Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

168

Gender

Female

Birthday

1952-11-08 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Also Known As

آلفره وودارد

Alfre Woodard

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.

Known For

Acting

K-PAX

2001

K-PAX

as

Claudia Villars

Star Trek: First Contact

1996

Star Trek: First Contact

as

Lily Sloane

Primal Fear

1996

Primal Fear

as

Shoat

Dinosaur

2000

Dinosaur

as

Plio (voice)

Mumford

1999

Mumford

as

Lily

Disney's American Legends

2001

Disney's American Legends

as

How to Make an American Quilt

1995

How to Make an American Quilt

as

Marianna

Summer Camp

2024

Summer Camp

as

Mary

The Core

2003

The Core

as

Stickley

Crooklyn

1994

Crooklyn

as

Carolyn Carmichael

Take the Lead

2006

Take the Lead

as

Augustine James

A Wrinkle in Time

2003

A Wrinkle in Time

as

Mrs. Whatsit

Grand Canyon

1991

Grand Canyon

as

Jane

Radio

2003

Radio

as

Principal Daniels

Beauty Shop

2005

Beauty Shop

as

Ms. Josephine

Passion Fish

1992

Passion Fish

as

Chantelle

Follow Me Home

1997

Follow Me Home

as

Evey

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

2002

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

as

Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)

Love & Basketball

2000

Love & Basketball

as

Camille Wright

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

2008

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

as

Alice Pratt

Weathering

2023

Weathering

as

Mum

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

1992

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

as

Ann

Sweet Revenge

1984

Sweet Revenge

as

Vicki Teague

Reach for Me

2008

Reach for Me

as

Evelyn

HealtH

1980

HealtH

as

Sally Benbow

Remember My Name

1978

Remember My Name

as

Rita

12 Years a Slave

2013

12 Years a Slave

as

Mistress Shaw

Bopha!

1993

Bopha!

as

Rosie Mangena

Holiday Heart

2000

Holiday Heart

as

Wanda Dean

Down in the Delta

1998

Down in the Delta

as

Loretta Sinclair

Words by Heart

1985

Words by Heart

as

Claudie Sills

Cross Creek

1983

Cross Creek

as

Geechee

Rich in Love

1992

Rich in Love

as

Rhody Poole

Miss Evers' Boys

1997

Miss Evers' Boys

as

Eunice Evers, R.N.

Steel Magnolias

2012

Steel Magnolias

as

Ouiser

The Member of the Wedding

1997

The Member of the Wedding

as

Berenice Sadie Brown

Go Tell It on the Mountain

1985

Go Tell It on the Mountain

as

Esther

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie

2001

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie

as

Medicine Woman (voice)

Space Oddity

2023

Space Oddity

as

Dr. Olsen

Unnatural Causes

1986

Unnatural Causes

as

Maude DeVictor

A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

1989

A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

as

Mary Thomas

Mandela

1987

Mandela

as

Winnie Mandela

Funny Valentines

1999

Funny Valentines

as

Joyce May

Miss Firecracker

1989

Miss Firecracker

as

Popeye Jackson

Lost Souls

2000

Lost Souls

as

Dr. Allen

Extremities

1986

Extremities

as

Patricia

Annabelle

2014

Annabelle

as

Evelyn

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

2015

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

as

Mary Lou Williams (voice)

Blue Chips

1994

Blue Chips

as

Lavada McRae

The Door

2013

The Door

as

E

Mississippi Grind

2015

Mississippi Grind

as

Sam

The Forgotten

2004

The Forgotten

as

Det. Anne Pope

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

2014

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

as

Self

What's Cooking?

2000

What's Cooking?

as

Audrey Williams

So B. It

2016

So B. It

as

Bernadette

The Ambush Murders

1982

The Ambush Murders

as

Karisha Ellsworth

The Singing Detective

2003

The Singing Detective

as

Chief of Staff

Knucklehead

2015

Knucklehead

as

Sheila

The Book of Clarence

2024

The Book of Clarence

as

Mother Mary

A Path Appears

2015

A Path Appears

as

Self

Medal of Honor

2008

Medal of Honor

as

Narrator

John Henry

2000

John Henry

as

Polly / Narrator (voice)

Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

1997

Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

as

Narrator (voice)

Freedom Road

1979

Freedom Road

as

Katie

Pictures of Hollis Woods

2007

Pictures of Hollis Woods

as

Edna Reilly

Scrooged

1988

Scrooged

as

Grace Cooley

Captain America: Civil War

2016

Captain America: Civil War

as

Miriam

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

1982

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

as

Woman who lost her stuff

Burning Sands

2017

Burning Sands

as

Professor Hughes

A Step Toward Tomorrow

1996

A Step Toward Tomorrow

as

Dr. Sadlin

The Water Is Wide

2006

The Water Is Wide

as

Mrs. Brown

The Piano Lesson

1995

The Piano Lesson

as

Berniece Charles

American Violet

2008

American Violet

as

Alma Roberts

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

2016

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

as

Self

The Trial of the Moke

1978

The Trial of the Moke

as

Lucy Smith

The Lion King

2019

The Lion King

as

Sarabi (voice)

