Alfre Woodard
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.
Filmography
The Inquisitor
as Narration
The Inquisitor
as Narration
Salem's Lot
as Dr. Cody
Salem's Lot
as Dr. Cody
Summer Camp
as Mary
Summer Camp
as Mary
The Book of Clarence
as Mother Mary
The Book of Clarence
as Mother Mary
Weathering
as Mum
Weathering
as Mum
The Gray Man
as Margaret Cahill
The Gray Man
as Margaret Cahill
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
as Alma Thomas (voice)
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
as Alma Thomas (voice)
Fatherhood
as Marian
Fatherhood
as Marian
Clemency
as Warden Bernadine Williams
Clemency
as Warden Bernadine Williams
No Small Matter
as Narrator (voice)
No Small Matter
as Narrator (voice)
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
Juanita
as Juanita
Juanita
as Juanita
Saint Judy
as Judge Benton
Saint Judy
as Judge Benton
Burning Sands
as Professor Hughes
Burning Sands
as Professor Hughes
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self
So B. It
as Bernadette
So B. It
as Bernadette
Captain America: Civil War
as Miriam
Captain America: Civil War
as Miriam
Mississippi Grind
as Sam
Mississippi Grind
as Sam
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
as Mary Lou Williams (voice)
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
as Mary Lou Williams (voice)
Knucklehead
as Sheila
Knucklehead
as Sheila
A Path Appears
as Self
A Path Appears
as Self
Annabelle
as Evelyn
Annabelle
as Evelyn
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
as Self
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
as Self
12 Years a Slave
as Mistress Shaw
12 Years a Slave
as Mistress Shaw
The Door
as E
The Door
as E
Steel Magnolias
as Ouiser
Steel Magnolias
as Ouiser
Black Panther
as Dondi Reece
Black Panther
as Dondi Reece
Medal of Honor
as Narrator
Medal of Honor
as Narrator
Reach for Me
as Evelyn
Reach for Me
as Evelyn
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
as Alice Pratt
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
as Alice Pratt
American Violet
as Alma Roberts
American Violet
as Alma Roberts
King Leopold's Ghost
as Ilanga (voice)
King Leopold's Ghost
as Ilanga (voice)
The Water Is Wide
as Mrs. Brown
The Water Is Wide
as Mrs. Brown
Something New
as Joyce McQueen
Something New
as Joyce McQueen
Beauty Shop
as Ms. Josephine
Beauty Shop
as Ms. Josephine
Radio
as Principal Daniels
Radio
as Principal Daniels
The Core
as Stickley
The Core
as Stickley
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
as Narrator
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
as Narrator
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
as Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
as Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self
K-PAX
as Claudia Villars
K-PAX
as Claudia Villars
Holiday Heart
as Wanda Dean
Holiday Heart
as Wanda Dean
Lost Souls
as Dr. Allen
Lost Souls
as Dr. Allen
Love & Basketball
as Camille Wright
Love & Basketball
as Camille Wright
What's Cooking?
as Audrey Williams
What's Cooking?
as Audrey Williams
Mumford
as Lily
Mumford
as Lily
Funny Valentines
as Joyce May
Funny Valentines
as Joyce May
Primal Fear
as Shoat
Primal Fear
as Shoat
How to Make an American Quilt
as Marianna
How to Make an American Quilt
as Marianna
The Piano Lesson
as Berniece Charles
The Piano Lesson
as Berniece Charles
Aliens for Breakfast
as Mrs. Marks
Aliens for Breakfast
as Mrs. Marks
Blue Chips
as Lavada McRae
Blue Chips
as Lavada McRae
Bopha!
as Rosie Mangena
Bopha!
as Rosie Mangena
Heart and Souls
as Penny Washington
Heart and Souls
as Penny Washington
Passion Fish
as Chantelle
Passion Fish
as Chantelle
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
as Ann
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
as Ann
Grand Canyon
as Jane
Grand Canyon
as Jane
Blue Bayou
as Jessica Filley
Blue Bayou
as Jessica Filley
Scrooged
as Grace Cooley
Scrooged
as Grace Cooley
The Child Saver
as Andrea Crawford
The Child Saver
as Andrea Crawford
Extremities
as Patricia
Extremities
as Patricia
Black Hollywood
as Self
Black Hollywood
as Self
The Ambush Murders
as Karisha Ellsworth
The Ambush Murders
as Karisha Ellsworth
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