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Alfre Woodard
Actor
Born November 8, 1952 (69 years)
Alfre Ette Woodard (born November 8, 1952) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has been nominated once for an Academy Award and Grammy Awards, 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.
Filmography
| 2022 | The Gray Man · as Margaret Cahill |
| 2022 | The Porter (TV Series) · as Fay |
| 2022 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (TV Series) · as Mimi (voice) |
| 2021 | Fatherhood · as Marian |
| 2021 | Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street · as Mary Parrish (voice) |
| 2020 | No Small Matter · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2019 | The Lion King · as Sarabi (voice) |
| 2019 | Clemency · as Warden Bernadine Williams |
| 2019 | Juanita · as Juanita |
| 2019 | See (TV Series) · as Paris |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | Saint Judy · as Judge Benton |
| 2017 | Burning Sands · as Professor Hughes |
| 2017 | A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV Series) · as Aunt Josephine |
| 2016 | Captain America: Civil War · as Miriam Sharpe |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Marvel's Luke Cage (TV Series) · as Mariah Dillard |
| 2015 | Mississippi Grind · as Bookmaker |
| 2015 | Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band · as Mary Lou Williams (voice) |
| 2015 | Knucklehead · as Sheila |
| 2015 | Bridging the Divide: Tom Bradley and the Politics of Race · as Narrator |
| 2015 | Empire (2015) (TV Series) · as Renee |
| 2014 | Annabelle · as Evelyn |
| 2014 | The Hadza: Last of the First · as Narrator |
| 2014 | The Last Ship (TV Series) · as Amy Granderson |
| 2014 | State of Affairs (TV Series) · as President Constance Payton |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave · as Mistress Shaw |
| 2012 | Steel Magnolias · as Ouiser |
| 2012 | Copper (TV Series) · as Hattie Lemaster |
| 2010 | Memphis Beat (TV Series) · as Lieutenant Tanya Rice |
| 2010 | Black Panther (TV Series) · as Dondi Reece (voice) |
| 2009 | Three Rivers (TV Series) · as Dr. Sophia Jordan |
| 2008 | The Family That Preys · as Alice Pratt |
| 2008 | Reach for Me · as Evelyn |
| 2008 | AmericanEast · as Angela Jensen |
| 2008 | Medal of Honor · as Narrator |
| 2008 | True Blood (TV Series) · as Ruby Jean Reynolds |
| 2008 | My Own Worst Enemy (TV Series) · as Mavis Heller |
| 2008 | American Violet · as Alma Roberts |
| 2007 | Pictures of Hollis Woods · as Edna Reilly |
| 2007 | Private Practice (TV Series) · as Dee Bennett |
| 2006 | Take the Lead · as Augustine James |
| 2006 | The Water Is Wide · as Mrs. Brown |
| 2006 | King Leopold's Ghost · as Ilanga (voice) |
| 2006 | Class of 3000 (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2006 | Something New · as Joyce McQueen |
| 2006 | Desperate Housewives Special: The More You Know, the Juicier It Gets · as Betty Applewhite |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Justine Campbell |
| 2005 | Beauty Shop · as Ms. Josephine |
| 2004 | The Forgotten · as Det. Anne Pope |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives (TV Series) · as Betty Applewhite |
| 2003 | The Core · as Stickley |
| 2003 | Radio · as Principle Daniels |
| 2003 | A Wrinkle in Time · as Mrs. Whatsit |
| 2003 | The Singing Detective · as Chief of Staff |
| 2003 | Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property · as Narrator |
| 2002 | The Wild Thornberrys · as Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice) |
| 2001 | K-PAX · as Claudia Villars |
| 2001 | American Legends · as Unknown |
| 2001 | The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie · as Medicine Woman (voice) |
| 2000 | Dinosaur · as Plio (voice) |
| 2000 | Holiday Heart · as Wanda Dean |
| 2000 | What's Cooking? · as Audrey Williams |
| 2000 | John Henry · as Polly / Narrator (voice) |
| 2000 | Static Shock (TV Series) · as Jean Hawkins (voice) |
| 2000 | Love & Basketball · as Camille Wright |
| 2000 | Lost Souls · as Dr. Allen |
| 1999 | Mumford · as Lily |
| 1999 | Funny Valentines · as Joyce May |
| 1999 | The Wishing Tree · as Clara |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1999 | The Underground Railroad · as Unknown |
| 1998 | Down in the Delta · as Loretta Sinclair |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys (TV Series) · as Medicine Woman (voice) |
| 1997 | The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue · as Maisie (voice) |
| 1997 | Miss Evers' Boys · as Eunice Evers, R.N. |
| 1997 | The Member of the Wedding · as Berenice Sadie Brown |
| 1997 | The Practice (TV Series) · as Denise Freeman |
| 1996 | Star Trek: First Contact · as Lily Sloane |
| 1996 | A Step Toward Tomorrow · as Dr. Sadlin |
| 1996 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues (TV Series) · as Harriet Tubman |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV Series) · as Queen of Brobdingnag |
| 1996 | Primal Fear · as Judge Miriam Shoat |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt · as Marianna |
| 1995 | The Piano Lesson · as Berniece Charles |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series) · as Winsome (voice) |
| 1994 | Blue Chips · as Lavada McRae |
| 1994 | Crooklyn · as Carolyn Carmichael |
| 1994 | Aliens for Breakfast · as Unknown |
| 1993 | Heart and Souls · as Penny Washington |
| 1993 | Bopha! · as Rosie Mangena |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life On The Street (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Edna (voice) |
| 1992 | Passion Fish · as Chantelle |
| 1992 | The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag · as Ann |
| 1992 | Rich in Love · as Rhody Poole |
| 1991 | Grand Canyon · as Jane |
| 1989 | Miss Firecracker · as Popeye Jackson |
| 1989 | A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story · as Mary Thomas |
| 1988 | Scrooged · as Grace Cooley |
| 1987 | Mandela · as Winnie Mandela |
| 1987 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1986 | Extremities · as Patricia |
| 1986 | Unnatural Causes · as Maude DeVictor |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Adrianne Moore |
| 1985 | Words by Heart · as Claudie Sills |
| 1985 | Go Tell It on the Mountain · as Esther |
| 1984 | The Killing Floor · as Mattie |
| 1984 | Wonderworks (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1983 | Cross Creek · as Geechee |
| 1982 | The Ambush Murders · as Kariha Ellsworth |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere (TV Series) · as Dr. Roxanne Turner |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) · as Princess Lovinia |
| 1982 | Tucker's Witch (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1980 | HealtH · as Sally Benbow |
| 1979 | Freedom Road · as Katie |
| 1978 | Remember My Name · as Rita |
| 1978 | The White Shadow (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Mrs. Brown |