Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

November 8, 1952 (73 yrs)

place of birth

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

also known as

آلفره وودارد · Alfre Ette Woodard

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War

as Miriam

The Lion King

The Lion King

as Sarabi (voice)

The Gray Man

The Gray Man

as Margaret Cahill

Primal Fear

Primal Fear

as Shoat

Annabelle

Annabelle

as Evelyn

Dinosaur

Dinosaur

as Plio (voice)

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Captain America: Civil War
7.4

Captain America: Civil War

2016as Miriam
The Lion King
7.1

The Lion King

2019as Sarabi (voice)
The Gray Man
6.9

The Gray Man

2022as Margaret Cahill
Primal Fear
7.7

Primal Fear

1996as Shoat
Annabelle
5.8

Annabelle

2014as Evelyn
Dinosaur
6.6

Dinosaur

2000as Plio (voice)
The Core
5.8

The Core

2003as Stickley
12 Years a Slave
7.9

12 Years a Slave

2013as Mistress Shaw
Take the Lead
6.9

Take the Lead

2006as Augustine James
Star Trek: First Contact
7.3

Star Trek: First Contact

1996as Lily Sloane
K-PAX
7.2

K-PAX

2001as Claudia Villars
The Forgotten
5.9

The Forgotten

2004as Det. Anne Pope
Salem's Lot
6.0

Salem's Lot

2024as Dr. Cody
Radio
7.3

Radio

2003as Principal Daniels
Fatherhood
7.5

Fatherhood

2021as Marian
Heart and Souls
7.0

Heart and Souls

1993as Penny Washington
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
10.0

Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

1997as Narrator (voice)
Beauty Shop
6.3

Beauty Shop

2005as Ms. Josephine
Scrooged
6.8

Scrooged

1988as Grace Cooley
The Book of Clarence
5.9

The Book of Clarence

2024as Mother Mary
Lost Souls
5.0

Lost Souls

2000as Dr. Allen
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
6.4

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

2002as Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)
Blue Chips
6.1

Blue Chips

1994as Lavada McRae
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
6.8

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

2008as Alice Pratt
How to Make an American Quilt
6.4

How to Make an American Quilt

1995as Marianna
Love & Basketball
7.3

Love & Basketball

2000as Camille Wright
Crooklyn
6.8

Crooklyn

1994as Carolyn Carmichael
Saint Judy
6.9

Saint Judy

2018as Judge Benton
Space Oddity
6.0

Space Oddity

2023as Dr. Olsen
Holiday Heart
7.0

Holiday Heart

2000as Wanda Dean
Mississippi Grind
6.0

Mississippi Grind

2015as Sam
Mumford
6.5

Mumford

1999as Lily
Summer Camp
5.2

Summer Camp

2024as Mary
Grand Canyon
6.4

Grand Canyon

1991as Jane
Something New
6.4

Something New

2006as Joyce McQueen
Clemency
6.3

Clemency

2019as Warden Bernadine Williams
Bopha!
5.6

Bopha!

1993as Rosie Mangena
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
6.1

The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

1997as Maisie (voice)
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
5.2

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2003
Steel Magnolias
6.9

Steel Magnolias

2012as Ouiser
A Path Appears
8.0

A Path Appears

2015as Self
A Wrinkle in Time
6.3

A Wrinkle in Time

2003as Mrs. Whatsit
Burning Sands
5.8

Burning Sands

2017as Professor Hughes
Miss Firecracker
5.8

Miss Firecracker

1989as Popeye Jackson
Cross Creek
6.6

Cross Creek

1983as Geechee
So B. It
6.6

So B. It

2016as Bernadette
Miss Evers' Boys
6.5

Miss Evers' Boys

1997as Eunice Evers, R.N.
Searching for Debra Winger
6.4

Searching for Debra Winger

2002as Self
Black Panther
6.2

Black Panther

2010as Dondi Reece
Remember My Name
6.1

Remember My Name

1978as Rita