Alfre Woodard
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 8, 1952 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- Active Years
- 1951–2026 (76 Years)
- Total Credits
- 179 credits in database
Acting Born Nov 8, 1952 Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA 179 credits
Biography
Alfre Woodard is an American film, stage, and television actress born on November 8, 1952, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has been nominated for an Academy Award and Grammy Award, and has won four Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Woodard has appeared in numerous films, including Cross Creek, Miss Firecracker, Grand Canyon, Passion Fish, Primal Fear, and Star Trek: First Contact. She has also been recognized for her work in television and stage productions. Woodard is known for her portrayal of strong-willed and dignified roles on stage and screen. She lives in Santa Monica, California, with her husband and two adopted children.
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Career overview
Alfre Woodard is an American film, stage, and television actress. Born on November 8, 1952, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, she has been active in the entertainment industry for many years. Woodard has been nominated for various awards, including an Academy Award and a Grammy Award, and has won four Emmy Awards.
Woodard is known for her strong-willed and dignified roles on stage and screen. She has been recognized with a Golden Globe Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Her extensive filmography includes a wide range of 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.
With over 175 credits to her name, Woodard has established herself as a talented and versatile actress. Her career has spanned multiple decades, with a consistent presence in film, television, and theater. She has been recognized for her contributions to the entertainment industry, and her body of work continues to be celebrated by audiences and critics alike.
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The Boroughs
The Last FrontierNumber One on the Call SheetThe Inquisitor
Monsieur SpadeSalem's LotThe Book of ClarenceSummer Camp
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurSpace OddityWeathering
The Jennifer Hudson ShowThe Gray ManThe Porter · Executive Producer
FatherhoodDreamland: The Burning of Black Wall StreetMiss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
Star Trek: Lower DecksThe Sunday Show with Jonathan CapehartThe Making of Clemency
SeeThe Lion KingClemencyClemency · Executive ProducerJuanita
Saint Judy
A Series of Unfortunate EventsBurning Sands
Captain America: Civil WarMarvel's Luke CageSo B. ItMaya Angelou: And Still I Rise
EmpireMississippi GrindKnuckleheadA Path AppearsMary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
The Last ShipVariety Studio: Actors on ActorsAnnabelleNelson Mandela RedrawnState of Affairs
12 Years a SlaveThe Door
Steel Magnolias
Women, War & Peace
Who Do You Think You Are?Memphis BeatBlack PantherBlack Panther
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenThree Rivers
True BloodMy Own Worst EnemyTyler Perry's The Family That PreysAmerican VioletReach for Me
Private PracticePictures of Hollis WoodsNefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
Rachael RayThe Megan Mullally ShowClass of 3000Take the LeadSomething New
Grey's AnatomyBeauty Shop
Desperate HousewivesThe Forgotten
The CoreRadioThe Singing DetectiveA Wrinkle in TimeUnchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
The Wild Thornberrys MovieSearching for Debra Winger
K-PAXDisney's American LegendsThe Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
Static ShockDinosaurLost SoulsLove & BasketballHoliday Heart
MumfordThe Wishing TreeFunny ValentinesThe Underground Railroad
The Wild ThornberrysDown in the Delta
The PracticeCadillac DesertThe Brave Little Toaster to the RescueMiss Evers' BoysSeven Candles For Kwanzaa
Full Filmography
179 titles- The Boroughs (2026) as Judy Daniels
- The Last Frontier (2025) as Jacqueline Bradford
- Number One on the Call Sheet (2025) as Self
- The Inquisitor (2025) as Narration
- Monsieur Spade (2024) as Virginia Dell
- Salem's Lot (2024) as Dr. Cody
- The Book of Clarence (2024) as Mother Mary
- Summer Camp (2024) as Mary
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023) as Mimi (voice)
- Space Oddity (2023) as Dr. Olsen
- Weathering (2023) as Mum
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self - Guest
