Alfre Woodard
Alfre Ette Woodard (born November 8, 1952) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has been nominated once for an Academy Award and Grammy Awards, 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.
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- Born:
- Nov 8, 1952 In Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 120
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Hate to See You Go
- Latest Project:
- Movie Salem's Lot 2024-10-11
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Hate to See You Go | 2025 | |
| Movie | Salem's Lot | Dr. Cody | 2024-10-11 |
| Movie | Summer Camp | Mary | 2024-05-31 |
| Movie | The Book of Clarence | Mother Mary | 2024-01-11 |
| Movie | The Gray Man | Margaret Cahill | 2022-07-13 |
| Movie | Fatherhood | Marian | 2021-06-18 |
| Movie | Saint Judy | Judge Benton | 2019-03-01 |
| Movie | Juanita | Juanita | 2019-03-08 |
| Movie | The Lion King | Sarabi (voice) | 2019-07-12 |
| Movie | No Small Matter | Narrator (voice) | 2019-06-21 |
| Movie | Clemency | Warden Bernadine Williams | 2019-12-27 |
| Series | See | Paris | 2019-11-01 |
| Movie | Burning Sands | Professor Hughes | 2017-01-24 |
| Series | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Aunt Josephine | 2017-01-13 |
| Movie | Captain America: Civil War | Miriam | 2016-04-27 |
| Series | Marvel's Luke Cage | Mariah Dillard | 2016-09-30 |
| Movie | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | Self | 2016-10-14 |
| Movie | So B. It | Bernadette | 2016-06-07 |
| Movie | A Path Appears | Self | 2015-01-26 |
| Movie | Knucklehead | Sheila | 2015-02-01 |
| Movie | Mississippi Grind | Sam | 2015-07-04 |
| Movie | Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band | Mary Lou Williams (voice) | 2015-04-01 |
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Movie | Annabelle | Evelyn | 2014-10-02 |
| Series | State of Affairs | President Constance Payton | 2014-11-17 |
| Series | The Last Ship | Amy Granderson | 2014-06-22 |
| Movie | The Door | E | 2013-07-02 |
| Movie | 12 Years a Slave | Mistress Shaw | 2013-10-18 |
| Movie | Steel Magnolias | Ouiser | 2012-10-07 |
| Series | Black Panther | Dondi Reece (voice) | 2010-01-16 |
| Movie | Black Panther | Dondi Reece | 2010-01-18 |
| Series | Memphis Beat | Lieutenant Tanya Rice | 2010-06-22 |
| Series | Three Rivers | Dr. Sophia Jordan | 2009-10-04 |
| Series | True Blood | Ruby | 2008-09-07 |
| Movie | Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys | Alice Pratt | 2008-09-12 |
| Movie | American Violet | Alma Roberts | 2008-08-28 |
| Movie | Medal of Honor | Narrator | 2008-11-05 |
| Series | My Own Worst Enemy | Mavis Heller | 2008-10-13 |
| Movie | Reach for Me | Evelyn | 2008-10-01 |
| Movie | Pictures of Hollis Woods | Edna Reilly | 2007-12-02 |
| Movie | Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty | Self - Narrator | 2007-07-16 |
| Movie | Something New | Joyce McQueen | 2006-01-29 |
| Movie | Take the Lead | Augustine James | 2006-03-17 |
| Movie | The Water Is Wide | Mrs. Brown | 2006-01-29 |
| Movie | Beauty Shop | Ms. Josephine | 2005-04-22 |
| Movie | The Forgotten | Det. Anne Pope | 2004-09-24 |
| Series | Desperate Housewives | Unknown | 2004-10-03 |
| Movie | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | 2003-02-10 | |
| Movie | Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property | Narrator | 2003-02-16 |
| Movie | The Core | Stickley | 2003-03-28 |
| Movie | Radio | Principal Daniels | 2003-10-24 |
| Movie | A Wrinkle in Time | Mrs. Whatsit | 2003-04-25 |
| Movie | The Singing Detective | Chief of Staff | 2003-10-24 |
| Movie | Searching for Debra Winger | Self | 2002-07-13 |
| Movie | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice) | 2002-12-20 |
| Movie | K-PAX | Claudia Villars | 2001-10-26 |
