Alfre Woodard

Acting

Alfre Woodard

Born November 8, 1952Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA172 credits

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.

Known For

The Boroughs

The Boroughs

TV

2026

The Last Frontier
7.2

The Last Frontier

TV

2025

The Inquisitor

The Inquisitor

Movie

2025

Number One on the Call Sheet
4.3

Number One on the Call Sheet

TV

2025

Salem's Lot
6.0

Salem's Lot

Movie

2024

Summer Camp
5.3

Summer Camp

Movie

2024

Filmography

The Boroughs
2026The Boroughsas JudyTV
The Last Frontier
2025The Last Frontieras Jacqueline BradfordTV
The Inquisitor
2025The Inquisitoras NarrationMovie
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025Number One on the Call Sheetas SelfTV
Salem's Lot
2024Salem's Lotas Dr. CodyMovie
Summer Camp
2024Summer Campas MaryMovie
Monsieur Spade
2024Monsieur Spadeas Virginia DellTV
The Book of Clarence
2024The Book of Clarenceas Mother MaryMovie
Weathering
2023Weatheringas MumMovie
Space Oddity
2023Space Oddityas Dr. OlsenMovie
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosauras Mimi (voice)TV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson Showas Self - GuestTV
The Gray Man
2022The Gray Manas Margaret CahillMovie
The Porter
2022The PorterExecutive ProducerTV
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
2021Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Coloras Alma Thomas (voice)Movie
Fatherhood
2021Fatherhoodas MarianMovie
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
2021Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Streetas Mary Parrish (voice)Movie
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
2020The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehartas SelfTV
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020Star Trek: Lower Decksas Lilly Sloane (voice)TV
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2020The Making of Clemencyas HerselfMovie
Clemency
2019Clemencyas Warden Bernadine WilliamsMovie
See
2019Seeas ParisTV
The Lion King
2019The Lion Kingas Sarabi (voice)Movie
No Small Matter
2019No Small Matteras Narrator (voice)Movie
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
2019The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin RobertsMovie
Juanita
2019Juanitaas JuanitaMovie
Saint Judy
2018Saint Judyas Judge BentonMovie
Burning Sands
2017Burning Sandsas Professor HughesMovie
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017A Series of Unfortunate Eventsas Aunt JosephineTV
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016Maya Angelou: And Still I Riseas SelfMovie
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016Marvel's Luke Cageas Mariah DillardTV
So B. It
2016So B. Itas BernadetteMovie
Captain America: Civil War
2016Captain America: Civil Waras MiriamMovie
Mississippi Grind
2015Mississippi Grindas SamMovie
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
2015Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Bandas Mary Lou Williams (voice)Movie
Knucklehead
2015Knuckleheadas SheilaMovie
A Path Appears
2015A Path Appearsas SelfMovie
Empire
2015Empireas ReneeTV
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas SelfTV
State of Affairs
2014State of Affairsas President Constance PaytonTV
Annabelle
2014Annabelleas EvelynMovie
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
2014Nelson Mandela Redrawnas SelfMovie
The Last Ship
2014The Last Shipas Amy GrandersonTV
12 Years a Slave
201312 Years a Slaveas Mistress ShawMovie
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2013The Dooras EMovie
Steel Magnolias
2012Steel Magnoliasas OuiserMovie
Women, War & Peace
2011Women, War & Peaceas Narrator (voice)TV
Memphis Beat
2010Memphis Beatas Lieutenant Tanya RiceTV
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010Who Do You Think You Are?as SelfTV
Black Panther
2010Black Pantheras Dondi ReeceMovie
Black Panther
2010Black Pantheras Dondi Reece (voice)TV
Three Rivers
2009Three Riversas Dr. Sophia JordanTV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
Medal of Honor
2008Medal of Honoras NarratorMovie
My Own Worst Enemy
2008My Own Worst Enemyas Mavis HellerTV
Reach for Me
2008Reach for Meas EvelynMovie
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008Tyler Perry's The Family That Preysas Alice PrattMovie
True Blood
2008True Bloodas Ruby Jean ReynoldsTV
American Violet
2008American Violetas Alma RobertsMovie
Henry Box Brown
2008Henry Box BrownMovie
Pictures of Hollis Woods
2007Pictures of Hollis Woodsas Edna ReillyMovie
Private Practice
2007Private Practiceas Dee BennettTV
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
2007Nefertiti and the Lost Dynastyas Self - NarratorMovie
Class of 3000
2006Class of 3000TV
Rachael Ray
2006Rachael Rayas Self - GuestTV
The Megan Mullally Show
2006The Megan Mullally Showas Self - GuestTV
King Leopold's Ghost
2006King Leopold's Ghostas Ilanga (voice)Movie
Take the Lead
2006Take the Leadas Augustine JamesMovie
The Water Is Wide
2006The Water Is Wideas Mrs. BrownMovie
Something New
2006Something Newas Joyce McQueenMovie
Beauty Shop
2005Beauty Shopas Ms. JosephineMovie
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas Justine CampbellTV
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewivesas Betty ApplewhiteTV
The Forgotten
2004The Forgottenas Det. Anne PopeMovie
Radio
2003Radioas Principal DanielsMovie
The Singing Detective
2003The Singing Detectiveas Chief of StaffMovie
A Wrinkle in Time
2003A Wrinkle in Timeas Mrs. WhatsitMovie
The Core
2003The Coreas StickleyMovie
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
2003Nat Turner: A Troublesome Propertyas NarratorMovie
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave NarrativesMovie
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002The Wild Thornberrys Movieas Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)Movie
