Alfre Woodard

Personal Info

Birthday

November 8, 1952

Place of Birth

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Known For

Acting

Alfre Woodard

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.

Acting Filmography (166)

The Boroughs
7.3

The Boroughs

TV Series2026
The Last Frontier
7.2

The Last Frontier

TV Series2025
The Inquisitor
0.0

The Inquisitor

Movie2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
3.6

Number One on the Call Sheet

TV Series2025
Salem's Lot
6.0

Salem's Lot

Movie2024
Summer Camp
5.3

Summer Camp

Movie2024
Monsieur Spade
6.2

Monsieur Spade

TV Series2024
The Book of Clarence
5.9

The Book of Clarence

Movie2024
Weathering
4.9

Weathering

Movie2023
Space Oddity
5.9

Space Oddity

Movie2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
7.6

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

TV Series2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV Series2022
The Gray Man
6.9

The Gray Man

Movie2022
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
10.0

Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color

Movie2021
Fatherhood
7.5

Fatherhood

Movie2021
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
6.3

Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street

Movie2021
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
0.0

The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart

TV Series2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks
7.6

Star Trek: Lower Decks

TV Series2020
Clemency
6.3

Clemency

Movie2019
See
8.1

See

TV Series2019
The Lion King
7.1

The Lion King

Movie2019
No Backdrop
0.0

No Small Matter

Movie2019
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
0.0

The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts

Movie2019
Juanita
5.4

Juanita

Movie2019
Saint Judy
6.9

Saint Judy

Movie2018
Burning Sands
5.8

Burning Sands

Movie2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events
7.4

A Series of Unfortunate Events

TV Series2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
8.0

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Movie2016
Marvel's Luke Cage
6.9

Marvel's Luke Cage

TV Series2016
So B. It
6.6

So B. It

Movie2016
Captain America: Civil War
7.4

Captain America: Civil War

Movie2016
Mississippi Grind
6.0

Mississippi Grind

Movie2015
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
8.0

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

Movie2015
Knucklehead
7.0

Knucklehead

Movie2015
No Backdrop
8.0

A Path Appears

Movie2015
Empire
7.1

Empire

TV Series2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

TV Series2014
State of Affairs
5.7

State of Affairs

TV Series2014
Annabelle
5.8

Annabelle

Movie2014
No Backdrop
10.0

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

Movie2014
The Last Ship
6.9

The Last Ship

TV Series2014
12 Years a Slave
7.9

12 Years a Slave

Movie2013
Steel Magnolias
6.9

Steel Magnolias

Movie2012
Women, War & Peace
10.0

Women, War & Peace

TV Series2011
Memphis Beat
6.9

Memphis Beat

TV Series2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
6.9

Who Do You Think You Are?

TV Series2010
Black Panther
6.2

Black Panther

Movie2010
Black Panther
6.9

Black Panther

TV Series2010
Three Rivers
7.0

Three Rivers

TV Series2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.0

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV Series2009
No Backdrop
6.5

Medal of Honor

Movie2008
My Own Worst Enemy
6.5

My Own Worst Enemy

TV Series2008
Reach for Me
2.8

Reach for Me

Movie2008
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
6.8

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

Movie2008
True Blood
7.6

True Blood

TV Series2008
American Violet
6.7

American Violet

Movie2008
No Backdrop
0.0

Henry Box Brown

Movie2008
Pictures of Hollis Woods
6.6

Pictures of Hollis Woods

Movie2007
Private Practice
7.5

Private Practice

TV Series2007
No Backdrop
7.0

Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty

Movie2007
Class of 3000
6.8

Class of 3000

TV Series2006
Rachael Ray
5.1

Rachael Ray

TV Series2006
No Backdrop
4.7

The Megan Mullally Show

TV Series2006
No Backdrop
8.0

King Leopold's Ghost

Movie2006
Take the Lead
6.9

Take the Lead

Movie2006
The Water Is Wide
7.0

The Water Is Wide

Movie2006
Something New
6.4

Something New

Movie2006
No Backdrop
9.0

Inconceivable

TV Series2005
Beauty Shop
6.3

Beauty Shop

Movie2005
Grey's Anatomy
8.2

Grey's Anatomy

TV Series2005
Desperate Housewives
7.9

Desperate Housewives

TV Series2004
The Forgotten
5.9

The Forgotten

Movie2004
Radio
7.3

Radio

Movie2003
The Singing Detective
5.2

The Singing Detective

Movie2003
A Wrinkle in Time
6.3

A Wrinkle in Time

Movie2003
The Core
5.8

The Core

Movie2003
No Backdrop
6.3

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Movie2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
5.2

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Movie2003
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
6.4

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

Movie2002
Searching for Debra Winger
6.4

Searching for Debra Winger

Movie2002
K-PAX
7.2

K-PAX

Movie2001
No Backdrop
7.0

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie

Movie2001
Disney's American Legends
7.4

Disney's American Legends

Movie2001
Holiday Heart
7.0

Holiday Heart

Movie2000
No Backdrop
7.5

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

Movie2000
Lost Souls
5.1

Lost Souls

Movie2000
Static Shock
8.0

Static Shock

TV Series2000
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
9.0

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

Movie2000
John Henry
7.1

John Henry

Movie2000
Dinosaur
6.6

Dinosaur

Movie2000
Love & Basketball
7.3

Love & Basketball

Movie2000
What's Cooking?
5.5

What's Cooking?

