Alfre Woodard

Actor

Born November 8, 1952 in 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.

Acting

The Boroughs
TV series, 2026
as Judy Daniels
The Last Frontier
TV series, 2025
as Jacqueline Bradford
The Inquisitor
Film, 2025
as Narration
Salem's Lot
Film, 2024
as Dr. Cody
Summer Camp
Film, 2024
as Mary
Monsieur Spade
TV series, 2024
as Virginia Dell
The Book of Clarence
Film, 2024
as Mother Mary
Weathering
Film, 2023
as Mum
Space Oddity
Film, 2023
as Dr. Olsen
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
TV series, 2023
as Mimi (voice)
The Gray Man
Film, 2022
as Margaret Cahill
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
Film, 2021
as Alma Thomas (voice)
Fatherhood
Film, 2021
as Marian
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
Film, 2021
as Mary Parrish (voice)
Star Trek: Lower Decks
TV series, 2020
as Lilly Sloane (voice)
Clemency
Film, 2019
as Warden Bernadine Williams
See
TV series, 2019
as Paris
The Lion King
Film, 2019
as Sarabi (voice)
No Small Matter
Film, 2019
as Narrator (voice)
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
Film, 2019
Juanita
Film, 2019
as Juanita
Saint Judy
Film, 2018
as Judge Benton
Burning Sands
Film, 2017
as Professor Hughes
A Series of Unfortunate Events
TV series, 2017
as Aunt Josephine
Marvel's Luke Cage
TV series, 2016
as Mariah Dillard
So B. It
Film, 2016
as Bernadette
Captain America: Civil War
Film, 2016
as Miriam
Mississippi Grind
Film, 2015
as Sam
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Film, 2015
as Mary Lou Williams (voice)
Knucklehead
Film, 2015
as Sheila