Alfre Woodard
Acting·November 8, 1952 — 73 years old·Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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.
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—Hate to See You Go—Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”Self—The Thing That Hurts—Pockets of Heaven—20342026The BoroughsTVJudy Daniels2025The Last FrontierTVJacqueline Bradford2025The InquisitorNarration2025Number One on the Call SheetTVSelf2024Salem's LotDr. Cody2024Summer CampMary2024Monsieur SpadeTVVirginia Dell2024The Book of ClarenceMother Mary2023WeatheringMum2023Space OddityDr. Olsen2023Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurTVMimi (voice)2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowTVSelf - Guest2022The Gray ManMargaret Cahill2022The PorterTVExecutive Producer2021Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in ColorAlma Thomas (voice)2021FatherhoodMarian2021Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall StreetMary Parrish (voice)2020The Sunday Show with Jonathan CapehartTVSelf2020Star Trek: Lower DecksTVLilly Sloane (voice)2020The Making of ClemencyHerself2019ClemencyWarden Bernadine Williams · Executive Producer2019SeeTVParis2019The Lion KingSarabi (voice)2019No Small MatterNarrator (voice) · Executive Producer2019The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts2019JuanitaJuanita2018Saint JudyJudge Benton2017Burning SandsProfessor Hughes2017A Series of Unfortunate EventsTVAunt Josephine2016Maya Angelou: And Still I RiseSelf2016Marvel's Luke CageTVMariah Dillard2016So B. ItBernadette2016Captain America: Civil WarMiriam2015Mississippi GrindSam2015Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the BandMary Lou Williams (voice)2015KnuckleheadSheila2015A Path AppearsSelf2015EmpireTVRenee2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsTVSelf2014State of AffairsTVPresident Constance Payton2014AnnabelleEvelyn2014Nelson Mandela RedrawnSelf2014The Last ShipTVAmy Granderson201312 Years a SlaveMistress Shaw2013The DoorE2012Steel MagnoliasOuiser2011Women, War & PeaceTVNarrator (voice)2010Memphis BeatTVLieutenant Tanya Rice2010Who Do You Think You Are?TVSelf2010Black PantherDondi Reece2010Black PantherTVDondi Reece (voice)2009Three RiversTVDr. Sophia Jordan2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTVSelf - Guest2008Medal of HonorNarrator2008My Own Worst EnemyTVMavis Heller2008Reach for MeEvelyn2008Tyler Perry's The Family That PreysAlice Pratt2008True BloodTVRuby Jean Reynolds2008American VioletAlma Roberts2008Henry Box Brown2007Pictures of Hollis WoodsEdna Reilly2007Private PracticeTVDee Bennett2007Nefertiti and the Lost DynastySelf - Narrator2006Class of 3000TV2006Rachael RayTVSelf - Guest2006The Megan Mullally ShowTVSelf - Guest2006King Leopold's GhostIlanga (voice)2006Take the LeadAugustine James2006The Water Is WideMrs. Brown2006Something NewJoyce McQueen2005Beauty ShopMs. Josephine2005Grey's AnatomyTVJustine Campbell2004Desperate HousewivesTVBetty Applewhite2004The ForgottenDet. Anne Pope2003RadioPrincipal Daniels2003The Singing DetectiveChief of Staff2003A Wrinkle in TimeMrs. Whatsit2003The CoreStickley2003Nat Turner: A Troublesome PropertyNarrator2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives2002The Wild Thornberrys MovieAkela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)2002Searching for Debra WingerSelf2001K-PAXClaudia Villars2001The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of DonnieMedicine Woman (voice)2001Disney's American Legends2000Holiday HeartWanda Dean2000Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon ParksNarrator2000Lost SoulsDr. Allen2000Static ShockTVJean Hawkins (voice)2000The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden StoryMary Parrish (voice)2000John HenryPolly / Narrator (voice)2000DinosaurPlio (voice)2000Love & BasketballCamille Wright2000What's Cooking?Audrey Williams2000Eleanor RooseveltNarrator (voice)1999MumfordLily1999Funny ValentinesJoyce May1999The Wishing TreeClara1999The Underground Railroad1998Down in the DeltaLoretta Sinclair1998The Wild ThornberrysTVMedicine Woman (voice)1997Seven Candles For KwanzaaNarrator1997The Brave Little Toaster to the RescueMaisie (voice)1997Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of NatureNarrator (voice)1997Cadillac DesertTVNarrator (voice)1997The PracticeTVDenise Freeman1997Follow Me HomeEvey1997Miss Evers' BoysEunice Evers, R.N.1997The Member of the WeddingBerenice Sadie Brown1996Star Trek: First ContactLily Sloane1996A Step Toward TomorrowDr. Sadlin1996The Daily ShowTVSelf1996Primal FearShoat1996Special Report: Journey to MarsTamara O'Neil1996Gulliver's TravelsTVQueen of Brobdingnag1995How to Make an American QuiltMarianna1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildTVWinsome (voice)1995The Piano LessonBerniece Charles1994CrooklynCarolyn Carmichael1994Aliens for BreakfastMrs. Marks1994Blue ChipsLavada McRae1994Malcolm X: Make It PlainNarrator1993Bopha!Rosie Mangena1993FrasierTVEdna (voice)1993Heart and SoulsPenny Washington1993Homicide: Life on the StreetTVDr. Roxanne Turner1992Passion FishChantelle1992Rich in LoveRhody Poole1992The Gun in Betty Lou's HandbagAnn1992HBO First LookTVSelf1991Grand CanyonJane1990Blue BayouJessica Filley1989A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas StoryMary Thomas1989Miss FirecrackerPopeye Jackson1988ScroogedGrace Cooley1988American ExperienceTVNarrator (voice)1988The Child SaverAndrea Crawford1987MandelaWinnie Mandela1986Unnatural CausesMaude DeVictor1986L.A. Law: PilotAdrianne Moore1986L.A. LawTVAdrianne Moore1986ExtremitiesPatricia1985Puss in BootsPrincess Lovinia1985SaraTVRozalyn Dupree1985Words by HeartClaudie Sills1984Black HollywoodSelf1984Sweet RevengeVicki Teague1984WonderWorksTVClaudie Sills1984Go Tell It on the MountainEsther1984The Killing FloorMattie1983Cross CreekGeechee1983Reading RainbowTVSelf - Narrator (voice)1982St. ElsewhereTVRoxanne Turner1982Tucker's WitchTVMarcia Fulbright1982Faerie Tale TheatreTVSelf - Guest · Princess Lovinia1982Precious BloodNarrator1982For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is EnufWoman who lost her stuff1982American PlayhouseTVWoman who lost her stuff · Mattie · Esther1982The Ambush MurdersKarisha Ellsworth1981The Sophisticated GentsTVEvelyn Evers1981Hill Street BluesTV1980HealtHSally Benbow1980Palmerstown, U.S.A.TV1979Freedom RoadKatie1978The White ShadowTVSandra Wilcox1978The Trial of the MokeLucy Smith1978Remember My NameRita1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?TV1953The OscarsTVSelf1951Hallmark Hall of FameTVMrs. Brown