Alfre Woodard

Acting

Alfre Woodard

Born 8 November 1952 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA · 73

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

Highlights

Grey's Anatomy2005 · Series · Justine Campbell
Captain America: Civil War2016 · Film · Miriam
12 Years a Slave2013 · Film · Mistress Shaw
The Lion King2019 · Film · Sarabi (voice)
See2019 · Series · Paris
Primal Fear1996 · Film · Shoat

Filmography

Movies

97 films

The Inquisitor2025 · Film · Narration
Salem's Lot2024 · Film · Dr. Cody
Summer Camp2024 · Film · Mary
The Book of Clarence2024 · Film · Mother Mary
Weathering2023 · Film · Mum
Space Oddity2023 · Film · Dr. Olsen
The Gray Man2022 · Film · Margaret Cahill
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color2021 · Film · Alma Thomas (voice)
Fatherhood2021 · Film · Marian
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street2021 · Film · Mary Parrish (voice)
Clemency2019 · Film · Warden Bernadine Williams
The Lion King2019 · Film · Sarabi (voice)
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts2019 · Film
Juanita2019 · Film · Juanita
Saint Judy2018 · Film · Judge Benton
Burning Sands2017 · Film · Professor Hughes
So B. It2016 · Film · Bernadette
Captain America: Civil War2016 · Film · Miriam
Mississippi Grind2015 · Film · Sam
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band2015 · Film · Mary Lou Williams (voice)
Knucklehead2015 · Film · Sheila
Annabelle2014 · Film · Evelyn
12 Years a Slave2013 · Film · Mistress Shaw
Steel Magnolias2012 · Film · Ouiser
Black Panther2010 · Film · Dondi Reece
Reach for Me2008 · Film · Evelyn
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys2008 · Film · Alice Pratt
American Violet2008 · Film · Alma Roberts
Henry Box Brown2008 · Film
Pictures of Hollis Woods2007 · Film · Edna Reilly
King Leopold's Ghost2006 · Film · Ilanga (voice)
Take the Lead2006 · Film · Augustine James
The Water Is Wide2006 · Film · Mrs. Brown
Something New2006 · Film · Joyce McQueen
Beauty Shop2005 · Film · Ms. Josephine
The Forgotten2004 · Film · Det. Anne Pope
Radio2003 · Film · Principal Daniels
The Singing Detective2003 · Film · Chief of Staff
A Wrinkle in Time2003 · Film · Mrs. Whatsit
The Core2003 · Film · Stickley
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives2003 · Film
The Wild Thornberrys Movie2002 · Film · Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)
K-PAX2001 · Film · Claudia Villars
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie2001 · Film · Medicine Woman (voice)
Disney's American Legends2001 · Film
Holiday Heart2000 · Film · Wanda Dean
Lost Souls2000 · Film · Dr. Allen
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story2000 · Film · Mary Parrish (voice)
John Henry2000 · Film · Polly / Narrator (voice)
Dinosaur2000 · Film · Plio (voice)
Love & Basketball2000 · Film · Camille Wright
What's Cooking?2000 · Film · Audrey Williams
Mumford1999 · Film · Lily
Funny Valentines1999 · Film · Joyce May
The Wishing Tree1999 · Film · Clara
The Underground Railroad1999 · Film
Down in the Delta1998 · Film · Loretta Sinclair
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue1997 · Film · Maisie (voice)
Follow Me Home1997 · Film · Evey
Miss Evers' Boys1997 · Film · Eunice Evers, R.N.
The Member of the Wedding1997 · Film · Berenice Sadie Brown
Star Trek: First Contact1996 · Film · Lily Sloane
A Step Toward Tomorrow1996 · Film · Dr. Sadlin
Primal Fear1996 · Film · Shoat
Special Report: Journey to Mars1996 · Film · Tamara O'Neil
How to Make an American Quilt1995 · Film · Marianna
The Piano Lesson1995 · Film · Berniece Charles
Crooklyn1994 · Film · Carolyn Carmichael
Aliens for Breakfast1994 · Film · Mrs. Marks
Blue Chips1994 · Film · Lavada McRae
Bopha!1993 · Film · Rosie Mangena
Heart and Souls1993 · Film · Penny Washington
Passion Fish1992 · Film · Chantelle
Rich in Love1992 · Film · Rhody Poole
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag1992 · Film · Ann
Grand Canyon1991 · Film · Jane
Blue Bayou1990 · Film · Jessica Filley
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story1989 · Film · Mary Thomas
Miss Firecracker1989 · Film · Popeye Jackson
Scrooged1988 · Film · Grace Cooley
The Child Saver1988 · Film · Andrea Crawford
Mandela1987 · Film · Winnie Mandela
Unnatural Causes1986 · Film · Maude DeVictor
L.A. Law: Pilot1986 · Film · Adrianne Moore
Extremities1986 · Film · Patricia
Puss in Boots1985 · Film · Princess Lovinia
Words by Heart1985 · Film · Claudie Sills
Sweet Revenge1984 · Film · Vicki Teague
Go Tell It on the Mountain1984 · Film · Esther
The Killing Floor1984 · Film · Mattie
Cross Creek1983 · Film · Geechee
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf1982 · Film · Woman who lost her stuff
The Ambush Murders1982 · Film · Karisha Ellsworth
HealtH1980 · Film · Sally Benbow
Freedom Road1979 · Film · Katie
The Trial of the Moke1978 · Film · Lucy Smith
Remember My Name1978 · Film · Rita