| Movie | Disney's American Legends | 2001-02-12 | |
| Movie | The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie | Medicine Woman (voice) | 2001-08-18 |
| Movie | Love & Basketball | Camille Wright | 2000-04-21 |
| Movie | Dinosaur | Plio (voice) | 2000-05-19 |
| Movie | What's Cooking? | Audrey Williams | 2000-01-20 |
| Movie | Lost Souls | Dr. Allen | 2000-10-13 |
| Movie | Holiday Heart | Wanda Dean | 2000-12-10 |
| Movie | John Henry | Polly / Narrator (voice) | 2000-05-27 |
| Movie | Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks | Narrator | 2000-11-30 |
| Series | Static Shock | Jeanie Hawkins (voice) | 2000-09-23 |
| Movie | The Wishing Tree | Clara | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | Funny Valentines | Joyce May | 1999-02-14 |
| Movie | Mumford | Lily | 1999-09-24 |
| Movie | Down in the Delta | Loretta Sinclair | 1998-12-25 |
| Movie | The Member of the Wedding | Berenice Sadie Brown | 1997-01-29 |
| Movie | Miss Evers' Boys | Eunice Evers, R.N. | 1997-02-22 |
| Movie | The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | Maisie (voice) | 1997-11-01 |
| Movie | Follow Me Home | Evey | 1997-02-28 |
| Series | The Practice | Unknown | 1997-03-04 |
| Series | Gulliver's Travels | Queen of Brobdingnag | 1996-02-04 |
| Movie | Primal Fear | Shoat | 1996-03-06 |
| Movie | Special Report: Journey to Mars | Tamara O'Neil | 1996-03-25 |
| Movie | A Step Toward Tomorrow | Dr. Sadlin | 1996-11-10 |
| Movie | Star Trek: First Contact | Lily Sloane | 1996-11-22 |
| Movie | The Piano Lesson | Berniece Charles | 1995-02-05 |
| Movie | How to Make an American Quilt | Marianna | 1995-10-06 |
| Movie | Blue Chips | Lavada McRae | 1994-02-18 |
| Movie | Malcolm X: Make It Plain | Narrator | 1994-01-26 |
| Movie | Aliens for Breakfast | Mrs. Marks | 1994-04-02 |
| Movie | Crooklyn | Carolyn Carmichael | 1994-05-13 |
| Series | Homicide: Life on the Street | Unknown | 1993-01-31 |
| Movie | Heart and Souls | Penny Washington | 1993-08-13 |
| Series | Frasier | Guest Caller - Edna | 1993-09-16 |
| Movie | Bopha! | Rosie Mangena | 1993-09-16 |
| Movie | The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | Ann | 1992-08-21 |
| Movie | Rich in Love | Rhody Poole | 1992-09-04 |
| Movie | Passion Fish | Chantelle | 1992-12-11 |
| Movie | Grand Canyon | Jane | 1991-12-25 |
| Movie | A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story | Mary Thomas | 1989-12-03 |
| Movie | Miss Firecracker | Popeye Jackson | 1989-04-28 |
| Movie | Scrooged | Grace Cooley | 1988-11-22 |
| Movie | The Child Saver | Andrea Crawford | 1988-01-18 |
| Movie | Mandela | Winnie Mandela | 1987-09-20 |
| Movie | Extremities | Patricia | 1986-08-22 |
| Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
| Movie | L.A. Law: Pilot | Adrianne Moore | 1986-09-15 |
| Movie | Unnatural Causes | Maude DeVictor | 1986-11-10 |
| Movie | Words by Heart | Claudie Sills | 1985-01-01 |
| Movie | Go Tell It on the Mountain | Esther | 1985-01-14 |
| Series | Sara | Rozalyn Dupree | 1985-01-23 |
| Movie | The Killing Floor | Mattie | 1984-04-10 |
| Movie | Black Hollywood | Self | 1984-11-28 |
| Movie | Sweet Revenge | Vicki Teague | 1984-10-31 |
| Movie | Cross Creek | Geechee | 1983-09-21 |
| Movie | The Ambush Murders | Karisha Ellsworth | 1982-01-05 |
| Movie | For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf | Woman who lost her stuff | 1982-02-23 |
| Series | Tucker's Witch | Marcia Fulbright | 1982-10-06 |
| Series | Hill Street Blues | Unknown | 1981-01-15 |
| Movie | Health | Sally Benbow | 1980-09-12 |
| Movie | Freedom Road | Katie | 1979-10-29 |
| Movie | The Trial of the Moke | Lucy Smith | 1978-05-03 |
| Movie | Remember My Name | Rita | 1978-02-10 |
| Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |