Acting
Alfre Woodard
Born Nov 8, 1952 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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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Acting
Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”
Documentary
The Boroughs
2026
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery
The Last Frontier
2025
Drama · Crime
The Inquisitor
2025
Documentary
Salem's Lot
2024
Horror
Summer Camp
2024
Comedy
Monsieur Spade
2024
Drama · Mystery · Crime
The Book of Clarence
2024
Adventure · Comedy · Drama
Weathering
2023
Thriller
Space Oddity
2023
Comedy · Romance · Science Fiction
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
Animation · Kids · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Gray Man
2022
Action · Thriller
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
2021
Documentary
Fatherhood
2021
Drama · Comedy
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
2021
Documentary
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Animation · Comedy
Clemency
2019
Drama
See
2019
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure
The Lion King
2019
Adventure · Drama · Family
No Small Matter
2019
Documentary
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
2019
Animation
Juanita
2019
Drama
Saint Judy
2018
Drama
Burning Sands
2017
Drama
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017
Action & Adventure · Family · Comedy
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
Documentary
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016
Drama · Action & Adventure · Crime
So B. It
2016
Drama · Family
Captain America: Civil War
2016
Adventure · Action · Science Fiction
Mississippi Grind
2015
Comedy · Drama
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
2015
Documentary
Knucklehead
2015
Drama · Family
Empire
2015
Drama · Soap
State of Affairs
2014
Drama
Annabelle
2014
Horror
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
2014
Documentary
The Last Ship
2014
Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
12 Years a Slave
2013
Drama · History
Steel Magnolias
2012
Romance · Drama · TV Movie
Women, War & Peace
2011
Documentary
Memphis Beat
2010
Action & Adventure · Drama · Comedy
Black Panther
2010
Animation
Black Panther
2010
Action & Adventure · Animation
Three Rivers
2009
Drama
Medal of Honor
2008
Documentary
My Own Worst Enemy
2008
Drama
Reach for Me
2008
Drama · Comedy
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008
Drama · Romance
True Blood
2008
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Mystery
American Violet
2008
Drama
Henry Box Brown
2008
Animation
Pictures of Hollis Woods
2007
TV Movie · Drama
Private Practice
2007
Drama
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
2007
Documentary · History
Class of 3000
2006
Animation · Comedy
King Leopold's Ghost
2006
Documentary · History
Take the Lead
2006
Drama · Music
The Water Is Wide
2006
Drama · TV Movie
Something New
2006
Romance · Comedy · Drama
Inconceivable
2005
Drama
Beauty Shop
2005
Comedy · Romance
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Drama
Desperate Housewives
2004
Mystery · Drama · Comedy
The Forgotten
2004
Thriller · Mystery · Science Fiction
Radio
2003
Drama
The Singing Detective
2003
Comedy · Music · Mystery
A Wrinkle in Time
2003
Drama · Science Fiction · Family
The Core
2003
Science Fiction · Adventure · Thriller
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
2003
Documentary
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
History · Documentary
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002
Family · Comedy · Adventure
Searching for Debra Winger
2002
Documentary
K-PAX
2001
Science Fiction · Drama · Mystery
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
2001
Animation · Family
Disney's American Legends
2001
Animation · Fantasy · Family
Holiday Heart
2000
Drama · TV Movie
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
2000
Documentary
Lost Souls
2000
Horror · Thriller · Drama
Static Shock
2000
Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
Documentary
John Henry
2000
Animation · Drama · Family
Dinosaur
2000
Adventure · Animation · Drama
Love & Basketball
2000
Comedy · Drama · Romance
What's Cooking?
2000
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Eleanor Roosevelt
2000
Documentary · History
Mumford
1999
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Funny Valentines
1999
Drama
The Wishing Tree
1999
Fantasy · TV Movie
The Underground Railroad
1999
Documentary
Down in the Delta
1998
Drama
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
Animation · Comedy · Action & Adventure
Seven Candles For Kwanzaa
1997
Animation · Family
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
1997
Animation · Comedy · Family
Cadillac Desert
1997
Documentary
The Practice
1997
Drama
Follow Me Home
1997
Drama
Miss Evers' Boys
1997
Drama · History · TV Movie
The Member of the Wedding
1997
Romance · Drama
Star Trek: First Contact
1996
Science Fiction · Action · Adventure
A Step Toward Tomorrow
1996
Drama · TV Movie
Primal Fear
1996
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Special Report: Journey to Mars
1996
Drama · Science Fiction · TV Movie
Gulliver's Travels
1996
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
Drama · Romance
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Animation
The Piano Lesson
1995
Drama · TV Movie
Crooklyn
1994
Comedy · Drama
Aliens for Breakfast
1994
Comedy · Science Fiction
Blue Chips
1994
Drama
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994
Documentary · History
Bopha!
1993
Drama
Frasier
1993
Comedy · Family
Heart and Souls
1993
Fantasy · Comedy · Romance
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Mystery · Drama · Crime
Passion Fish
1992
Drama
Rich in Love
1992
Drama
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992
Comedy · Thriller · Mystery
Grand Canyon
1991
Drama · Crime · Comedy
Blue Bayou
1990
Drama · Mystery · TV Movie
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
1989
Drama · TV Movie
Miss Firecracker
1989
Comedy
Scrooged
1988
Fantasy · Comedy · Drama
American Experience
1988
Documentary
The Child Saver
1988
Drama
Mandela
1987
TV Movie · Drama
Unnatural Causes
1986
TV Movie · Drama
L.A. Law: Pilot
1986
L.A. Law
1986
Drama · War & Politics
Extremities
1986
Thriller · Drama
Puss in Boots
1985
Fantasy · TV Movie
Sara
1985
Comedy
Words by Heart
1985
Drama · TV Movie
Black Hollywood
1984
Documentary
Sweet Revenge
1984
Drama · TV Movie
WonderWorks
1984
Family · Drama
Go Tell It on the Mountain
1984
Drama · TV Movie
The Killing Floor
1984
Drama · TV Movie · History
Cross Creek
1983
Drama · Romance
St. Elsewhere
1982
Drama
Tucker's Witch
1982
Drama · Comedy
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Drama · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Precious Blood
1982
Drama · TV Movie
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
1982
Drama · Romance
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
The Ambush Murders
1982
TV Movie · Drama
The Sophisticated Gents
1981
Drama · Mystery
Hill Street Blues
1981
Drama · Crime
HealtH
1980
Comedy
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
Drama
Freedom Road
1979
Drama
The White Shadow
1978
Drama · Family
The Trial of the Moke
1978
Drama · TV Movie
Remember My Name
1978
Drama · Thriller
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
Drama