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Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Birthday: 1952-11-08 | Place of Birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Annabelle

as    Evelyn

2025
The Inquisitor

as    Self

2024
Salem's Lot

as    Dr. Cody

2024
Summer Camp

as    Mary

2024
The Book of Clarence

as    Mother Mary

2023
Space Oddity

as    Dr. Olsen

2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

as    Mimi (voice)

2023
Weathering

as    Mum

2022
The Gray Man

as    Margaret Cahill

2021
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color

as    Alma Thomas (voice)

2021
Fatherhood

as    Marian

2021
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street

as    Mary Parrish (voice)

2019
Juanita

as    Juanita

2019
Saint Judy

as    Judge Benton

2019
The Lion King

as    Sarabi (voice)

2019
Clemency

as    Warden Bernadine Williams

2017
Burning Sands

as    Professor Hughes

2016
So B. It

as    Bernadette

2016
Marvel's Luke Cage

as    Mariah Dillard

2016
Marvel's Luke Cage

as    Mariah Dillard

2015
Mississippi Grind

as    Sam

2015
A Path Appears

as    Self

2015
Knucklehead

as    Sheila

2014
State of Affairs

as    President Constance Payton

2014
Nelson Mandela Redrawn

as    Self

2012
Steel Magnolias

as    Ouiser

2010
Black Panther

as    Dondi Reece (voice)