- Space Oddity as Dr. Olsen
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- The Gray Man as Margaret Cahill
2021
- Fatherhood as Marian
- Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street as Mary Parrish (voice)
- Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color as Alma Thomas (voice)
2020
- Star Trek: Lower Decks as Lilly Sloane (voice)
- The Making of Clemency as Herself
- The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart as Self
2019
- See as Paris
- The Lion King as Sarabi (voice)
- Saint Judy as Judge Benton
- Juanita as Juanita
- Clemency as Warden Bernadine Williams
- No Small Matter as Narrator (voice)
- The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
2017
- A Series of Unfortunate Events as Aunt Josephine
- Burning Sands as Professor Hughes
2016
- Captain America: Civil War as Miriam
- Marvel's Luke Cage as Mariah Dillard
- So B. It as Bernadette
- Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise as Self
2015
- Empire as Renee
- Knucklehead as Sheila
- Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band as Mary Lou Williams (voice)
- A Path Appears as Self
- Mississippi Grind as Sam
2014
- The Last Ship as Amy Granderson
- Annabelle as Evelyn
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Nelson Mandela Redrawn as Self
- State of Affairs as President Constance Payton
2013
- 12 Years a Slave as Mistress Shaw
- The Door as E
2012
- Steel Magnolias as Ouiser
2011
- Women, War & Peace as Narrator (voice)
2010
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- Black Panther as Dondi Reece
- Black Panther as Dondi Reece (voice)
- Memphis Beat as Lieutenant Tanya Rice
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Three Rivers as Dr. Sophia Jordan
2008
- True Blood as Ruby Jean Reynolds
- American Violet as Alma Roberts
- Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys as Alice Pratt
- Reach for Me as Evelyn
- My Own Worst Enemy as Mavis Heller
- Medal of Honor as Narrator
- Henry Box Brown
2007
- Private Practice as Dee Bennett
- Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty as Self - Narrator
- Pictures of Hollis Woods as Edna Reilly
2006
- The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
- Take the Lead as Augustine James
- Rachael Ray as Self
- Something New as Joyce McQueen
- Class of 3000
- The Water Is Wide as Mrs. Brown
- King Leopold's Ghost as Ilanga (voice)
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Justine Campbell
- Beauty Shop as Ms. Josephine
2004
- Desperate Housewives as Betty Applewhite
- The Forgotten as Det. Anne Pope
2003
- Radio as Principal Daniels
- The Core as Stickley
- The Singing Detective as Chief of Staff
- A Wrinkle in Time as Mrs. Whatsit
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
- Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property as Narrator
2002
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie as Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)
- Searching for Debra Winger as Self
2001
- K-PAX as Claudia Villars
- The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie as Medicine Woman (voice)
- Disney's American Legends
2000
- Static Shock as Jean Hawkins (voice)
- Dinosaur as Plio (voice)
- Holiday Heart as Wanda Dean
- Love & Basketball as Camille Wright
- John Henry as Polly / Narrator (voice)
- Lost Souls as Dr. Allen
- Eleanor Roosevelt as Narrator (voice)
- What's Cooking? as Audrey Williams
- Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks as Narrator
- The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story as Mary Parrish (voice)
1999
- Mumford as Lily
- Funny Valentines as Joyce May
- The Wishing Tree as Clara
- The Underground Railroad
1998
- The Wild Thornberrys as Medicine Woman (voice)
- Down in the Delta as Loretta Sinclair
1997
- The Practice as Denise Freeman
- The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue as Maisie (voice)
- Follow Me Home as Evey
- The Member of the Wedding as Berenice Sadie Brown
- Miss Evers' Boys as Eunice Evers, R.N.
- Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature as Narrator (voice)
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Primal Fear as Shoat
- Star Trek: First Contact as Lily Sloane
- Gulliver's Travels as Queen of Brobdingnag
- Special Report: Journey to Mars as Tamara O'Neil
- A Step Toward Tomorrow as Dr. Sadlin
1995
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Winsome (voice)
- How to Make an American Quilt as Marianna
- The Piano Lesson as Berniece Charles
1994
- Blue Chips as Lavada McRae
- Crooklyn as Carolyn Carmichael
- Aliens for Breakfast as Mrs. Marks
- Malcolm X: Make It Plain as Narrator
1993
- Frasier as Edna (voice)
- Homicide: Life on the Street
- Heart and Souls as Penny Washington
- Bopha! as Rosie Mangena
1992
- HBO First Look as Self
- Rich in Love as Rhody Poole
- The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag as Ann
- Passion Fish as Chantelle
1991
- Grand Canyon as Jane
1990
- Blue Bayou as Jessica Filley
1989
- A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story as Mary Thomas
- Miss Firecracker as Popeye Jackson
1988
- American Experience as Narrator (voice)
- Scrooged as Grace Cooley
- The Child Saver as Andrea Crawford
1987
- Mandela as Winnie Mandela
1986
- L.A. Law as Adrianne Moore
- Unnatural Causes as Maude DeVictor
- Extremities as Patricia
- L.A. Law: Pilot as Adrianne Moore
1985
- Words by Heart as Claudie Sills
- Puss in Boots as Princess Lovinia
- Sara as Rozalyn Dupree
1984
- Sweet Revenge as Vicki Teague
- The Killing Floor as Mattie
- Go Tell It on the Mountain as Esther
- WonderWorks as Claudie Sills
- Black Hollywood as Self
1983
- Cross Creek as Geechee
- Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
1982
- St. Elsewhere as Roxanne Turner
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Self - Guest
- Precious Blood as Narrator
- The Ambush Murders as Karisha Ellsworth
- Tucker's Witch as Marcia Fulbright
- For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf as Woman who lost her stuff
1981
- Hill Street Blues
- The Sophisticated Gents as Evelyn Evers
1980
- HealtH as Sally Benbow
- Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1979
- Freedom Road as Katie
1978
- The White Shadow as Sandra Wilcox
- Remember My Name as Rita
- The Trial of the Moke as Lucy Smith
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mrs. Brown