- The Gray Man (2022) as Margaret Cahill
- The Porter (2022) Executive Producer
- Fatherhood (2021) as Marian
- Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street (2021) as Mary Parrish (voice)
- Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color (2021) as Alma Thomas (voice)
- Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020) as Lilly Sloane (voice)
- The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart (2020) as Self
- The Making of Clemency (2020) as Herself
- See (2019) as Paris
- The Lion King (2019) as Sarabi (voice)
- Clemency (2019) as Warden Bernadine Williams
- Clemency (2019) Executive Producer
- Juanita (2019) as Juanita
- No Small Matter (2019) as Narrator (voice)
- No Small Matter (2019) Executive Producer
- The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts (2019)
- Saint Judy (2018) as Judge Benton
- A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017) as Aunt Josephine
- Burning Sands (2017) as Professor Hughes
- Captain America: Civil War (2016) as Miriam
- Marvel's Luke Cage (2016) as Mariah Dillard
- So B. It (2016) as Bernadette
- Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016) as Self
- Empire (2015) as Renee
- Mississippi Grind (2015) as Sam
- Knucklehead (2015) as Sheila
- A Path Appears (2015) as Self
- Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band (2015) as Mary Lou Williams (voice)
- The Last Ship (2014) as Amy Granderson
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Annabelle (2014) as Evelyn
- Nelson Mandela Redrawn (2014) as Self
- State of Affairs (2014) as President Constance Payton
- 12 Years a Slave (2013) as Mistress Shaw
- The Door (2013) as E
- Steel Magnolias (2012) as Ouiser
- Women, War & Peace (2011) as Narrator (voice)
- Who Do You Think You Are? (2010) as Self
- Memphis Beat (2010) as Lieutenant Tanya Rice
- Black Panther (2010) as Dondi Reece (voice)
- Black Panther (2010) as Dondi Reece
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Three Rivers (2009) as Dr. Sophia Jordan
- True Blood (2008) as Ruby Jean Reynolds
- My Own Worst Enemy (2008) as Mavis Heller
- Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008) as Alice Pratt
- American Violet (2008) as Alma Roberts
- Reach for Me (2008) as Evelyn
- Medal of Honor (2008) as Narrator
- Henry Box Brown (2008)
- Private Practice (2007) as Dee Bennett
- Pictures of Hollis Woods (2007) as Edna Reilly
- Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty (2007) as Self - Narrator
- Rachael Ray (2006) as Self - Guest
- The Megan Mullally Show (2006) as Self - Guest
- Class of 3000 (2006)
- Take the Lead (2006) as Augustine James
- Something New (2006) as Joyce McQueen
- King Leopold's Ghost (2006) as Ilanga (voice)
- The Water Is Wide (2006) as Mrs. Brown
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Justine Campbell
- Beauty Shop (2005) as Ms. Josephine
- Desperate Housewives (2004) as Betty Applewhite
- The Forgotten (2004) as Det. Anne Pope
- The Core (2003) as Stickley
- Radio (2003) as Principal Daniels
- The Singing Detective (2003) as Chief of Staff
- A Wrinkle in Time (2003) as Mrs. Whatsit
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
- Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003) as Narrator
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) as Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)
- Searching for Debra Winger (2002) as Self
- K-PAX (2001) as Claudia Villars
- Disney's American Legends (2001)
- The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie (2001) as Medicine Woman (voice)
- Static Shock (2000) as Jean Hawkins (voice)
- Dinosaur (2000) as Plio (voice)
- Lost Souls (2000) as Dr. Allen
- Love & Basketball (2000) as Camille Wright
- Holiday Heart (2000) as Wanda Dean
- What's Cooking? (2000) as Audrey Williams
- Eleanor Roosevelt (2000) as Narrator (voice)
- The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000) as Mary Parrish (voice)
- John Henry (2000) as Polly / Narrator (voice)
- Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000) as Narrator
- Mumford (1999) as Lily
- The Wishing Tree (1999) as Clara
- Funny Valentines (1999) as Joyce May
- The Underground Railroad (1999)
- The Wild Thornberrys (1998) as Medicine Woman (voice)
- Down in the Delta (1998) as Loretta Sinclair
- The Practice (1997) as Denise Freeman
- Cadillac Desert (1997) as Narrator (voice)
- The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997) as Maisie (voice)
- Miss Evers' Boys (1997) as Eunice Evers, R.N.