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

2003

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

as

Narrator

The Wishing Tree

1999

The Wishing Tree

as

Clara

Puss in Boots

1985

Puss in Boots

as

Princess Lovinia

King Leopold's Ghost

2006

King Leopold's Ghost

as

Ilanga (voice)

The Killing Floor

1984

The Killing Floor

as

Mattie

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2003

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

as

Black Panther

2010

Black Panther

as

Dondi Reece

Henry Box Brown

2008

Henry Box Brown

as

Saint Judy

2019

Saint Judy

as

Judge Benton

Clemency

2019

Clemency

as

Warden Bernadine Williams

Special Report: Journey to Mars

1996

Special Report: Journey to Mars

as

Tamara O'Neil

Juanita

2019

Juanita

as

Juanita

Fatherhood

2021

Fatherhood

as

Marian

The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts

2019

The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts

as

Heart and Souls

1993

Heart and Souls

as

Penny Washington

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as

Self (archive footage)

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

2000

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

as

Mary Parrish (voice)

Eleanor Roosevelt

2000

Eleanor Roosevelt

as

Narrator (voice)

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

1994

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

as

Narrator

Aliens for Breakfast

1994

Aliens for Breakfast

as

Mrs. Marks

The Making of Clemency

2020

The Making of Clemency

as

Herself

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

2000

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

as

Narrator

The Underground Railroad

1999

The Underground Railroad

as

The Child Saver

1988

The Child Saver

as

Andrea Crawford

No Small Matter

2019

No Small Matter

as

Narrator (voice)

Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty

2007

Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty

as

Self - Narrator

Blue Bayou

1990

Blue Bayou

as

Jessica Filley

Searching for Debra Winger

2002

Searching for Debra Winger

as

Self

The Gray Man

2022

The Gray Man

as

Margaret Cahill

Something New

2006

Something New

as

Joyce McQueen

Black Hollywood

1984

Black Hollywood

as

Self

Precious Blood

1982

Precious Blood

as

Narrator

The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

1997

The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

as

Maisie (voice)

L.A. Law: Pilot

1986

L.A. Law: Pilot

as

Adrianne Moore

Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color

2021

Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color

as

Alma Thomas (voice)

Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street

2021

Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street

as

Mary Parrish (voice)

Hate to See You Go

Hate to See You Go

as

Salem's Lot

2024

Salem's Lot

as

Dr. Cody

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

as

Betty Applewhite

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Adrianne Moore

Static Shock

Static Shock

as

Jean Hawkins (voice)

Class of 3000

Class of 3000

as

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

as

Frasier

Frasier

as

Edna (voice)

The Practice

The Practice

as

Denise Freeman

My Own Worst Enemy

My Own Worst Enemy

as

Mavis Heller

Tucker's Witch

Tucker's Witch

as

Marcia Fulbright

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

as

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

as

Dr. Roxanne Turner

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Mrs. Brown

The White Shadow

The White Shadow

as

Sandra Wilcox

True Blood

True Blood

as

Ruby Jean Reynolds

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

as

Queen of Brobdingnag

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

as

Three Rivers

Three Rivers

as

Dr. Sophia Jordan

Black Panther

Black Panther

as

Dondi Reece (voice)

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

as

WonderWorks

WonderWorks

as

Sara

Sara

as

Rozalyn Dupree

Memphis Beat

Memphis Beat

as

Lieutenant Tanya Rice

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys

as

Medicine Woman (voice)

Women, War & Peace

Women, War & Peace

as

Narrator (voice)

State of Affairs

State of Affairs

as

President Constance Payton

The Last Ship

The Last Ship

as

Amy Granderson

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

as

Self

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

as

Self - Guest

Marvel's Luke Cage

Marvel's Luke Cage

as

Mariah Dillard

A Series of Unfortunate Events

A Series of Unfortunate Events

as

Aunt Josephine

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

as

Herself - Narrator (voice)

Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

as

Self

American Experience

American Experience

as

Narrator (voice)

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

as

Princess Lovinia

Empire

Empire

as

Renee

Monsieur Spade

Monsieur Spade

as

Virginia Dell

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as

Winsome (voice)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as

Self - Guest

The Last Frontier

The Last Frontier

as

Bradford

Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray

as

Self

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

as

Mimi (voice)

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

as

Justine Campbell

See

See

as

Paris

The Sophisticated Gents

The Sophisticated Gents

as

Evelyn Evers

HBO First Look

HBO First Look

as

Self

The Boroughs

The Boroughs

as

Judy

The Megan Mullally Show

The Megan Mullally Show

as

Self - Guest

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Star Trek: Lower Decks

as

Lilly Sloane (voice)

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as

Self

Private Practice

Private Practice

as

Dee Bennett

Number One on the Call Sheet

Number One on the Call Sheet

as

Self

Production

Clemency

2019

Clemency

as

No Small Matter

2019

No Small Matter

as

Crew

Directing