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Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

1952-11-08 / Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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.

Appearances

Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives (2004)
L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
Static Shock
Static Shock (2000)
Class of 3000
Class of 3000 (2006)
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
Frasier
Frasier (1993)
The Practice
The Practice (1997)
My Own Worst Enemy
My Own Worst Enemy (2008)
Tucker's Witch
Tucker's Witch (1982)
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
The White Shadow
The White Shadow (1978)
True Blood
True Blood (2008)
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels (1996)
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980)
Three Rivers
Three Rivers (2009)
Black Panther
Black Panther (2010)
The Oscars
The Oscars (1953)
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1977)
Sara
Sara (1985)
Memphis Beat
Memphis Beat (2010)
The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys (1998)
Women, War & Peace
Women, War & Peace (2011)
State of Affairs
State of Affairs (2014)
The Last Ship
The Last Ship (2014)
The Daily Show
The Daily Show (1996)
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
Marvel's Luke Cage
Marvel's Luke Cage (2016)
A Series of Unfortunate Events
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow (1983)
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are? (2010)
American Experience
American Experience (1988)
Empire
Empire (2015)
Monsieur Spade
Monsieur Spade (2024)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier (2025)
Rachael Ray
Rachael Ray (2006)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023)
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
See
See (2019)
The Sophisticated Gents
The Sophisticated Gents (1981)
HBO First Look
HBO First Look (1992)
The Boroughs
The Boroughs
The Megan Mullally Show
The Megan Mullally Show (2006)
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
Private Practice
Private Practice (2007)
Number One on the Call Sheet
Number One on the Call Sheet (2025)
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart (2020)
WonderWorks
WonderWorks (1984)