Alfre Woodard
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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
Credits
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
as Miriam
The Lion King (2019)
as Sarabi (voice)
Primal Fear (1996)
as Shoat
12 Years a Slave (2013)
as Mistress Shaw
The Gray Man (2022)
as Margaret Cahill
The Core (2003)
as Stickley
K-PAX (2001)
as Claudia Villars
Salem's Lot (2024)
as Dr. Cody
Annabelle (2014)
as Evelyn
Dinosaur (2000)
as Plio (voice)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
as Lily Sloane
The Book of Clarence (2024)
as Mother Mary
Radio (2003)
as Principal Daniels
The Forgotten (2004)
as Det. Anne Pope
Mississippi Grind (2015)
as Sam
Something New (2006)
as Joyce McQueen
Scrooged (1988)
as Grace Cooley
Heart and Souls (1993)
as Penny Washington
Beauty Shop (2005)
as Ms. Josephine
Summer Camp (2024)
as Mary
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)
as Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)
Fatherhood (2021)
as Marian
Space Oddity (2023)
as Dr. Olsen
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
as Marianna
Take the Lead (2006)
as Augustine James
Lost Souls (2000)
as Dr. Allen
Saint Judy (2018)
as Judge Benton
Blue Chips (1994)
as Lavada McRae
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997)
as Maisie (voice)
The Singing Detective (2003)
as Chief of Staff
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)
as Alice Pratt
Passion Fish (1992)
as Chantelle
Extremities (1986)
as Patricia
Love & Basketball (2000)
as Camille Wright
Nelson Mandela Redrawn (2014)
as Self
King Leopold's Ghost (2006)
as Ilanga (voice)
A Wrinkle in Time (2003)
as Mrs. Whatsit
Crooklyn (1994)
as Carolyn Carmichael
Sweet Revenge (1984)
as Vicki Teague
The Piano Lesson (1995)
as Berniece Charles
Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984)
as Esther
Grand Canyon (1991)
as Jane
American Violet (2008)
as Alma Roberts
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
Actor
Mandela (1987)
as Winnie Mandela
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
as Ann
Pictures of Hollis Woods (2007)
as Edna Reilly
Remember My Name (1978)
as Rita
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie (2001)
as Medicine Woman (voice)
Miss Firecracker (1989)
as Popeye Jackson
Steel Magnolias (2012)
as Ouiser
Clemency (2019)
as Warden Bernadine Williams
A Step Toward Tomorrow (1996)
as Dr. Sadlin
Holiday Heart (2000)
as Wanda Dean
Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
as Eunice Evers, R.N.
The Inquisitor (2025)
as Narration
The Thing That Hurts (—)
Actor
2034 (—)
Actor
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story (1989)
as Mary Thomas
Disney's American Legends (2001)
Actor
Cross Creek (1983)
as Geechee
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000)
as Mary Parrish (voice)
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003)
as Narrator
Down in the Delta (1998)
as Loretta Sinclair
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)
as Self
What's Cooking? (2000)
as Audrey Williams
Mumford (1999)
as Lily
So B. It (2016)
as Bernadette
The Water Is Wide (2006)
as Mrs. Brown
Burning Sands (2017)
as Professor Hughes
Follow Me Home (1997)
as Evey
Special Report: Journey to Mars (1996)
as Tamara O'Neil
L.A. Law: Pilot (1986)
as Adrianne Moore
Weathering (2023)
as Mum
The Trial of the Moke (1978)
as Lucy Smith
Eleanor Roosevelt (2000)
as Narrator (voice)
Precious Blood (1982)
as Narrator
The Member of the Wedding (1997)
as Berenice Sadie Brown
The Killing Floor (1984)
as Mattie
The Door (2013)
as E
Black Panther (2010)
as Dondi Reece
Hate to See You Go (—)
Actor
Aliens for Breakfast (1994)
as Mrs. Marks
Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
as Self
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts (2019)
Actor
HealtH (1980)
as Sally Benbow
Knucklehead (2015)
as Sheila
Funny Valentines (1999)
as Joyce May
Words by Heart (1985)
as Claudie Sills
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000)
as Narrator
The Making of Clemency (2020)
as Herself
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street (2021)
as Mary Parrish (voice)
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band (2015)
as Mary Lou Williams (voice)
Bopha! (1993)
as Rosie Mangena
Pockets of Heaven (—)
Actor
Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994)
as Narrator
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf (1982)
as Woman who lost her stuff
Reach for Me (2008)
as Evelyn
John Henry (2000)
as Polly / Narrator (voice)
Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball” (—)
as Self
Freedom Road (1979)
as Katie
The Ambush Murders (1982)
as Karisha Ellsworth
Juanita (2019)
as Juanita
Puss in Boots (1985)
as Princess Lovinia
Rich in Love (1992)
as Rhody Poole
The Wishing Tree (1999)
as Clara
The Underground Railroad (1999)
Actor
The Child Saver (1988)
as Andrea Crawford
Medal of Honor (2008)
as Narrator
Seven Candles For Kwanzaa (1997)
as Narrator
Black Hollywood (1984)
as Self
Unnatural Causes (1986)
as Maude DeVictor
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty (2007)
as Self - Narrator
Blue Bayou (1990)
as Jessica Filley
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color (2021)
as Alma Thomas (voice)
No Small Matter (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Henry Box Brown (2008)
Actor