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Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

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.

Born

Nov 08, 1952

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

118 acting

2 crew

Popularity

1.8

Known For

Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 • as Miriam
★ 7.5
The Lion King
The Lion King
2019 • as Sarabi (voice)
★ 7.1
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 • as Mistress Shaw
★ 7.9
Primal Fear
Primal Fear
1996 • as Shoat
★ 7.7
The Gray Man
The Gray Man
2022 • as Margaret Cahill
★ 6.9
Annabelle
Annabelle
2014 • as Evelyn
★ 5.8
Dinosaur
Dinosaur
2000 • as Plio (voice)
★ 6.6
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: First Contact
1996 • as Lily Sloane
★ 7.3
The Core
The Core
2003 • as Stickley
★ 5.8
Scrooged
Scrooged
1988 • as Grace Cooley
★ 6.8
Radio
Radio
2003 • as Principal Daniels
★ 7.4
Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot
2024 • as Dr. Cody
★ 5.9
K-PAX
K-PAX
2001 • as Claudia Villars
★ 7.2
The Forgotten
The Forgotten
2004 • as Det. Anne Pope
★ 5.9
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002 • as Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)
★ 6.5
The Book of Clarence
The Book of Clarence
2024 • as Mother Mary
★ 5.8
Fatherhood
Fatherhood
2021 • as Marian
★ 7.5
Take the Lead
Take the Lead
2006 • as Augustine James
★ 6.9
Heart and Souls
Heart and Souls
1993 • as Penny Washington
★ 7.0
Something New
Something New
2006 • as Joyce McQueen
★ 6.4
movie
Beauty Shop
Beauty Shop
2005 • as Ms. Josephine
★ 6.3
Extremities
Extremities
1986 • as Patricia
★ 6.2
How to Make an American Quilt
How to Make an American Quilt
1995 • as Marianna
★ 6.4
Mississippi Grind
Mississippi Grind
2015 • as Sam
★ 6.0
Blue Chips
Blue Chips
1994 • as Lavada McRae
★ 6.1
Lost Souls
Lost Souls
2000 • as Dr. Allen
★ 5.0
Love & Basketball
Love & Basketball
2000 • as Camille Wright
★ 7.3
Space Oddity
Space Oddity
2023 • as Dr. Olsen
★ 6.0
Summer Camp
Summer Camp
2024 • as Mary
★ 5.4
Crooklyn
Crooklyn
1994 • as Carolyn Carmichael
★ 6.8
Words by Heart
Words by Heart
1985 • as Claudie Sills
★ 7.0
The Inquisitor
The Inquisitor
2025 • as Narration
Saint Judy
Saint Judy
2018 • as Judge Benton
★ 6.9
Pictures of Hollis Woods
Pictures of Hollis Woods
2007 • as Edna Reilly
★ 6.6
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
1997 • as Maisie (voice)
★ 6.1
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
★ 6.9
So B. It
So B. It
2016 • as Bernadette
★ 6.6
A Step Toward Tomorrow
A Step Toward Tomorrow
1996 • as Dr. Sadlin
★ 4.5
The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective
2003 • as Chief of Staff
★ 5.1
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
1991 • as Jane
★ 6.4
Passion Fish
Passion Fish
1992 • as Chantelle
★ 7.0
Mandela
Mandela
1987 • as Winnie Mandela
★ 4.8
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time
2003 • as Mrs. Whatsit
★ 6.3
Clemency
Clemency
2019 • as Warden Bernadine Williams
★ 6.3
Bopha!
Bopha!
1993 • as Rosie Mangena
★ 5.4
Miss Evers' Boys
Miss Evers' Boys
1997 • as Eunice Evers, R.N.
★ 6.5
Knucklehead
Knucklehead
2015 • as Sheila
★ 7.0
Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge
1984 • as Vicki Teague
★ 6.7
Holiday Heart
Holiday Heart
2000 • as Wanda Dean
★ 7.1
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
★ 5.1
Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias
2012 • as Ouiser
★ 6.9
King Leopold's Ghost
