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
2026
- The Boroughs as Judy Daniels
2025
- Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- The Last Frontier as Jacqueline Bradford
- The Inquisitor as Narration
2024
- Salem's Lot as Dr. Cody
- Monsieur Spade as Virginia Dell
- The Book of Clarence as Mother Mary
- Summer Camp as Mary
2023
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Mimi (voice)
- Space Oddity as Dr. Olsen
- Weathering as Mum
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self - Guest
- The Gray Man as Margaret Cahill
- The Porter ... (Executive Producer)
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 Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart as Self
- The Making of Clemency as Herself
2019
- See as Paris
- The Lion King as Sarabi (voice)
- Clemency as Warden Bernadine Williams
- Juanita as Juanita
- The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
- No Small Matter as Narrator (voice)
2018
- Saint Judy as Judge Benton
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
- Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise as Self
- So B. It as Bernadette
2015
- Empire as Renee
- Mississippi Grind as Sam
- Knucklehead as Sheila
- Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band as Mary Lou Williams (voice)
2014
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- The Last Ship as Amy Granderson
- Annabelle as Evelyn
- 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 (voice)
- Memphis Beat as Lieutenant Tanya Rice
- Black Panther as Dondi Reece
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Three Rivers as Dr. Sophia Jordan
2008
- True Blood as Ruby Jean Reynolds
- My Own Worst Enemy as Mavis Heller
- Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys as Alice Pratt
- American Violet as Alma Roberts
- Reach for Me as Evelyn
- Medal of Honor as Narrator
- Henry Box Brown
2007
- Private Practice as Dee Bennett
- Pictures of Hollis Woods as Edna Reilly
- Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty as Self - Narrator
2006
- The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
- Rachael Ray as Self - Guest
- Class of 3000
- Something New as Joyce McQueen
- Take the Lead as Augustine James
- King Leopold's Ghost as Ilanga (voice)
- The Water Is Wide as Mrs. Brown
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Justine Campbell
- Inconceivable as Dr. Lydia Crawford
- Beauty Shop as Ms. Josephine
2004
- Desperate Housewives as Betty Applewhite
- The Forgotten as Det. Anne Pope
2003
- The Core as Stickley
- Radio as Principal Daniels
- 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)
- Lost Souls as Dr. Allen
- Love & Basketball as Camille Wright
- Holiday Heart as Wanda Dean
- The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story as Mary Parrish (voice)
- What's Cooking? as Audrey Williams
- Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks as Narrator
- Eleanor Roosevelt as Narrator (voice)
- John Henry as Polly / Narrator (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)
- Cadillac Desert as Narrator (voice)
- Miss Evers' Boys as Eunice Evers, R.N.
- The Member of the Wedding as Berenice Sadie Brown
- Follow Me Home as Evey
- Seven Candles For Kwanzaa as Narrator
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Primal Fear as Shoat
- Star Trek: First Contact as Lily Sloane
- Gulliver's Travels as Queen of Brobdingnag
- A Step Toward Tomorrow as Dr. Sadlin
- Special Report: Journey to Mars as Tamara O'Neil
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 as Dr. Roxanne Turner
- Heart and Souls as Penny Washington
- Bopha! as Rosie Mangena
1992
- HBO First Look as Self
- The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag as Ann
- Passion Fish as Chantelle
- Rich in Love as Rhody Poole
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
- Extremities as Patricia
- L.A. Law: Pilot as Adrianne Moore
- Unnatural Causes as Maude DeVictor
1985
- Sara as Rozalyn Dupree
- Words by Heart as Claudie Sills
- Puss in Boots as Princess Lovinia
1984
- WonderWorks as Claudie Sills
- Go Tell It on the Mountain as Esther
- Sweet Revenge as Vicki Teague
- The Killing Floor as Mattie
- Black Hollywood as Self
1983
- Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Cross Creek as Geechee
1982
- American Playhouse as Woman who lost her stuff
- St. Elsewhere as Roxanne Turner
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Self - Guest
- Tucker's Witch as Marcia Fulbright
- The Ambush Murders as Karisha Ellsworth
- Precious Blood as Narrator
- 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
- Palmerstown, U.S.A.
- HealtH as Sally Benbow
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