- Seven Candles For Kwanzaa (1997) as Narrator
- Follow Me Home (1997) as Evey
- The Member of the Wedding (1997) as Berenice Sadie Brown
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Primal Fear (1996) as Shoat
- Star Trek: First Contact (1996) as Lily Sloane
- Gulliver's Travels (1996) as Queen of Brobdingnag
- A Step Toward Tomorrow (1996) as Dr. Sadlin
- Special Report: Journey to Mars (1996) as Tamara O'Neil
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as Winsome (voice)
- How to Make an American Quilt (1995) as Marianna
- The Piano Lesson (1995) as Berniece Charles
- Crooklyn (1994) as Carolyn Carmichael
- Blue Chips (1994) as Lavada McRae
- Aliens for Breakfast (1994) as Mrs. Marks
- Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994) as Narrator
- Frasier (1993) as Edna (voice)
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Dr. Roxanne Turner
- Heart and Souls (1993) as Penny Washington
- Bopha! (1993) as Rosie Mangena
- HBO First Look (1992) as Self
- Passion Fish (1992) as Chantelle
- The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992) as Ann
- Rich in Love (1992) as Rhody Poole
- Grand Canyon (1991) as Jane
- Blue Bayou (1990) as Jessica Filley
- Miss Firecracker (1989) as Popeye Jackson
- A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story (1989) as Mary Thomas
- American Experience (1988) as Narrator (voice)
- Scrooged (1988) as Grace Cooley
- The Child Saver (1988) as Andrea Crawford
- Mandela (1987) as Winnie Mandela
- L.A. Law (1986) as Adrianne Moore
- Extremities (1986) as Patricia
- L.A. Law: Pilot (1986) as Adrianne Moore
- Unnatural Causes (1986) as Maude DeVictor
- Sara (1985) as Rozalyn Dupree
- Words by Heart (1985) as Claudie Sills
- Puss in Boots (1985) as Princess Lovinia
- WonderWorks (1984) as Claudie Sills
- Sweet Revenge (1984) as Vicki Teague
- Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984) as Esther
- Black Hollywood (1984) as Self
- The Killing Floor (1984) as Mattie
- Reading Rainbow (1983) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Cross Creek (1983) as Geechee
- St. Elsewhere (1982) as Roxanne Turner
- American Playhouse (1982) as Woman who lost her stuff
- American Playhouse (1982) as Mattie
- American Playhouse (1982) as Esther
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Self - Guest
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Princess Lovinia
- Tucker's Witch (1982) as Marcia Fulbright
- Precious Blood (1982) as Narrator
- The Ambush Murders (1982) as Karisha Ellsworth
- For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf (1982) as Woman who lost her stuff
- Hill Street Blues (1981)
- The Sophisticated Gents (1981) as Evelyn Evers
- Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980)
- HealtH (1980) as Sally Benbow
- Freedom Road (1979) as Katie
- The White Shadow (1978) as Sandra Wilcox
- Remember My Name (1978) as Rita
- The Trial of the Moke (1978) as Lucy Smith
- What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1977)
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Mrs. Brown
- 2034
- The Thing That Hurts
- Pockets of Heaven
- Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball” as Self
- Hate to See You Go
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Alfre Woodard best known for?
Alfre Woodard is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Boroughs (2026), The Last Frontier (2025), Number One on the Call Sheet (2025), Monsieur Spade (2024).
When and where was Alfre Woodard born?
Alfre Woodard was born on November 8, 1952 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
How many credits does Alfre Woodard have?
Alfre Woodard has accumulated over 179 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1951 to 2026.
What is Alfre Woodard's background in cinema and television?
Alfre Woodard is an American film, stage, and television actress born on November 8, 1952, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has been nominated for an Academy Award and Grammy Award, and has won four Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Woodard has appeared in numerous films, including Cross C...
Alfre Woodard by the numbers
179credits
120films
59TV series
1951–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Mrs. Brown — aged about 1
- Sara (1985) as Rozalyn Dupree — aged about 32
- Reading Rainbow (1983) as Self - Narrator (voice) — aged about 30
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Justine Campbell — aged about 52
- See (2019) as Paris — aged about 66
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Dr. Roxanne Turner — aged about 40
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