Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Acting

Born:
1952-11-08
Place of birth:
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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.

Known For

Filmography

The Boroughs

The Boroughs

7.12026Judy Daniels
TV
The Last Frontier

The Last Frontier

7.22025Jacqueline Bradford
TV
The Inquisitor

The Inquisitor

2025Narration
Movie
Number One on the Call Sheet

Number One on the Call Sheet

3.92025Self
TV
Salem's Lot

Salem's Lot

5.92024Dr. Cody
Movie
Summer Camp

Summer Camp

5.42024Mary
Movie
Monsieur Spade

Monsieur Spade

6.22024Virginia Dell
TV
The Book of Clarence

The Book of Clarence

5.82024Mother Mary
Movie
Weathering

Weathering

4.82023Mum
Movie
Space Oddity

Space Oddity

6.02023Dr. Olsen
Movie
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

7.42023Mimi (voice)
TV
The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

5.62022Self - Guest
TV
The Gray Man

The Gray Man

6.92022Margaret Cahill
Movie
The Porter

The Porter

5.42022Executive Producer
TV
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color

Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color

10.02021Alma Thomas (voice)
Movie
Fatherhood

Fatherhood

7.52021Marian
Movie
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street

Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street

6.32021Mary Parrish (voice)
Movie
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart

The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart

2020Self
TV
Star Trek: Lower Decks

Star Trek: Lower Decks

7.62020Lilly Sloane (voice)
TV
The Making of Clemency

The Making of Clemency

2020Herself
Movie
Clemency

Clemency

6.32019Warden Bernadine Williams
Movie
See

See

8.12019Paris
TV
The Lion King

The Lion King

7.12019Sarabi (voice)
Movie
No Small Matter

No Small Matter

2019Narrator (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

2019
Movie
Juanita

Juanita

5.32019Juanita
Movie
Saint Judy

Saint Judy

6.92018Judge Benton
Movie
Burning Sands

Burning Sands

5.92017Professor Hughes
Movie
A Series of Unfortunate Events

A Series of Unfortunate Events

7.42017Aunt Josephine
TV
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

8.02016Self
Movie
Marvel's Luke Cage

Marvel's Luke Cage

6.92016Mariah Dillard
TV
So B. It

So B. It

6.62016Bernadette
Movie
Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War

7.52016Miriam
Movie
Mississippi Grind

Mississippi Grind

6.02015Sam
Movie
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

8.02015Mary Lou Williams (voice)
Movie
Knucklehead

Knucklehead

7.02015Sheila
Movie
Empire

Empire

7.12015Renee
TV
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

4.22014Self
TV
State of Affairs

State of Affairs

5.62014President Constance Payton
TV
Annabelle

Annabelle

5.82014Evelyn
Movie
Nelson Mandela Redrawn

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

10.02014Self
Movie
The Last Ship

The Last Ship

6.92014Amy Granderson
TV
12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave

7.92013Mistress Shaw
Movie
The Door

The Door

4.02013E
Movie
Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias

6.92012Ouiser
Movie
Women, War & Peace

Women, War & Peace

10.02011Narrator (voice)
TV
Memphis Beat

Memphis Beat

6.92010Lieutenant Tanya Rice
TV
Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

6.92010Self
TV
Black Panther

Black Panther

6.22010Dondi Reece
Movie
Black Panther

Black Panther

6.92010Dondi Reece (voice)
TV
Three Rivers

Three Rivers

7.02009Dr. Sophia Jordan
TV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

4.92009Self - Guest
TV
Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor

6.52008Narrator
Movie
My Own Worst Enemy

My Own Worst Enemy

6.42008Mavis Heller
TV
Reach for Me

Reach for Me

2.82008Evelyn
Movie
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

6.92008Alice Pratt
Movie
True Blood

True Blood

7.62008Ruby Jean Reynolds
TV
American Violet

American Violet

6.72008Alma Roberts
Movie
Henry Box Brown

Henry Box Brown

2008
Movie
Pictures of Hollis Woods

Pictures of Hollis Woods

6.62007Edna Reilly
Movie