Alfre Ette Woodard (born November 8, 1952) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has been nominated once for an Academy Award and Grammy Awards, 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.
Movie | The Book of Clarence | Mother Mary | 2024-01-11 |
Movie | Summer Camp | Mary | 2024-05-31 |
Movie | Salem's Lot | Dr. Cody | 2024-10-03 |
Movie | Space Oddity | Dr. Olsen | 2023-03-31 |
Movie | The Gray Man | Margaret Cahill | 2022-07-13 |
Movie | Fatherhood | Marian | 2021-06-18 |
Movie | Juanita | Juanita | 2019-03-08 |
Movie | The Lion King | Sarabi (voice) | 2019-07-12 |
Movie | Burning Sands | Professor Hughes | 2017-01-24 |
Movie | Captain America: Civil War | Miriam | 2016-04-27 |
Movie | So B. It | Bernadette | 2016-06-07 |
Movie | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | Self | 2016-10-14 |
Series | Marvel's Luke Cage | Mariah Dillard | 2016-09-30 |
Movie | A Path Appears | Self | 2015-01-26 |
Movie | Mississippi Grind | Sam | 2015-07-04 |
Movie | Knucklehead | Sheila | 2015-02-01 |
Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
Series | State of Affairs | President Constance Payton | 2014-11-17 |
Movie | Annabelle | Evelyn | 2014-10-02 |
Movie | The Door | E | 2013-07-02 |
Movie | 12 Years a Slave | Mistress Shaw | 2013-10-18 |
Movie | Steel Magnolias | Ouiser | 2012-10-07 |
Series | Black Panther | Dondi Reece | 2010-01-16 |
Series | Memphis Beat | Lieutenant Tanya Rice | 2010-06-22 |
Series | Three Rivers | Dr. Sophia Jordan | 2009-10-04 |
Movie | American Violet | Alma Roberts | 2008-08-28 |
Movie | Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys | Alice Pratt | 2008-09-12 |
Movie | Reach for Me | Evelyn | 2008-10-01 |
Series | My Own Worst Enemy | Mavis Heller | 2008-10-13 |
Movie | Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty | Self - Narrator | 2007-07-16 |
Movie | Pictures of Hollis Woods | Edna Reilly | 2007-12-02 |
Movie | The Water Is Wide | Mrs. Brown | 2006-01-29 |
Movie | Something New | Joyce McQueen | 2006-01-29 |
Movie | Beauty Shop | Ms. Josephine | 2005-04-22 |
Movie | Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property | Narrator | 2003-02-16 |
Movie | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | 2003-02-10 | |
Movie | The Core | Stickley | 2003-03-28 |
Movie | Radio | Principal Daniels | 2003-10-24 |
Movie | The Singing Detective | Chief of Staff | 2003-10-24 |
Movie | A Wrinkle in Time | Mrs. Whatsit | 2003-04-25 |
Movie | Searching for Debra Winger | Self | 2002-07-13 |
Movie | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice) | 2002-12-20 |
Movie | Disney's American Legends | 2001-02-12 | |
Movie | Love & Basketball | Camille Wright | 2000-04-21 |
Movie | Dinosaur | Plio (voice) | 2000-05-19 |
Movie | What's Cooking? | Audrey Williams | 2000-01-20 |
Movie | Holiday Heart | Wanda Dean | 2000-12-10 |
Movie | John Henry | Polly / Narrator (voice) | 2000-05-27 |
Movie | Lost Souls | Dr. Allen | 2000-10-13 |
Movie | The Wishing Tree | Clara | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Mumford | Lily | 1999-09-24 |
Movie | Funny Valentines | Joyce May | 1999-02-14 |
Movie | Down in the Delta | Loretta Sinclair | 1998-12-25 |
Movie | The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | Maisie (voice) | 1997-11-01 |
Movie | The Member of the Wedding | Berenice Sadie Brown | 1997-01-29 |
Movie | Miss Evers' Boys | Eunice Evers, R.N. | 1997-02-22 |
Series | Gulliver's Travels | Queen of Brobdingnag | 1996-02-04 |
Movie | Primal Fear | Shoat | 1996-03-06 |
Movie | Star Trek: First Contact | Lily Sloane | 1996-11-22 |
Movie | A Step Toward Tomorrow | Dr. Sadlin | 1996-11-10 |
Movie | The Piano Lesson | Berniece Charles | 1995-02-05 |
Movie | How to Make an American Quilt | Marianna | 1995-10-06 |
Movie | Blue Chips | Lavada McRae | 1994-02-18 |
Movie | Bopha! | Rosie Mangena | 1993-09-16 |
Movie | Heart and Souls | Penny Washington | 1993-08-13 |
Movie | The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | Ann | 1992-08-21 |
Movie | Rich in Love | Rhody Poole | 1992-09-04 |
Movie | Passion Fish | Chantelle | 1992-12-11 |
Movie | Grand Canyon | Jane | 1991-12-25 |
Movie | Miss Firecracker | Popeye Jackson | 1989-04-28 |
Movie | A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story | Mary Thomas | 1989-12-03 |
Movie | The Child Saver | Andrea Crawford | 1988-01-18 |
Movie | Extremities | Patricia | 1986-08-22 |
Movie | L.A. Law: Pilot | Adrianne Moore | 1986-09-15 |
Movie | Unnatural Causes | Maude DeVictor | 1986-11-10 |
Movie | Words by Heart | Claudie Sills | 1985-01-01 |
Movie | Go Tell It on the Mountain | Esther | 1985-01-14 |
Series | Sara | 1985-01-23 | |
Movie | The Killing Floor | Mattie | 1984-04-10 |
Movie | Sweet Revenge | Vicki Teague | 1984-10-31 |
Movie | Cross Creek | Geechee | 1983-09-21 |
Movie | The Ambush Murders | Karisha Ellsworth | 1982-01-05 |
Series | Tucker's Witch | 1982-10-06 | |
Movie | For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf | Woman who lost her stuff | 1982-02-23 |
Movie | HealtH | Sally Benbow | 1980-09-12 |
Movie | Freedom Road | Katie | 1979-10-29 |
Movie | Remember My Name | Rita | 1978-02-10 |
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