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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
The Inquisitor
Character:Self
Release Date:08/06/2025
Salem's Lot
Character:Dr. Cody
Release Date:03/10/2024
Summer Camp
Character:Mary
Release Date:31/05/2024
The Book of Clarence
Character:Mother Mary
Release Date:11/01/2024
Weathering
Character:Mum
Release Date:07/04/2023
Space Oddity
Character:Dr. Olsen
Release Date:31/03/2023
The Gray Man
Character:Margaret Cahill
Release Date:13/07/2022
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
Character:Alma Thomas (voice)
Release Date:15/07/2021
Fatherhood
Character:Marian
Release Date:18/06/2021
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
Character:Mary Parrish (voice)
Release Date:31/05/2021
The Making of Clemency
Character:Herself
Release Date:24/03/2020
Clemency
Character:Warden Bernadine Williams
Release Date:27/12/2019
The Lion King
Character:Sarabi (voice)
Release Date:12/07/2019
No Small Matter
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:21/06/2019
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
Character:
Release Date:02/06/2019
Juanita
Character:Juanita
Release Date:08/03/2019
Saint Judy
Character:Judge Benton
Release Date:01/03/2019
Burning Sands
Character:Professor Hughes
Release Date:24/01/2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Character:Self
Release Date:14/10/2016
So B. It
Character:Bernadette
Release Date:07/06/2016
Captain America: Civil War
Character:Miriam
Release Date:27/04/2016
Mississippi Grind
Character:Sam
Release Date:04/07/2015
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Character:Mary Lou Williams (voice)
Release Date:01/04/2015
Knucklehead
Character:Sheila
Release Date:01/02/2015
A Path Appears
Character:Self
Release Date:26/01/2015
Annabelle
Character:Evelyn
Release Date:01/10/2014
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Character:Self
Release Date:18/07/2014
12 Years a Slave
Character:Mistress Shaw
Release Date:18/10/2013
The Door
Character:E
Release Date:02/07/2013
Steel Magnolias
Character:Ouiser
Release Date:07/10/2012
Black Panther
Character:Dondi Reece
Release Date:18/01/2010
Medal of Honor
Character:Narrator
Release Date:05/11/2008
Reach for Me
Character:Evelyn
Release Date:01/10/2008
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Character:Alice Pratt
Release Date:12/09/2008
American Violet
Character:Alma Roberts
Release Date:28/08/2008
Henry Box Brown
Character:
Release Date:01/02/2008
Pictures of Hollis Woods
Character:Edna Reilly
Release Date:02/12/2007
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:16/07/2007
King Leopold's Ghost
Character:Ilanga (voice)
Release Date:28/05/2006
Take the Lead
Character:Augustine James
Release Date:17/03/2006
The Water Is Wide
Character:Mrs. Brown
Release Date:29/01/2006
Something New
Character:Joyce McQueen
Release Date:29/01/2006
Beauty Shop
Character:Ms. Josephine
Release Date:22/04/2005
The Forgotten
Character:Det. Anne Pope
Release Date:24/09/2004
Radio
Character:Principal Daniels
Release Date:24/10/2003
The Singing Detective
Character:Chief of Staff
Release Date:24/10/2003
A Wrinkle in Time
Character:Mrs. Whatsit
Release Date:25/04/2003
The Core
Character:Stickley
Release Date:28/03/2003
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Character:Narrator
Release Date:16/02/2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Character:
Release Date:10/02/2003
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
Character:Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)
Release Date:20/12/2002
Searching for Debra Winger
Character:Self
Release Date:13/07/2002
K-PAX
Character:Claudia Villars
Release Date:26/10/2001
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
Character:Medicine Woman (voice)
Release Date:18/08/2001
Disney's American Legends
Character:
Release Date:12/02/2001
Holiday Heart
Character:Wanda Dean
Release Date:10/12/2000
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
Character:Narrator
Release Date:30/11/2000
Lost Souls
Character:Dr. Allen
Release Date:13/10/2000
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
Character:Mary Parrish (voice)
Release Date:31/05/2000
John Henry
Character:Polly / Narrator (voice)
Release Date:27/05/2000
Dinosaur
Character:Plio (voice)
Release Date:19/05/2000
Love & Basketball
Character:Camille Wright
Release Date:21/04/2000
What's Cooking?
Character:Audrey Williams
Release Date:20/01/2000
Eleanor Roosevelt
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:10/01/2000
Mumford
Character:Lily
Release Date:24/09/1999
Funny Valentines
Character:Joyce May
Release Date:14/02/1999
The Wishing Tree
Character:Clara
Release Date:01/01/1999
The Underground Railroad
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1999
Down in the Delta
Character:Loretta Sinclair
Release Date:25/12/1998
Seven Candles For Kwanzaa
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/12/1997
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
Character:Maisie (voice)
Release Date:01/11/1997
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:24/06/1997
Follow Me Home
Character:Evey
Release Date:28/02/1997
Miss Evers' Boys
Character:Eunice Evers, R.N.
