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Alfre Woodard
Highest Rated: 100% No Small Matter (2018)
Lowest Rated: 8% Summer Camp (2024)
Birthday: Nov 8, 1952
Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
One of the most accomplished and talented African-American actresses of her generation, Alfre Woodard earned an Oscar nomination and multiple Emmy wins in a prolific film and TV career that spanned over three decades. Woodard worked primarily in drama, where she was celebrated for her grounding force in "Passion Fish" (1992), "Crooklyn" (1994), "How to Make an American Quilt" (1995) and "Down in the Delta" (1998), though she occasionally offered up her uninhibited wit in "Beauty Shop" (2005) and "Desperate Housewives" (ABC, 2004-2012). Among Woodard's most praised performances were TV movies that explored the African-American experience, including James Baldwin's "Go Tell it on the Mountain" (PBS, 1985), "The Piano Lesson" (CBS, 1995), "Miss Evers' Boys" (HBO, 1997) and the TV movie remake of the feature "Steel Magnolias" (Lifetime, 2012). She also shown in guest roles, including her turn as a mentally ill mother on the hit vampire series "True Blood" (HBO, 2008-14). Woodard never considered herself a star but rather a working actress, though her rich gallery of characterizations - whether rural and poverty-stricken or educated women in positions of power - embodied an instinctual savvy and realistic viewpoint that placed her in a league of her own.
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Filmography
Movies
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8% |
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Summer Camp | Mary (Character) | $2.4M | 2024 |
67% |
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The Book of Clarence | Unknown (Character) | $6.1M | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Salem's Lot | Dr. Cody (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Weathering | Unknown (Character) | - | 2023 |
45% |
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The Gray Man | Unknown (Character) | - | 2022 |
68% |
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Fatherhood | Marian (Character) | - | 2021 |
92% |
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Clemency | Warden Bernadine Williams (Character) | $361.7K | 2019 |
52% |
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The Lion King | Sarabi (Voice) | $543.6M | 2019 |
82% |
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Juanita |
Juanita (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2019 |
100% |
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No Small Matter |
Narrator, Executive Producer |
- | 2018 |
73% |
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Saint Judy | Judge Benton (Character) | $78.5K | 2018 |
88% |
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Burning Sands | Professor Hughes (Character) | - | 2017 |
45% |
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So B. It | Bernadette (Character) | $46.0K | 2016 |
96% |
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Maya Angelou and Still I Rise | Self | - | 2016 |
90% |
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Captain America: Civil War | Miriam (Character) | $408.1M | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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Knucklehead | Sheila (Character) | - | 2015 |
91% |
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Mississippi Grind | Unknown (Character) | $129.7K | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band | Mary Lou Williams (Voice) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hadza: Last of the First | Narrator | - | 2014 |
28% |
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Annabelle | Evelyn (Character) | $84.4M | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa | Executive Producer | - | 2014 |
95% |
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12 Years a Slave | Mistress Shaw (Character) | $56.7M | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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Steel Magnolias | Ouiser (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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Reach for Me | Evelyn (Character) | - | 2008 |
75% |
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American Violet | Alma Roberts (Character) | $552.9K | 2008 |
53% |
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Tyler Perry's the Family That Preys | Alice (Character) | $37.0M | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Pictures of Hollis Woods | Edna Reilly (Character) | - | 2007 |
61% |
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Something New | Joyce McQueen (Character) | $11.4M | 2006 |
44% |
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Take the Lead | Augustine James (Character) | $34.7M | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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The Water Is Wide | Mrs. Brown (Character) | - | 2006 |
38% |
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Beauty Shop | Miss Josephine (Character) | $36.3M | 2005 |
31% |
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The Forgotten | Ann Pope (Character) | $66.6M | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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A Wrinkle in Time | Mrs. Whatsit (Character) | - | 2003 |
39% |
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The Singing Detective | Chief of Staff (Character) | $336.5K | 2003 |
35% |
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Radio | Principal Daniels (Character) | $52.3M | 2003 |
39% |
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The Core | Stick (Character) | $31.1M | 2003 |
80% |
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The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Akela, the mother cheetah (Voice) | $39.9M | 2002 |
42% |
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K-PAX | Claudia Villars (Character) | $50.3M | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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American Legends | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
67% |
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Holiday Heart | Wanda (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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The Wishing Tree | Clara (Character) | - | 2000 |
52% |
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What's Cooking? | Audrey Williams (Character) | $1.0M | 2000 |
65% |
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Dinosaur | Plio (Voice) | $137.7M | 2000 |
85% |
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Love & Basketball | Camille Wright (Character) | $27.4M | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dinosaur | Plio (Voice) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story | Unknown (Character) | - | 2000 |
