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