Alfre Woodard
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Justine Campbell
2005
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Desperate Housewives
Betty Applewhite
2004
Series
Frasier
Edna (voice)
1993
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
Series
The Boroughs
Judy Daniels
2026
Series
True Blood
Ruby Jean Reynolds
2008
Series
The Practice
Denise Freeman
1997
Series
Private Practice
Dee Bennett
2007
Series
Hill Street Blues
1981
Series
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
1988
Series
Empire
Renee
2015
Series
L.A. Law
Adrianne Moore
1986
Series
See
Paris
2019
Series
Homicide: Life on the Street
Dr. Roxanne Turner
1993
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
St. Elsewhere
Roxanne Turner
1982
Series
The Last Ship
Amy Granderson
2014
Series
The Last Frontier
Jacqueline Bradford
2025
Series
The Wild Thornberrys
Medicine Woman (voice)
1998
Series
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Lilly Sloane (voice)
2020
Series
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Aunt Josephine
2017
Film
Captain America: Civil War
Miriam
2016
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Static Shock
Jean Hawkins (voice)
2000
Series
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Mimi (voice)
2023
Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
Self - Guest
1982
Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
Princess Lovinia
1982
Series
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Series
Marvel's Luke Cage
Mariah Dillard
2016
Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Winsome (voice)
1995
Film
The Lion King
Sarabi (voice)
2019
Series
The White Shadow
Sandra Wilcox
1978
Series
HBO First Look
Self
1992
Series
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
2006
Series
Rachael Ray
Self - Guest
2006
Film
The Gray Man
Margaret Cahill
2022
Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010
Series
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
2025
Film
Primal Fear
Shoat
1996
Film
12 Years a Slave
Mistress Shaw
2013
Film
Annabelle
Evelyn
2014
Film
Dinosaur
Plio (voice)
2000
Film
The Core
Stickley
2003
Film
The Forgotten
Det. Anne Pope
2004
Series
Three Rivers
Dr. Sophia Jordan
2009
Film
Salem's Lot
Dr. Cody
2024
Film
K-PAX
Claudia Villars
2001
Film
Beauty Shop
Ms. Josephine
2005
Series
My Own Worst Enemy
Mavis Heller
2008
Series
Memphis Beat
Lieutenant Tanya Rice
2010
Film
Radio
Principal Daniels
2003
Film
Heart and Souls
Penny Washington
1993
Series
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
Film
Star Trek: First Contact
Lily Sloane
1996
Series
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
Self
2020
Series
Tucker's Witch
Marcia Fulbright
1982
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mrs. Brown
1951
Series
Gulliver's Travels
Queen of Brobdingnag
1996
Film
Scrooged
Grace Cooley
1988
Series
Monsieur Spade
Virginia Dell
2024
Series
Class of 3000
2006
Film
Crooklyn
Carolyn Carmichael
1994
Series
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
Film
Summer Camp
Mary
2024
Series
Black Panther
Dondi Reece (voice)
2010
Film
Fatherhood
Marian
2021
WonderWorks
Claudie Sills
1984
Film
Take the Lead
Augustine James
2006
Film
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)
2002
Film
Passion Fish
Chantelle
1992
Film
Mississippi Grind
Sam
2015
Film
Lost Souls
Dr. Allen
2000
Film
Love & Basketball
Camille Wright
2000
Film
Weathering
Mum
2023
Film
Mumford
Lily
1999
Series
Sara
Rozalyn Dupree
1985
Film
Clemency
Warden Bernadine Williams
2019
Film
Space Oddity
Dr. Olsen
2023
Film
Grand Canyon
Jane
1991
Series
The Sophisticated Gents
Evelyn Evers
1981
Film
Blue Chips
Lavada McRae
1994
Film
How to Make an American Quilt
Marianna
1995
Film
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Alice Pratt
2008
Film
Saint Judy
Judge Benton
2018
Series
Women, War & Peace
Narrator (voice)
2011
Film
The Book of Clarence
Mother Mary
2024
Film
Blue Bayou
Jessica Filley
1990
Film
Miss Evers' Boys
Eunice Evers, R.N.