58% |
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Mumford | Lily (Character) | $4.6M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Funny Valentines |
Joyce May (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Underground Railroad | Unknown (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | Maisie (Voice) | - | 1998 |
76% |
|
Down in the Delta |
Loretta Sinclair (Character), Co-Producer |
$5.7M | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Miss Evers' Boys | Eunice Evers (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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The Member of the Wedding | Berenice Sadie Brown (Character) | - | 1997 |
93% |
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Star Trek: First Contact | Lily Sloane (Character) | $92.0M | 1996 |
77% |
|
Primal Fear | Judge Miriam Shoat (Character) | $56.1M | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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A Step Toward Tomorrow | Dr. Sandlin (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Special Report: Journey to Mars | Tamara O'Neil (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Follow Me Home | Evey (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Countdown to Freedom: 10 Days That Changed South Africa | Narrator | - | 1995 |
63% |
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How to Make an American Quilt | Marianna (Character) | $23.6M | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
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The Piano Lesson | Berniece Charles (Character) | - | 1995 |
79% |
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Crooklyn | Carolyn Carmichael (Character) | $12.8M | 1994 |
38% |
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Blue Chips | Lavada McRae (Character) | $21.8M | 1994 |
58% |
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Heart and Souls | Penny Washington (Character) | $16.4M | 1993 |
82% |
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Bopha! | Rosie Mangena (Character) | $180.0K | 1993 |
69% |
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Rich in Love | Rhody Poole (Character) | $2.0M | 1992 |
14% |
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The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | Attorney Ann Orkin (Character) | $3.6M | 1992 |
100% |
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Passion Fish | Chantelle (Character) | $2.4M | 1992 |
79% |
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Grand Canyon | Jane (Character) | $32.3M | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blue Bayou | Jessica Filley (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story | Mary Thomas (Character) | - | 1989 |
75% |
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Miss Firecracker | Popeye Jackson (Character) | $646.9K | 1989 |
71% |
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Scrooged | Grace Cooley (Frank Cross' secretary) (Character) | $58.2M | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Child Saver | Andrea Crawford (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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Mandela | Winnie Mandela (Character) | - | 1987 |
36% |
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Extremities | Patricia (Character) | $12.2M | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Unnatural Causes | Maude DeVictor (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Words by Heart | Claudie Sills (Character) | - | 1985 |
92% |
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The Killing Floor | Mattie (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet |
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Go Tell It on the Mountain | Esther (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sweet Revenge | Vicki Teague (Character) | - | 1984 |
59% |
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Cross Creek | Geechee (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ambush Murders | Kariha Ellsworth (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet |
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H.E.A.L.T.H. | Sally Benbow (Character) | - | 1980 |
70% |
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Remember My Name | Rita (Character) | - | 1978 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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100% | 91% | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Mimi (Voice) | 2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2011 2015 2017-2018 2023 |
100% | 88% | The Porter | Fay (Character) | 2022 |
63% | 84% | See | Paris (Character) | 2019 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sara | Rozalyn Dupree (Character) | 1985 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 62% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inside the Actors Studio | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 19% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2019 |
87% | 71% | Marvel's Luke Cage | Mariah Dillard (Character) | 2016 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2016 2018 |
84% | 48% | Empire | Renee Rhodes (Guest Star) | 2018 |
96% | 87% | A Series of Unfortunate Events |
Aunt Josephine (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2017-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who Do You Think You Are? | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
28% | 66% | State of Affairs | President Constance Payton (Character) | 2014-2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Makers: Women Who Make America | Narrator | 2014 |
81% | 78% | Copper | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Private Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2012 |
68% | 72% | True Blood |
Ruby Jean Reynolds (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2010 2012 |
84% | 73% | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Women, War & Peace | Narrator | 2011 |
38% | 80% | Memphis Beat | Lt. Tanya Rice (Character) | 2010-2011 |
31% | No Score Yet | Three Rivers | Dr. Sophia Jordan (Character) | 2009-2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight | Guest | 2010 |
72% | No Score Yet | My Own Worst Enemy | Mavis Heller (Character) | 2008 |
72% | 88% | Desperate Housewives |
Betty Applewhite (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2005-2006 |
30% | No Score Yet | Inconceivable | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Unknown (Voice) | 1997 |
95% | 94% | Frasier | Edna (Guest Voice) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | St. Elsewhere | Dr. Roxanne Turner (Guest Star) | 1985 |
97% | 82% | Hill Street Blues | Doris Robson (Guest Star) | 1983 |