Release Date:22/02/1997
The Member of the Wedding
Character:Berenice Sadie Brown
Release Date:29/01/1997
Star Trek: First Contact
Character:Lily Sloane
Release Date:22/11/1996
A Step Toward Tomorrow
Character:Dr. Sadlin
Release Date:10/11/1996
Special Report: Journey to Mars
Character:Tamara O'Neil
Release Date:25/03/1996
Primal Fear
Character:Shoat
Release Date:06/03/1996
How to Make an American Quilt
Character:Marianna
Release Date:06/10/1995
The Piano Lesson
Character:Berniece Charles
Release Date:05/02/1995
Crooklyn
Character:Carolyn Carmichael
Release Date:13/05/1994
Aliens for Breakfast
Character:Mrs. Marks
Release Date:02/04/1994
Blue Chips
Character:Lavada McRae
Release Date:18/02/1994
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Character:Narrator
Release Date:26/01/1994
Bopha!
Character:Rosie Mangena
Release Date:16/09/1993
Heart and Souls
Character:Penny Washington
Release Date:13/08/1993
Passion Fish
Character:Chantelle
Release Date:11/12/1992
Rich in Love
Character:Rhody Poole
Release Date:04/09/1992
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Character:Ann
Release Date:21/08/1992
Grand Canyon
Character:Jane
Release Date:25/12/1991
Blue Bayou
Character:Jessica Filley
Release Date:15/01/1990
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
Character:Mary Thomas
Release Date:03/12/1989
Miss Firecracker
Character:Popeye Jackson
Release Date:28/04/1989
Scrooged
Character:Grace Cooley
Release Date:22/11/1988
The Child Saver
Character:Andrea Crawford
Release Date:18/01/1988
Mandela
Character:Winnie Mandela
Release Date:20/09/1987
Unnatural Causes
Character:Maude DeVictor
Release Date:10/11/1986
L.A. Law: Pilot
Character:Adrianne Moore
Release Date:15/09/1986
Extremities
Character:Patricia
Release Date:22/08/1986
Puss in Boots
Character:Princess Lovinia
Release Date:09/09/1985
Words by Heart
Character:Claudie Sills
Release Date:01/01/1985
Black Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:28/11/1984
Sweet Revenge
Character:Vicki Teague
Release Date:31/10/1984
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Character:Esther
Release Date:31/08/1984
The Killing Floor
Character:Mattie
Release Date:10/04/1984
Cross Creek
Character:Geechee
Release Date:21/09/1983
Precious Blood
Character:Narrator
Release Date:09/03/1982
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
Character:Woman who lost her stuff
Release Date:23/02/1982
The Ambush Murders
Character:Karisha Ellsworth
Release Date:05/01/1982
HealtH
Character:Sally Benbow
Release Date:12/09/1980
Freedom Road
Character:Katie
Release Date:29/10/1979
The Trial of the Moke
Character:Lucy Smith
Release Date:03/05/1978
Remember My Name
Character:Rita
Release Date:10/02/1978
Television Appearances
The Last Frontier
Character:Jacqueline Bradford
Number One on the Call Sheet
Character:Self
Monsieur Spade
Character:Virginia Dell
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Character:Mimi (voice)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:Self
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
Character:Self
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Character:Lilly Sloane (voice)
See
Character:Paris
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Character:Aunt Josephine
Marvel's Luke Cage
Character:Mariah Dillard
Empire
Character:Renee
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
State of Affairs
Character:President Constance Payton
The Last Ship
Character:Amy Granderson
Women, War & Peace
Character:Narrator (voice)
Memphis Beat
Character:Lieutenant Tanya Rice
Who Do You Think You Are?
Character:Self
Black Panther
Character:Dondi Reece (voice)
Three Rivers
Character:Dr. Sophia Jordan
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
My Own Worst Enemy
Character:Mavis Heller
True Blood
Character:Ruby Jean Reynolds
Private Practice
Character:Dee Bennett
Class of 3000
Character:
Rachael Ray
Character:Self
The Megan Mullally Show
Character:Self - Guest
Grey's Anatomy
Character:Justine Campbell
Desperate Housewives
Character:Betty Applewhite
Static Shock
Character:Jean Hawkins (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys
Character:Medicine Woman (voice)
The Practice
Character:Denise Freeman
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Gulliver's Travels
Character:Queen of Brobdingnag
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character:Winsome (voice)
Frasier
Character:Edna (voice)
Homicide: Life on the Street
Character:Dr. Roxanne Turner
HBO First Look
Character:Self
American Experience
Character:Narrator (voice)
L.A. Law
Character:Adrianne Moore
Sara
Character:Rozalyn Dupree
WonderWorks
Character:Claudie Sills
Reading Rainbow
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
St. Elsewhere
Character:Roxanne Turner
Tucker's Witch
Character:Marcia Fulbright
Faerie Tale Theatre
Character:Self - Guest
Faerie Tale Theatre
Character:Princess Lovinia
The Sophisticated Gents
Character:Evelyn Evers
Hill Street Blues
Character:
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Character:
The White Shadow
Character:Sandra Wilcox
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Character:
The Oscars
Character:Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Mrs. Brown
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