Alfre Woodard
Nov 08, 1952 (72 years old) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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
Grey's Anatomy
Justine Campbell
Desperate Housewives
Betty Applewhite
Frasier
Edna (voice)
L.A. Law
Adrianne Moore
The Wild Thornberrys
Medicine Woman (voice)
The Practice
Denise Freeman
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
The Lion King
Sarabi (voice)
Credits
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Hate to See You Go Future★ NR -
Herself★ NR -
The Last Frontier FutureBradford★ NR
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The Boroughs FutureJudy★ NR
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The Inquisitor 2025Self★ NR -
Self★ 9 -
Salem's Lot 2024Dr. Cody★ 6.2 -
Summer Camp 2024Mary★ 5.2 -
Monsieur Spade 2024Virginia Dell★ 6.3 -
The Book of Clarence 2024Mother Mary★ 5.9 -
Weathering 2023Mum★ 5 -
Space Oddity 2023Dr. Olsen★ 6 -
Mimi (voice)★ 7.9 -
The Gray Man 2022Margaret Cahill★ 6.9 -
Alma Thomas (voice)★ 10 -
Fatherhood 2021Marian★ 7.5 -
Mary Parrish (voice)★ 6.3 -
Lilly Sloane (voice)★ 7.6 -
Herself★ NR
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Clemency 2019Warden Bernadine Williams★ 6.3 -
See 2019Paris★ 8.1 -
The Lion King 2019Sarabi (voice)★ 7.1 -
No Small Matter 2019Narrator (voice)★ NR -
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Juanita 2019Juanita★ 5.3 -
Saint Judy 2019Judge Benton★ 6.9 -
Burning Sands 2017Professor Hughes★ 5.8 -
Aunt Josephine★ 7.4 -
Self★ 8 -
Marvel's Luke Cage 2016Mariah Dillard★ 6.9 -
So B. It 2016Bernadette★ 6.7 -
Miriam★ 7.4 -
Mississippi Grind 2015Sam★ 6 -
Mary Lou Williams (voice)★ 8 -
Knucklehead 2015Sheila★ 7 -
A Path Appears 2015Self★ 8 -
Empire 2015Renee★ 7.2 -
State of Affairs 2014President Constance Payton★ 5.4 -
Annabelle 2014Evelyn★ 5.8 -
Self★ NR -
The Last Ship 2014Amy Granderson★ 6.8 -
Self (archive footage)★ 7 -
12 Years a Slave 2013Mistress Shaw★ 7.9 -
The Door 2013E★ 4
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Steel Magnolias 2012Ouiser★ 6.9 -
Women, War & Peace 2011Narrator (voice)★ 10 -
Memphis Beat 2010Lieutenant Tanya Rice★ 6.9 -
Self★ 6.6 -
Black Panther 2010Dondi Reece★ 6.1 -
Three Rivers 2009Dr. Sophia Jordan★ 7.1 -
Medal of Honor 2008Narrator★ 6.5 -
My Own Worst Enemy 2008Mavis Heller★ 6.4 -
Reach for Me 2008Evelyn★ 2 -
Alice Pratt★ 6.8 -
True Blood 2008Ruby Jean Reynolds★ 7.6 -
American Violet 2008Alma Roberts★ 6.7 -
Henry Box Brown 2008★ NR -
Edna Reilly★ 6.7 -
Private Practice 2007Dee Bennett★ 7.5 -
Self - Narrator★ 7 -
Class of 3000 2006★ 6.1 -
King Leopold's Ghost 2006Ilanga (voice)★ 7.8 -
Take the Lead 2006Augustine James★ 6.9 -
The Water Is Wide 2006Mrs. Brown★ 6.8 -
Something New 2006Joyce McQueen★ 6.4 -
Beauty Shop 2005Ms. Josephine★ 6.3 -
Grey's Anatomy 2005Justine Campbell★ 8.2 -
Desperate Housewives 2004Betty Applewhite★ 7.9 -
The Forgotten 2004Det. Anne Pope★ 5.9 -
Radio 2003Principal Daniels★ 7.3 -
Chief of Staff★ 5.1 -
