Alfre Woodard

Acting·Nov 8, 1952·Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
The Inquisitor2025 · Narration	Narration
Salem's Lot2024 · Dr. Cody	Dr. Cody
Summer Camp2024 · Mary	Mary
The Book of Clarence2024 · Mother Mary	Mother Mary
Weathering2023 · Mum	Mum
Space Oddity2023 · Dr. Olsen	Dr. Olsen
The Gray Man2022 · Margaret Cahill	Margaret Cahill
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color2021 · Alma Thomas (voice)	Alma Thomas (voice)
Fatherhood2021 · Marian	Marian
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street2021 · Mary Parrish (voice)	Mary Parrish (voice)
TThe Making of Clemency2020 · Herself	Herself
Clemency2019 · Warden Bernadine Williams	Warden Bernadine Williams
The Lion King2019 · Sarabi (voice)	Sarabi (voice)
No Small Matter2019 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts2019 · Actor	Actor
Juanita2019 · Juanita	Juanita
Saint Judy2018 · Judge Benton	Judge Benton
Burning Sands2017 · Professor Hughes	Professor Hughes
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise2016 · Self	Self
So B. It2016 · Bernadette	Bernadette
Captain America: Civil War2016 · Miriam	Miriam
Mississippi Grind2015 · Sam	Sam
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band2015 · Mary Lou Williams (voice)	Mary Lou Williams (voice)
Knucklehead2015 · Sheila	Sheila
A Path Appears2015 · Self	Self
Annabelle2014 · Evelyn	Evelyn
Nelson Mandela Redrawn2014 · Self	Self
12 Years a Slave2013 · Mistress Shaw	Mistress Shaw
TThe Door2013 · E	E
Steel Magnolias2012 · Ouiser	Ouiser
Black Panther2010 · Dondi Reece	Dondi Reece
Medal of Honor2008 · Narrator	Narrator
Reach for Me2008 · Evelyn	Evelyn
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys2008 · Alice Pratt	Alice Pratt
American Violet2008 · Alma Roberts	Alma Roberts
Henry Box Brown2008 · Actor	Actor
Pictures of Hollis Woods2007 · Edna Reilly	Edna Reilly
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty2007 · Self - Narrator	Self - Narrator
King Leopold's Ghost2006 · Ilanga (voice)	Ilanga (voice)
Take the Lead2006 · Augustine James	Augustine James
The Water Is Wide2006 · Mrs. Brown	Mrs. Brown
Something New2006 · Joyce McQueen	Joyce McQueen
Beauty Shop2005 · Ms. Josephine	Ms. Josephine
The Forgotten2004 · Det. Anne Pope	Det. Anne Pope
Radio2003 · Principal Daniels	Principal Daniels
The Singing Detective2003 · Chief of Staff	Chief of Staff
A Wrinkle in Time2003 · Mrs. Whatsit	Mrs. Whatsit
The Core2003 · Stickley	Stickley

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