Searching for Debra Winger
2002Searching for Debra Wingeras SelfMovie
K-PAX
2001K-PAXas Claudia VillarsMovie
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
2001The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnieas Medicine Woman (voice)Movie
Disney's American Legends
2001Disney's American LegendsMovie
Holiday Heart
2000Holiday Heartas Wanda DeanMovie
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
2000Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parksas NarratorMovie
Lost Souls
2000Lost Soulsas Dr. AllenMovie
Static Shock
2000Static Shockas Jean Hawkins (voice)TV
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Storyas Mary Parrish (voice)Movie
John Henry
2000John Henryas Polly / Narrator (voice)Movie
Dinosaur
2000Dinosauras Plio (voice)Movie
Love & Basketball
2000Love & Basketballas Camille WrightMovie
What's Cooking?
2000What's Cooking?as Audrey WilliamsMovie
Eleanor Roosevelt
2000Eleanor Rooseveltas Narrator (voice)Movie
Mumford
1999Mumfordas LilyMovie
Funny Valentines
1999Funny Valentinesas Joyce MayMovie
The Wishing Tree
1999The Wishing Treeas ClaraMovie
The Underground Railroad
1999The Underground RailroadMovie
Down in the Delta
1998Down in the Deltaas Loretta SinclairMovie
The Wild Thornberrys
1998The Wild Thornberrysas Medicine Woman (voice)TV
Seven Candles For Kwanzaa
1997Seven Candles For Kwanzaaas NarratorMovie
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
1997The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescueas Maisie (voice)Movie
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
1997Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Natureas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Practice
1997The Practiceas Denise FreemanTV
Follow Me Home
1997Follow Me Homeas EveyMovie
Miss Evers' Boys
1997Miss Evers' Boysas Eunice Evers, R.N.Movie
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1997The Member of the Weddingas Berenice Sadie BrownMovie
Star Trek: First Contact
1996Star Trek: First Contactas Lily SloaneMovie
A Step Toward Tomorrow
1996A Step Toward Tomorrowas Dr. SadlinMovie
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Showas SelfTV
Special Report: Journey to Mars
1996Special Report: Journey to Marsas Tamara O'NeilMovie
Primal Fear
1996Primal Fearas ShoatMovie
Gulliver's Travels
1996Gulliver's Travelsas Queen of BrobdingnagTV
How to Make an American Quilt
1995How to Make an American Quiltas MariannaMovie
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Winsome (voice)TV
The Piano Lesson
1995The Piano Lessonas Berniece CharlesMovie
Crooklyn
1994Crooklynas Carolyn CarmichaelMovie
Aliens for Breakfast
1994Aliens for Breakfastas Mrs. MarksMovie
Blue Chips
1994Blue Chipsas Lavada McRaeMovie
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994Malcolm X: Make It Plainas NarratorMovie
Bopha!
1993Bopha!as Rosie MangenaMovie
Frasier
1993Frasieras Edna (voice)TV
Heart and Souls
1993Heart and Soulsas Penny WashingtonMovie
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993Homicide: Life on the Streetas Dr. Roxanne TurnerTV
Passion Fish
1992Passion Fishas ChantelleMovie
Rich in Love
1992Rich in Loveas Rhody PooleMovie
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbagas AnnMovie
HBO First Look
1992HBO First Lookas SelfTV
Grand Canyon
1991Grand Canyonas JaneMovie
Blue Bayou
1990Blue Bayouas Jessica FilleyMovie
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
1989A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Storyas Mary ThomasMovie
Miss Firecracker
1989Miss Firecrackeras Popeye JacksonMovie
Scrooged
1988Scroogedas Grace CooleyMovie
American Experience
1988American Experienceas Narrator (voice)TV
The Child Saver
1988The Child Saveras Andrea CrawfordMovie
Mandela
1987Mandelaas Winnie MandelaMovie
Unnatural Causes
1986Unnatural Causesas Maude DeVictorMovie
L.A. Law: Pilot
1986L.A. Law: Pilotas Adrianne MooreMovie
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Adrianne MooreTV
Extremities
1986Extremitiesas PatriciaMovie
Puss in Boots
1985Puss in Bootsas Princess LoviniaMovie
Sara
1985Saraas Rozalyn DupreeTV
Words by Heart
1985Words by Heartas Claudie SillsMovie
Black Hollywood
1984Black Hollywoodas SelfMovie
Sweet Revenge
1984Sweet Revengeas Vicki TeagueMovie
W
1984WonderWorksas Claudie SillsTV
Go Tell It on the Mountain
1984Go Tell It on the Mountainas EstherMovie
The Killing Floor
1984The Killing Flooras MattieMovie
Cross Creek
1983Cross Creekas GeecheeMovie
Reading Rainbow
1983Reading Rainbowas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhereas Roxanne TurnerTV
Tucker's Witch
1982Tucker's Witchas Marcia FulbrightTV
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982Faerie Tale Theatreas Self - GuestTV
Precious Blood
1982Precious Bloodas NarratorMovie
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
1982For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enufas Woman who lost her stuffMovie
The Ambush Murders
1982The Ambush Murdersas Karisha EllsworthMovie
The Sophisticated Gents
1981The Sophisticated Gentsas Evelyn EversTV
Hill Street Blues
1981Hill Street BluesTV
HealtH
1980HealtHas Sally BenbowMovie
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980Palmerstown, U.S.A.TV
Freedom Road
1979Freedom Roadas KatieMovie
The White Shadow
1978The White Shadowas Sandra WilcoxTV
The Trial of the Moke
1978The Trial of the Mokeas Lucy SmithMovie
Remember My Name
1978Remember My Nameas RitaMovie
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?TV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Mrs. BrownTV
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—Hate to See You GoMovie
Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”
—Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”as SelfMovie
T
—The Thing That HurtsMovie
P
—Pockets of HeavenMovie