King Leopold's Ghost
2006 • as Ilanga (voice)
★ 8.0
Weathering
Weathering
2023 • as Mum
★ 4.8
Mumford
Mumford
1999 • as Lily
★ 6.6
Burning Sands
Burning Sands
2017 • as Professor Hughes
★ 5.9
Precious Blood
Precious Blood
1982 • as Narrator
★ 8.5
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
2001 • as Medicine Woman (voice)
★ 7.0
Cross Creek
Cross Creek
1983 • as Geechee
★ 6.6
American Violet
American Violet
2008 • as Alma Roberts
★ 6.7
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
★ 8.0
Freedom Road
Freedom Road
1979 • as Katie
★ 5.2
Follow Me Home
Follow Me Home
1997 • as Evey
★ 5.0
Aliens for Breakfast
Aliens for Breakfast
1994 • as Mrs. Marks
★ 5.7
Remember My Name
Remember My Name
1978 • as Rita
★ 6.1
Down in the Delta
Down in the Delta
1998 • as Loretta Sinclair
★ 6.3
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
2000 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 8.0
What's Cooking?
What's Cooking?
2000 • as Audrey Williams
★ 5.5
The Water Is Wide
The Water Is Wide
2006 • as Mrs. Brown
★ 7.0
movie
Baby of the Family
• as Rachel
Black Panther
Black Panther
2010 • as Dondi Reece
★ 6.2
Miss Firecracker
Miss Firecracker
1989 • as Popeye Jackson
★ 5.8
John Henry
John Henry
2000 • as Polly / Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain
1984 • as Esther
★ 6.3
movie
The Door
2013 • as E
★ 4.0
The Killing Floor
The Killing Floor
1984 • as Mattie
★ 8.0
HealtH
HealtH
1980 • as Sally Benbow
★ 5.4
Blue Bayou
Blue Bayou
1990 • as Jessica Filley
★ 10.0
Rich in Love
Rich in Love
1992 • as Rhody Poole
★ 6.4
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000 • as Mary Parrish (voice)
★ 9.0
The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding
1997 • as Berenice Sadie Brown
★ 6.0
Juanita
Juanita
2019 • as Juanita
★ 5.4
Reach for Me
Reach for Me
2008 • as Evelyn
★ 2.8
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
2015 • as Mary Lou Williams (voice)
★ 8.0
L.A. Law: Pilot
L.A. Law: Pilot
1986 • as Adrianne Moore
Special Report: Journey to Mars
Special Report: Journey to Mars
1996 • as Tamara O'Neil
★ 5.8
The Ambush Murders
The Ambush Murders
1982 • as Karisha Ellsworth
★ 8.0
Searching for Debra Winger
★ 6.4
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994 • as Narrator
★ 9.0
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
2021 • as Mary Parrish (voice)
★ 6.3
The Trial of the Moke
The Trial of the Moke
1978 • as Lucy Smith
★ 6.0
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
2014 • as Self
★ 10.0
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
★ 6.4
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
★ 7.0
The Piano Lesson
The Piano Lesson
1995 • as Berniece Charles
★ 7.6
Puss in Boots
Puss in Boots
1985 • as Princess Lovinia
★ 5.0
Funny Valentines
Funny Valentines
1999 • as Joyce May
★ 7.7
Seven Candles For Kwanzaa
Seven Candles For Kwanzaa
1997 • as Narrator
The Wishing Tree
The Wishing Tree
1999 • as Clara
★ 7.5
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
2008 • as Narrator
★ 6.5
Unnatural Causes
Unnatural Causes
1986 • as Maude DeVictor
★ 7.4
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
2007 • as Self - Narrator
★ 7.0
The Child Saver
The Child Saver
1988 • as Andrea Crawford
★ 7.5
movie
The Making of Clemency
2020 • as Herself
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
2021 • as Alma Thomas (voice)
★ 10.0
Black Hollywood
Black Hollywood
1984 • as Self
No Small Matter
No Small Matter
2019 • as Narrator (voice)