Alfre Woodard
"An iconic presence in cinema, defining characters with depth and intensity."
Age
74 years
Origin
USA
Active
1951 — Present
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,...
History of the Legend
Witness the defining moments that shaped a legacy.
Scrooged
Starring as Grace Cooley
Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.
Highest Rated Masterpieces
Grey's Anatomy
as Justine Campbell
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Dr. Roxanne Turner
See
as Paris
Static Shock
as Jean Hawkins (voice)
12 Years a Slave
as Mistress Shaw
Desperate Housewives
as Betty Applewhite
Frasier
as Edna (voice)
Primal Fear
as Shoat
The Practice
as Denise Freeman
Hill Street Blues
Cast Member
Media Proof
Filmography Engine
167 Credits found
The Boroughs
Judy Daniels
2026
The Last Frontier
Jacqueline Bradford
2025
The Inquisitor
Narration
2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
2025
Salem's Lot
Dr. Cody
2024
Summer Camp
Mary
2024
Monsieur Spade
Virginia Dell
2024
The Book of Clarence
Mother Mary
2024
Weathering
Mum
2023
Space Oddity
Dr. Olsen
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Mimi (voice)
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
The Gray Man
Margaret Cahill
2022
The Porter
Executive Producer
2022
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
Alma Thomas (voice)
2021
Fatherhood
Marian
2021
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
Mary Parrish (voice)
2021
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
Self
2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Lilly Sloane (voice)
2020
Clemency
Executive Producer
2019
See
Paris
2019
The Lion King
Sarabi (voice)
2019
No Small Matter
Executive Producer
2019
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
Cast
2019
Juanita
Juanita
2019
Saint Judy
Judge Benton
2018
Burning Sands
Professor Hughes
2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Aunt Josephine
2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self
2016
Marvel's Luke Cage
Mariah Dillard
2016
So B. It
Bernadette
2016
Captain America: Civil War
Miriam
2016
Mississippi Grind
Sam
2015
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Mary Lou Williams (voice)
2015
Knucklehead
Sheila
2015
Empire
Renee
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
State of Affairs
President Constance Payton
2014
Annabelle
Evelyn
2014
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Self
2014
The Last Ship
Amy Granderson
2014
12 Years a Slave
Mistress Shaw
2013
Steel Magnolias
Ouiser
2012
Women, War & Peace
Narrator (voice)
2011
Memphis Beat
Lieutenant Tanya Rice
2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010
Black Panther
Dondi Reece
2010
Black Panther
Dondi Reece (voice)
2010
Three Rivers
Dr. Sophia Jordan
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Medal of Honor
Narrator
2008
My Own Worst Enemy
Mavis Heller
2008
Reach for Me
Evelyn
2008
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Alice Pratt
2008
True Blood
Ruby Jean Reynolds
2008
American Violet
Alma Roberts
2008
Henry Box Brown
Cast
2008
Pictures of Hollis Woods
Edna Reilly
2007
Private Practice
Dee Bennett
2007
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
Self - Narrator
2007