Alfre Woodard

71 · Born: Nov 8, 1952

Personal Details

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Born Nov 8, 1952 Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Parents

Constance Woodard
Marion H. Woodard

Relatives

Sibling (Sibling)

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.

Career

acting

2024

The Book of Clarence

The Book of Clarence as Mother Mary

2023

Weathering as Mum

Salem's Lot as Dr. Cody

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Mimi (voice)

2022

The Gray Man as Margaret Cahill

2021

Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street

Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street as Mary Parrish (voice)

Fatherhood as Marian

2019

The Lion King as Sarabi (voice)

Clemency as Warden Bernadine Williams

Saint Judy as Judge Benton

Juanita as Juanita

No Small Matter

No Small Matter as Narrator (voice)

See as Paris

2017

Burning Sands as Professor Hughes

A Series of Unfortunate Events

A Series of Unfortunate Events as Aunt Josephine

2016

So B. It as Bernadette

Luke Cage as Mariah Dillard

2015

Bridging the Divide: Tom Bradley and the Politics of Race

Bridging the Divide: Tom Bradley and the Politics of Race as Narrator

Knucklehead as Sheila

Mississippi Grind

Mississippi Grind as Sam

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band as Mary Lou Williams (voice)

2014

The Hadza: Last of the First

The Hadza: Last of the First as Narrator

Annabelle as Evelyn

The Last Ship as Amy Granderson

State of Affairs

State of Affairs as President Constance Payton

2012

Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias as Ouiser

2010

Black Panther as Dondi Reece

Memphis Beat as Lieutenant Tanya Rice

Black Panther as Dondi Reece (voice)

2009

Three Rivers as Dr. Sophia Jordan

2008

The Family That Preys

The Family That Preys as Alice Pratt

American Violet

American Violet as Alma Roberts

Medal of Honor as Narrator

AmericanEast as Angela Jensen

Reach for Me as Evelyn

My Own Worst Enemy

My Own Worst Enemy as Mavis Heller

2007

Pictures of Hollis Woods

Pictures of Hollis Woods as Edna Reilly

2006

Take the Lead as Augustine James

King Leopold's Ghost

King Leopold's Ghost as Ilanga (voice)

The Water Is Wide

The Water Is Wide as Mrs. Brown

2005

Beauty Shop as Ms. Josephine

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives as Betty Applewhite

2004

The Forgotten as Det. Anne Pope

2003

A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time as Mrs. Whatsit

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property as Narrator

The Singing Detective

The Singing Detective as Chief of Staff

Radio as Principle Daniels

2002

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys as Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)

2001

American Legends

American Legends

K-PAX as Claudia Villars

2000

Lost Souls as Dr. Allen

Love & Basketball

Love & Basketball as Camille Wright

American Experience

American Experience as Narrator

Holiday Heart as Wanda Dean

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks as Narrator

John Henry as Polly / Narrator (voice)

Dinosaur as Plio (voice)

What's Cooking?

What's Cooking? as Audrey Williams

1999

The Wishing Tree

The Wishing Tree as Clara

The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad

Funny Valentines

Funny Valentines as Joyce May

Mumford as Lily

1998

Down in the Delta

Down in the Delta as Loretta Sinclair

1997

The Member of the Wedding

The Member of the Wedding as Berenice Sadie Brown

Miss Evers' Boys

Miss Evers' Boys as Eunice Evers, R.N.

Follow Me Home as Evey

The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue as Maisie

1996

Primal Fear as Shoat

A Step Toward Tomorrow

A Step Toward Tomorrow as Dr. Sadlin

Star Trek: First Contact

Star Trek: First Contact as Lily Sloane

Special Report: Journey to Mars

Special Report: Journey to Mars as Tamara O'Neil

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels as Queen of Brobdingnag

1995

How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt as Marianna

The Piano Lesson

The Piano Lesson as Berniece Charles

1994

Aliens for Breakfast

Aliens for Breakfast as Mrs. Marks

Crooklyn as Carolyn Carmichael

American Experience

American Experience as Narrator

Blue Chips as Lavada McRae

Frasier as Edna (voice)

1993

Bopha! as Rosie Mangena

Heart and Souls

Heart and Souls as Penny Washington

1992

Passion Fish as Chantelle

Rich in Love as Rhody Poole

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag as Ann

1991

Grand Canyon as Jane

1990

Blue Bayou as Jessica Filley

1989

A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story as Mary Thomas

Miss Firecracker

Miss Firecracker as Popeye Jackson

1988

The Child Saver

The Child Saver as Andrea Crawford

1987

Mandela as Winnie Mandela

1986

Extremities as Patricia

Unnatural Causes

Unnatural Causes as Maude DeVictor

L.A. Law as Adrianne Moore

1985

Words by Heart as Claudie Sills

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre as Princess Lovinia

Sara as Rozalyn Dupree

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre as Princess Lovinia

1984

American Playhouse

American Playhouse as Mattie

Sweet Revenge as Vicki Teague

1983

Cross Creek as Geechee

1982

The Ambush Murders

The Ambush Murders as Karisha Ellsworth

Tucker's Witch as Marcia Fulbright

1980

HealtH as Sally Benbow

1978

The Trial of the Moke

The Trial of the Moke as Lucy Smith

Remember My Name

Remember My Name as Rita

appearances

2016

Maya Angelou And Still I Rise

Maya Angelou And Still I Rise

2015

2014

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

2006