Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Age 73 — born November 8, 1952·Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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.

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70Credits40 TV · 30 films
1951–2026Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedWomen, War & Peace
7.5 Average ratingacross 70 titles

Top TV shows 40best Alfre Woodard shows

  1. 1Women, War & Peace posterWomen, War & PeaceNarrator (voice) · 1 ep · 201110.0
  2. 2Hallmark Hall of Fame posterHallmark Hall of FameMrs. Brown · 1 ep · 19518.8
  3. 3The Sophisticated Gents posterThe Sophisticated GentsEvelyn Evers · 3 eps · 19818.5
  4. 4Sara posterSaraRozalyn Dupree · 13 eps · 19858.3
  5. 5Grey's Anatomy posterGrey's AnatomyJustine Campbell · 1 ep · 20058.2
  6. 6Faerie Tale Theatre posterFaerie Tale TheatrePrincess Lovinia · 1 ep · 19828.1
  7. 7Homicide: Life on the Street posterHomicide: Life on the StreetDr. Roxanne Turner · 1 ep · 19938.1
  8. 8See posterSeeParis · 16 eps · 20198.1
  9. 9Static Shock posterStatic ShockJean Hawkins (voice) · 1 ep · 20008.0
  10. 10Desperate Housewives posterDesperate HousewivesBetty Applewhite · 25 eps · 20047.9
  11. 11Frasier posterFrasierEdna (voice) · 1 ep · 19937.7
  12. 12The Practice posterThe PracticeDenise Freeman · 2 eps · 19977.7
  13. 13Star Trek: Lower Decks posterStar Trek: Lower DecksLilly Sloane (voice) · 1 ep · 20207.7
  14. 14Hill Street Blues posterHill Street Blues3 eps · 19817.6
  15. 15True Blood posterTrue BloodRuby Jean Reynolds · 5 eps · 20087.6
  16. 16Private Practice posterPrivate PracticeDee Bennett · 1 ep · 20077.5
  17. 17Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur posterMarvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurMimi (voice) · 40 eps · 20237.5
  18. 18A Series of Unfortunate Events posterA Series of Unfortunate EventsAunt Josephine · 3 eps · 20177.4
  19. 19The Boroughs posterThe BoroughsJudy Daniels · 8 eps · 20267.3
  20. 20The Last Frontier posterThe Last FrontierJacqueline Bradford · 10 eps · 20257.2
  21. 21Gulliver's Travels posterGulliver's TravelsQueen of Brobdingnag · 2 eps · 19967.2
  22. 22Empire posterEmpireRenee · 4 eps · 20157.1
  23. 23The White Shadow posterThe White ShadowSandra Wilcox · 1 ep · 19787.1
  24. 24L.A. Law posterL.A. LawAdrianne Moore · 1 ep · 19867.1
  25. 25The Wild Thornberrys posterThe Wild ThornberrysMedicine Woman (voice) · 2 eps · 19987.0
  26. 26Three Rivers posterThree RiversDr. Sophia Jordan · 13 eps · 20097.0
  27. 27Marvel's Luke Cage posterMarvel's Luke CageMariah Dillard · 26 eps · 20166.9
  28. 28Memphis Beat posterMemphis BeatLieutenant Tanya Rice · 20 eps · 20106.9
  29. 29Black Panther posterBlack PantherDondi Reece (voice) · 6 eps · 20106.9
  30. 30The Last Ship posterThe Last ShipAmy Granderson · 3 eps · 20146.9
  31. 31Class of 3000 posterClass of 30001 ep · 20066.8
  32. 32My Own Worst Enemy posterMy Own Worst EnemyMavis Heller · 9 eps · 20086.5
  33. 33American Experience posterAmerican ExperienceNarrator (voice) · 2 eps · 19886.5
  34. 34Palmerstown, U.S.A. posterPalmerstown, U.S.A.1 ep · 19806.3
  35. 35Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child posterHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildWinsome (voice) · 1 ep · 19956.3
  36. 36Monsieur Spade posterMonsieur SpadeVirginia Dell · 1 ep · 20246.2
  37. 37What Really Happened to the Class of '65? posterWhat Really Happened to the Class of '65?1 ep · 19776.0
  38. 38State of Affairs posterState of AffairsPresident Constance Payton · 13 eps · 20145.7
  39. 39St. Elsewhere posterSt. ElsewhereRoxanne Turner · 17 eps · 19825.7
  40. 40The Porter posterThe PorterExecutive Producer · 8 eps · 20225.4

Top movies 30best Alfre Woodard movies

  1. 1Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature posterCadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of NatureNarrator (voice) · 199710.0
  2. 2Blue Bayou posterBlue BayouJessica Filley · 199010.0
  3. 3Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color posterMiss Alma Thomas: A Life in ColorAlma Thomas (voice) · 202110.0
  4. 4The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story posterThe Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden StoryMary Parrish (voice) · 20009.0
  5. 5Malcolm X: Make It Plain posterMalcolm X: Make It PlainNarrator · 19949.0
  6. 6For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf posterFor Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is EnufWoman who lost her stuff · 19828.5
  7. 7Precious Blood posterPrecious BloodNarrator · 19828.5
  8. 8The Ambush Murders posterThe Ambush MurdersKarisha Ellsworth · 19828.0
  9. 9Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band posterMary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the BandMary Lou Williams (voice) · 20158.0
  10. 10The Killing Floor posterThe Killing FloorMattie · 19848.0
  11. 11King Leopold's Ghost posterKing Leopold's GhostIlanga (voice) · 20068.0
  12. 12Eleanor Roosevelt posterEleanor RooseveltNarrator (voice) · 20008.0
  13. 1312 Years a Slave poster12 Years a SlaveMistress Shaw · 20137.9
  14. 14Funny Valentines posterFunny ValentinesJoyce May · 19997.7
  15. 15Primal Fear posterPrimal FearShoat · 1996 · Crime7.7
  16. 16The Piano Lesson posterThe Piano LessonBerniece Charles · 19957.6
  17. 17The Child Saver posterThe Child SaverAndrea Crawford · 19887.5
  18. 18The Wishing Tree posterThe Wishing TreeClara · 19997.5
  19. 19Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks posterHalf Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon ParksNarrator · 20007.5
  20. 20Fatherhood posterFatherhoodMarian · 20217.5
  21. 21Captain America: Civil War posterCaptain America: Civil WarMiriam · 20167.4
  22. 22Unnatural Causes posterUnnatural CausesMaude DeVictor · 19867.4
  23. 23Disney's American Legends posterDisney's American Legends20017.4
  24. 24Love & Basketball posterLove & BasketballCamille Wright · 20007.3
  25. 25Radio posterRadioPrincipal Daniels · 20037.3
  26. 26Star Trek: First Contact posterStar Trek: First ContactLily Sloane · 19967.3
  27. 27K-PAX posterK-PAXClaudia Villars · 20017.2
  28. 28The Lion King posterThe Lion KingSarabi (voice) · 2019 · Adventure7.1
  29. 29The Gray Man posterThe Gray ManMargaret Cahill · 2022 · Action6.9
  30. 30Annabelle posterAnnabelleEvelyn · 2014 · Horror5.8

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