Filmography

Series

40 shows

The Boroughs2026 · Series · Judy Daniels
The Last Frontier2025 · Series · Jacqueline Bradford
Monsieur Spade2024 · Series · Virginia Dell
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur2023 · Series · Mimi (voice)
Star Trek: Lower Decks2020 · Series · Lilly Sloane (voice)
See2019 · Series · Paris
A Series of Unfortunate Events2017 · Series · Aunt Josephine
Marvel's Luke Cage2016 · Series · Mariah Dillard
Empire2015 · Series · Renee
State of Affairs2014 · Series · President Constance Payton
The Last Ship2014 · Series · Amy Granderson
Memphis Beat2010 · Series · Lieutenant Tanya Rice
Black Panther2010 · Series · Dondi Reece (voice)
Three Rivers2009 · Series · Dr. Sophia Jordan
My Own Worst Enemy2008 · Series · Mavis Heller
True Blood2008 · Series · Ruby Jean Reynolds
Private Practice2007 · Series · Dee Bennett
Class of 30002006 · Series
Inconceivable2005 · Series · Dr. Lydia Crawford
Grey's Anatomy2005 · Series · Justine Campbell
Desperate Housewives2004 · Series · Betty Applewhite
Static Shock2000 · Series · Jean Hawkins (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys1998 · Series · Medicine Woman (voice)
The Practice1997 · Series · Denise Freeman
Gulliver's Travels1996 · Series · Queen of Brobdingnag
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1995 · Series · Winsome (voice)
Frasier1993 · Series · Edna (voice)
Homicide: Life on the Street1993 · Series · Dr. Roxanne Turner
L.A. Law1986 · Series · Adrianne Moore
Sara1985 · Series · Rozalyn Dupree
WonderWorks1984 · Series · Claudie Sills
St. Elsewhere1982 · Series · Roxanne Turner
Tucker's Witch1982 · Series · Marcia Fulbright
Faerie Tale Theatre1982 · Series · Princess Lovinia
American Playhouse1982 · Series · Woman who lost her stuff
The Sophisticated Gents1981 · Series · Evelyn Evers
Hill Street Blues1981 · Series
Palmerstown, U.S.A.1980 · Series
The White Shadow1978 · Series · Sandra Wilcox
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?1977 · Series