Alfre Woodard
Acting
Biography
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Alfre Woodard
Filmography
Acting (117)
2025
The Inquisitoras Narration
2024
Salem's Lotas Dr. Cody
6.0
2024
Summer Campas Mary
5.4
2024
The Book of Clarenceas Mother Mary
5.8
2023
Weatheringas Mum
4.8
2023
Space Oddityas Dr. Olsen
6.0
2022
The Gray Manas Margaret Cahill
6.9
2021
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Coloras Alma Thomas (voice)
10.0
2021
Fatherhoodas Marian
7.5
2021
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Streetas Mary Parrish (voice)
6.3
2020
The Making of Clemencyas Herself
2019
Clemencyas Warden Bernadine Williams
6.3
2019
The Lion Kingas Sarabi (voice)
7.1
2019
No Small Matteras Narrator (voice)
2019
Juanitaas Juanita
5.4
2018
Saint Judyas Judge Benton
6.9
2017
Burning Sandsas Professor Hughes
5.8
2016
8.0
2016
So B. Itas Bernadette
6.6
2016
Captain America: Civil Waras Miriam
7.5
2015
Mississippi Grindas Sam
6.0
2015
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Bandas Mary Lou Williams (voice)
8.0
2015
Knuckleheadas Sheila
7.0
2014
Annabelleas Evelyn
5.8
2014
Nelson Mandela Redrawnas Self
10.0
2013
12 Years a Slaveas Mistress Shaw
7.9
2013
The Dooras E
4.0
2012
Steel Magnoliasas Ouiser
6.9
2010
Black Pantheras Dondi Reece
6.2
2008
Medal of Honoras Narrator
6.5
2008
Reach for Meas Evelyn
2.8
2008
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preysas Alice Pratt
6.9
2008
American Violetas Alma Roberts
6.7
2008
2007
Pictures of Hollis Woodsas Edna Reilly
6.6
2007
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynastyas Self - Narrator
7.0
2006
King Leopold's Ghostas Ilanga (voice)
8.0
2006
Take the Leadas Augustine James
6.9
2006
The Water Is Wideas Mrs. Brown
7.0
2006
Something Newas Joyce McQueen
6.4
2005
Beauty Shopas Ms. Josephine
6.3
2004
The Forgottenas Det. Anne Pope
5.9
2003
Radioas Principal Daniels
7.4
2003
The Singing Detectiveas Chief of Staff
5.1
2003
A Wrinkle in Timeas Mrs. Whatsit
6.3
2003
The Coreas Stickley
5.8
2003
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Propertyas Narrator
6.4
2002
The Wild Thornberrys Movieas Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)
6.5
2002
Searching for Debra Wingeras Self
6.4
2001
K-PAXas Claudia Villars
7.2
2001
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnieas Medicine Woman (voice)
7.0
7.1
2000
Holiday Heartas Wanda Dean
7.1
2000
7.5
2000
Lost Soulsas Dr. Allen
5.1
2000
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Storyas Mary Parrish (voice)
9.0
2000
John Henryas Polly / Narrator (voice)
7.0
2000
Dinosauras Plio (voice)
6.6
2000
Love & Basketballas Camille Wright
7.4
2000
What's Cooking?as Audrey Williams
5.5
2000
Eleanor Rooseveltas Narrator (voice)
8.0
1999
Mumfordas Lily
6.5
1999
Funny Valentinesas Joyce May
7.7
1999
The Wishing Treeas Clara
7.5
7.0
1998
Down in the Deltaas Loretta Sinclair
6.3
1997
Seven Candles For Kwanzaaas Narrator
1997
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescueas Maisie (voice)
6.1
1997
Follow Me Homeas Evey
5.0
1997
Miss Evers' Boysas Eunice Evers, R.N.
6.5
1997
The Member of the Weddingas Berenice Sadie Brown
6.0
1996
Star Trek: First Contactas Lily Sloane
7.3
1996
A Step Toward Tomorrowas Dr. Sadlin
4.5
1996
Primal Fearas Shoat
7.7
1996
Special Report: Journey to Marsas Tamara O'Neil
5.8
1995
How to Make an American Quiltas Marianna
6.4
1995
The Piano Lessonas Berniece Charles
7.6
1994
Crooklynas Carolyn Carmichael
6.8
1994
Aliens for Breakfastas Mrs. Marks
5.7
1994
Blue Chipsas Lavada McRae
6.1
1994
Malcolm X: Make It Plainas Narrator
9.0
1993
Bopha!as Rosie Mangena
5.4
1993
Heart and Soulsas Penny Washington
7.0
1992
Passion Fishas Chantelle
7.0
1992
Rich in Loveas Rhody Poole
6.4
1992
5.1
1991
Grand Canyonas Jane
6.4
1990
Blue Bayouas Jessica Filley
10.0
1989
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Storyas Mary Thomas
7.0
1989
Miss Firecrackeras Popeye Jackson
5.8
1988
Scroogedas Grace Cooley
6.8
1988
The Child Saveras Andrea Crawford
7.5
1987
Mandelaas Winnie Mandela
4.8
1986
Unnatural Causesas Maude DeVictor
7.4
1986
L.A. Law: Pilotas Adrianne Moore
1986
Extremitiesas Patricia
6.2
1985
Puss in Bootsas Princess Lovinia
5.0
1985
Words by Heartas Claudie Sills
7.0
1984
Black Hollywoodas Self
1984
Sweet Revengeas Vicki Teague
6.7
1984
Go Tell It on the Mountainas Esther
6.3
1984
The Killing Flooras Mattie
8.0
1983
Cross Creekas Geechee
6.6
1982
Precious Bloodas Narrator
8.5
1982
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enufas Woman who lost her stuff
8.5
1982
The Ambush Murdersas Karisha Ellsworth
8.0
1980
HealtHas Sally Benbow
5.4
1979
Freedom Roadas Katie
5.2
1978
The Trial of the Mokeas Lucy Smith
6.0
1978
Remember My Nameas Rita
6.1
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Production & Directing (2)
2019
ClemencyExecutive Producer
6.3
2019
No Small MatterExecutive Producer