
ACTING
Alfre Woodard
- Born
- Nov 8, 1952 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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.
MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for

Captain America: Civil War
Movie · 2016
Miriam

12 Years a Slave
Movie · 2013
Mistress Shaw

Grey's Anatomy
TV · 2005
Justine Campbell

The Lion King
Movie · 2019
Sarabi (voice)

Annabelle
Movie · 2014
Evelyn

The Gray Man
Movie · 2022
Margaret Cahill

Primal Fear
Movie · 1996
Shoat

See
TV · 2019
Paris

K-PAX
Movie · 2001
Claudia Villars

Dinosaur
Movie · 2000
Plio (voice)

The Core
Movie · 2003
Stickley

True Blood
TV · 2008
Ruby Jean Reynolds
FILMOGRAPHY
175 movie & TV credits
- 2026The BoroughsTV · Judy Daniels
- 2025The Last FrontierTV · Jacqueline Bradford
- 2025The InquisitorMovie · Narration
- 2025Number One on the Call SheetTV · Self
- 2024Salem's LotMovie · Dr. Cody
- 2024Summer CampMovie · Mary
- 2024Monsieur SpadeTV · Virginia Dell
- 2024The Book of ClarenceMovie · Mother Mary
- 2023WeatheringMovie · Mum
- 2023Space OddityMovie · Dr. Olsen
- 2023Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurTV · Mimi (voice)
- 2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowTV · Self - Guest
- 2022The Gray ManMovie · Margaret Cahill
- 2022The PorterTV · Executive Producer
- 2021Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in ColorMovie · Alma Thomas (voice)
- 2021FatherhoodMovie · Marian
- 2021Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall StreetMovie · Mary Parrish (voice)
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