1997
Film
Cross Creek
Geechee
1983
Film
Bopha!
Rosie Mangena
1993
Film
The Singing Detective
Chief of Staff
2003
Film
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
Maisie (voice)
1997
Film
Something New
Joyce McQueen
2006
Film
Extremities
Patricia
1986
Film
HealtH
Sally Benbow
1980
Film
Mandela
Winnie Mandela
1987
Film
Remember My Name
Rita
1978
Film
Searching for Debra Winger
Self
2002
Film
Burning Sands
Professor Hughes
2017
Film
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Film
Sweet Revenge
Vicki Teague
1984
Film
Miss Firecracker
Popeye Jackson
1989
Film
Steel Magnolias
Ouiser
2012
Film
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
Medicine Woman (voice)
2001
Film
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self
2016
Film
Juanita
Juanita
2019
Film
Black Panther
Dondi Reece
2010
Series
State of Affairs
President Constance Payton
2014
Film
Holiday Heart
Wanda Dean
2000
Film
A Wrinkle in Time
Mrs. Whatsit
2003
Film
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Ann
1992
Film
American Violet
Alma Roberts
2008
Film
King Leopold's Ghost
Ilanga (voice)
2006
Film
What's Cooking?
Audrey Williams
2000
Film
Puss in Boots
Princess Lovinia
1985
Film
Reach for Me
Evelyn
2008
The Door
E
2013
Film
Pictures of Hollis Woods
Edna Reilly
2007
Film
Freedom Road
Katie
1979
Film
Disney's American Legends
2001
Film
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Self
2014
Film
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
Woman who lost her stuff
1982
Film
The Killing Floor
Mattie
1984
Film
Rich in Love
Rhody Poole
1992
Film
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
Narrator (voice)
1997
Film
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Mary Lou Williams (voice)
2015
Film
The Piano Lesson
Berniece Charles
1995
Film
A Path Appears
Self
2015
Film
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
2019
Film
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Esther
1984
Film
Down in the Delta
Loretta Sinclair
1998
Film
The Ambush Murders
Karisha Ellsworth
1982
Film
Special Report: Journey to Mars
Tamara O'Neil
1996
Film
Funny Valentines
Joyce May
1999
Film
John Henry
Polly / Narrator (voice)
2000
Film
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
Mary Parrish (voice)
2000
Film
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Narrator
2003
Film
So B. It
Bernadette
2016
Film
L.A. Law: Pilot
Adrianne Moore
1986
The Thing That Hurts
Film
A Step Toward Tomorrow
Dr. Sadlin
1996
Film
The Water Is Wide
Mrs. Brown
2006
Film
Black Hollywood
Self
1984
Film
Unnatural Causes
Maude DeVictor
1986
Film
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
Mary Thomas
1989
Film
The Wishing Tree
Clara
1999
Film
Knucklehead
Sheila
2015
Hate to See You Go
Film
Medal of Honor
Narrator
2008
Film
Follow Me Home
Evey
1997
Film
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
Self - Narrator
2007
Film
The Trial of the Moke
Lucy Smith
1978
Film
Words by Heart
Claudie Sills
1985
Film
Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”
Self
Film
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
Narrator
2000
The Member of the Wedding
Berenice Sadie Brown
1997
Film
Aliens for Breakfast
Mrs. Marks
1994
Film
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
Mary Parrish (voice)
2021
Film
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Narrator
1994
Film
The Child Saver
Andrea Crawford
1988
Film
Precious Blood
Narrator
1982
Film
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
Alma Thomas (voice)
2021
Pockets of Heaven
Film
Henry Box Brown
2008
The Making of Clemency
Herself
2020
Film
No Small Matter
Narrator (voice)
2019
Film
The Inquisitor
Narration
2025
Film
Seven Candles For Kwanzaa
Narrator
1997
Film
Eleanor Roosevelt
Narrator (voice)
2000
Film
The Underground Railroad
1999