Movie2000
Eleanor Roosevelt
8.0

Eleanor Roosevelt

Movie2000
Mumford
6.5

Mumford

Movie1999
Funny Valentines
7.7

Funny Valentines

Movie1999
No Backdrop
7.5

The Wishing Tree

Movie1999
No Backdrop
7.0

The Underground Railroad

Movie1999
Down in the Delta
6.3

Down in the Delta

Movie1998
The Wild Thornberrys
7.0

The Wild Thornberrys

TV Series1998
No Backdrop
0.0

Seven Candles For Kwanzaa

Movie1997
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
6.1

The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

Movie1997
No Backdrop
0.0

Cadillac Desert

TV Series1997
The Practice
7.7

The Practice

TV Series1997
Follow Me Home
5.0

Follow Me Home

Movie1997
Miss Evers' Boys
6.5

Miss Evers' Boys

Movie1997
Star Trek: First Contact
7.3

Star Trek: First Contact

Movie1996
A Step Toward Tomorrow
4.5

A Step Toward Tomorrow

Movie1996
The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

TV Series1996
Primal Fear
7.7

Primal Fear

Movie1996
No Backdrop
5.8

Special Report: Journey to Mars

Movie1996
Gulliver's Travels
7.2

Gulliver's Travels

TV Series1996
How to Make an American Quilt
6.4

How to Make an American Quilt

Movie1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

TV Series1995
The Piano Lesson
7.6

The Piano Lesson

Movie1995
Crooklyn
6.8

Crooklyn

Movie1994
Aliens for Breakfast
5.5

Aliens for Breakfast

Movie1994
Blue Chips
6.1

Blue Chips

Movie1994
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
9.0

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

Movie1994
Bopha!
5.6

Bopha!

Movie1993
Frasier
7.7

Frasier

TV Series1993
Heart and Souls
7.0

Heart and Souls

Movie1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
8.1

Homicide: Life on the Street

TV Series1993
Passion Fish
7.0

Passion Fish

Movie1992
Rich in Love
6.4

Rich in Love

Movie1992
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
5.1

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

Movie1992
No Backdrop
5.6

HBO First Look

TV Series1992
Grand Canyon
6.4

Grand Canyon

Movie1991
No Backdrop
10.0

Blue Bayou

Movie1990
No Backdrop
7.0

A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

Movie1989
Miss Firecracker
5.8

Miss Firecracker

Movie1989
Scrooged
6.8

Scrooged

Movie1988
American Experience
6.5

American Experience

TV Series1988
No Backdrop
7.5

The Child Saver

Movie1988
Mandela
4.8

Mandela

Movie1987
No Backdrop
7.4

Unnatural Causes

Movie1986
No Backdrop
0.0

L.A. Law: Pilot

Movie1986
L.A. Law
7.1

L.A. Law

TV Series1986
Extremities
6.2

Extremities

Movie1986
No Backdrop
5.0

Puss in Boots

Movie1985
Sara
8.3

Sara

TV Series1985
Words by Heart
7.0

Words by Heart

Movie1985
No Backdrop
0.0

Black Hollywood

Movie1984
Sweet Revenge
6.7

Sweet Revenge

Movie1984
Go Tell It on the Mountain
6.3

Go Tell It on the Mountain

Movie1984
The Killing Floor
8.0

The Killing Floor

Movie1984
Cross Creek
6.6

Cross Creek

Movie1983
Reading Rainbow
8.3

Reading Rainbow

TV Series1983
St. Elsewhere
5.7

St. Elsewhere

TV Series1982
Tucker's Witch
5.2

Tucker's Witch

TV Series1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
8.1

Faerie Tale Theatre

TV Series1982
No Backdrop
8.5

Precious Blood

Movie1982
No Backdrop
8.5

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

Movie1982
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

TV Series1982
The Ambush Murders
8.0

The Ambush Murders

Movie1982
No Backdrop
8.5

The Sophisticated Gents

TV Series1981
Hill Street Blues
7.6

Hill Street Blues

TV Series1981
HealtH
5.4

HealtH

Movie1980
No Backdrop
6.3

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

TV Series1980
Freedom Road
5.2

Freedom Road

Movie1979
The White Shadow
7.1

The White Shadow

TV Series1978
No Backdrop
6.0

The Trial of the Moke

Movie1978
Remember My Name
6.1

Remember My Name

Movie1978
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
6.0

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

TV Series1977
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

TV Series1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV Series1951
No Backdrop
0.0

Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”

MovieN/A