A Wrinkle in Time 2003Mrs. Whatsit★ 6.2 -
The Core 2003Stickley★ 5.8 -
Narrator★ 6.1 -
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Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)★ 6.4 -
Self★ 6.3 -
K-PAX 2001Claudia Villars★ 7.2 -
Medicine Woman (voice)★ 7 -
★ 7.4 -
Holiday Heart 2000Wanda Dean★ 6.9 -
Narrator★ 6 -
Lost Souls 2000Dr. Allen★ 5 -
Static Shock 2000Jean Hawkins (voice)★ 8 -
Mary Parrish (voice)★ NR -
John Henry 2000Polly / Narrator (voice)★ 7.1 -
Dinosaur 2000Plio (voice)★ 6.5 -
Love & Basketball 2000Camille Wright★ 7.4 -
What's Cooking? 2000Audrey Williams★ 5.8 -
Eleanor Roosevelt 2000Narrator (voice)★ 8 -
Mumford 1999Lily★ 6.5 -
Funny Valentines 1999Joyce May★ 7.2 -
The Wishing Tree 1999Clara★ 7.4 -
★ NR -
Down in the Delta 1998Loretta Sinclair★ 6.6 -
The Wild Thornberrys 1998Medicine Woman (voice)★ 6.9 -
Maisie (voice)★ 6 -
Narrator (voice)★ NR -
The Practice 1997Denise Freeman★ 7.7 -
Follow Me Home 1997Evey★ 6 -
Miss Evers' Boys 1997Eunice Evers, R.N.★ 6.3 -
Berenice Sadie Brown★ 6
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Lily Sloane★ 7.3 -
Dr. Sadlin★ 3.7 -
Tamara O'Neil★ 5 -
Primal Fear 1996Shoat★ 7.7 -
Gulliver's Travels 1996Queen of Brobdingnag★ 7.1 -
Marianna★ 6.4 -
Winsome (voice)★ 6 -
The Piano Lesson 1995Berniece Charles★ 7.2 -
Crooklyn 1994Carolyn Carmichael★ 6.8 -
Aliens for Breakfast 1994Mrs. Marks★ 3 -
Blue Chips 1994Lavada McRae★ 6.1 -
Narrator★ 10 -
Bopha! 1993Rosie Mangena★ 5.7 -
Frasier 1993Edna (voice)★ 7.7 -
Heart and Souls 1993Penny Washington★ 6.9 -
★ 8.1 -
Passion Fish 1992Chantelle★ 6.8 -
Rich in Love 1992Rhody Poole★ 6.9 -
Ann★ 5.1 -
HBO First Look 1992Self★ 4.9 -
Grand Canyon 1991Jane★ 6.5 -
Blue Bayou 1990Jessica Filley★ NR -
Mary Thomas★ NR -
Miss Firecracker 1989Popeye Jackson★ 5.6 -
Scrooged 1988Grace Cooley★ 6.8 -
American Experience 1988Narrator (voice)★ 7.4 -
The Child Saver 1988Andrea Crawford★ NR -
Mandela 1987Winnie Mandela★ 4.3 -
Unnatural Causes 1986Maude DeVictor★ 6.8 -
L.A. Law: Pilot 1986Adrianne Moore★ NR -
L.A. Law 1986Adrianne Moore★ 7.1 -
Extremities 1986Patricia★ 6.1 -
Puss in Boots 1985Princess Lovinia★ 5 -
Sara 1985Rozalyn Dupree★ 7.5 -
Esther★ 6 -
Words by Heart 1985Claudie Sills★ NR -
Black Hollywood 1984Self★ NR -
Sweet Revenge 1984Vicki Teague★ 6.2 -
WonderWorks 1984★ NR
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The Killing Floor 1984Mattie★ 8 -
Cross Creek 1983Geechee★ 6.6 -
Reading Rainbow 1983Herself - Narrator (voice)★ 8.4 -
Tucker's Witch 1982Marcia Fulbright★ 4 -
Faerie Tale Theatre 1982Self - Guest★ 8.2 -
Precious Blood 1982Narrator★ 8 -
Woman who lost her stuff★ 10 -
The Ambush Murders 1982Karisha Ellsworth★ 9 -
Evelyn Evers★ 7 -
Hill Street Blues 1981★ 7.6 -
HealtH 1980Sally Benbow★ 5.4 -
Palmerstown, U.S.A. 1980★ 5.5 -
Freedom Road 1979Katie★ 4.8 -
The White Shadow 1978Sandra Wilcox★ 7 -
Lucy Smith★ 5.5 -
Remember My Name 1978Rita★ 6.1 -
★ 4.5 -
The Oscars 1953Self★ 6.9 -
Mrs. Brown★ 8.6
