Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard (/ˈælfriː ˈwʊdərd/ (
listen); born November 8, 1952) is an American actress who stars in both movies and television. She played Carolyn in the 1994 movie Crooklyn. Alfre was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Woodard is a Democrat and attended the 2012 Democratic National Convention in support of President Obama's re-election.[1]
Alfre Woodard | |
|---|---|
 Alfre Woodard in 2019 | |
| Born | November 8, 1952 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Occupation | Actress, producer |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Roderick Spencer (m. 1983) |
| Children | 2 |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Remember My Name | Rita | ||
| 1980 | Health | Sally Benbow | ||
| 1983 | Cross Creek | Beatrice "Geechee" | ||
| 1984 | Go Tell It on the Mountain | Esther | ||
| 1984 | Sweet Revenge | Vicki Teague | [2] | |
| 1986 | Extremities | Patricia | ||
| 1988 | Scrooged | Grace Cooley | ||
| 1989 | Miss Firecracker | Popeye Jackson | ||
| 1990 | Blue Bayou | Jessica Filley | [3] | |
| 1991 | Grand Canyon | Jane | ||
| 1991 | Pretty Hattie's Baby | Hattie | Unreleased | [4] |
| 1992 | The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | Attorney Ann Orkin | ||
| 1992 | Passion Fish | Chantelle | ||
| 1993 | Rich in Love | Rhody Poole | ||
| 1993 | Heart and Souls | Penny Washington | ||
| 1993 | Bopha! | Rosie Mangena | ||
| 1994 | Blue Chips | Lavada McRae | ||
| 1994 | Crooklyn | Carolyn Carmichael | ||
| 1994 | Countdown to Freedom: 10 Days That Changed South Africa | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | Marianna | ||
| 1996 | Statistically Speaking | Middle aged woman | Short film | |
| 1996 | Follow Me Home | Evey | Unreleased | |
| 1996 | Star Trek: First Contact | Lily Sloane | ||
| 1996 | Primal Fear | Judge Miriam Shoat | ||
| 1996 | A Step Toward Tomorrow | Dr. Sandlin | [5] | |
| 1997 | Cadillac Desert | Narrator | ||
| 1997 | The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | Maisie the Cat | Voice role | |
| 1998 | Down in the Delta | Loretta Sinclair | ||
| 1999 | Funny Valentines | Joyce May | [6] | |
| 1999 | The Wishing Tree | Clara Collier | [7] | |
| 1999 | Different Moms | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 1999 | Mumford | Lily | ||
| 2000 | What's Cooking? | Audrey Williams | ||
| 2000 | Lost Souls | Dr. Allen | Cameo | |
| 2000 | John Henry | Polly / Narrator | ||
| 2000 | Love & Basketball | Camille Wright | ||
| 2000 | Dinosaur | Plio | Voice role | |
| 2001 | K-PAX | Claudia Villars | ||
| 2001 | American Exile | Narrator | Documentary | [8] |
| 2002 | Searching for Debra Winger | Herself | ||
| 2002 | Baby of the Family | Rachel | [9] | |
| 2002 | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Akela | Voice role | |
| 2003 | The Singing Detective | Chief of Staff | ||
| 2003 | Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2003 | The Core | Talma Stickley | ||
| 2003 | Unchained Memories | Narrator | ||
| 2003 | Radio | Principal Daniels | ||
| 2004 | The Forgotten | Detective Anne Pope | ||
| 2004 | All Our Sons: Fallen Heroes of 9/11 | Narrator | Documentary | [10] |
| 2005 | Beauty Shop | Miss Josephine | ||
| 2006 | Something New | Joyce McQueen | ||
| 2006 | Take the Lead | Principal Augustine James | ||
| 2006 | King Leopold's Ghost | Ilanga | Voice role | |
| 2008 | American Violet | Alma Roberts | ||
| 2008 | The Family That Preys | Alice Pratt | ||
| 2008 | Road to Ingwavuma | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2008 | AmericanEast | Angela Jensen | ||
| 2009 | Reach for Me | Evelyn | ||
| 2010 | Have You Heard From Johannesburg | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2013 | The Door | E | Short film | [11] |
| 2013 | Miracle Rising: South Africa | Narrator | Documentary | [12] |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Mistress Harriet Shaw | ||
| 2014 | The Hadza: Last of the First | Narrator | Documentary | [13] |
| 2014 | Annabelle | Evelyn | ||
| 2015 | Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band | Mary Lou Williams / Narrator | Documentary | [14] |
| 2015 | Mississippi Grind | Sam | ||
| 2015 | Knucklehead | Sheila | [15] | |
| 2016 | Captain America: Civil War | Miriam Sharpe | Cameo | [16] |
| 2016 | So B. It | Bernadette | [17] | |
| 2017 | Burning Sands | Professor Hughes | ||
| TBA | Juanita | Juanita | ||
| TBA | Saint Judy | Judge Benton | ||
| 2019 | The Lion King | Sarabi | Filming; voice role |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Trial of the Moke | Lucy | Television film |
| 1979 | Freedom Road | Katie | Television film |
| 1980 | The White Shadow | Sandra Wilcox | Episode: "Reunion: Part 1" |
| 1981 | The Sophisticated Gents | Evelyn Evers | Miniseries |
| 1982 | The Ambush Murders | Kariha Ellsworth | Television film |
| 1982–83 | Tucker's Witch | Marcia Fulbright | 12 episodes |
| 1983 | Hill Street Blues | Doris Robson | 3 episodes |
| 1985 | Sara | Rozalyn Dupree | 13 episodes |
| 1985 | Words by Heart | Claudie Sills | Television film |
| 1985–88 | St. Elsewhere | Dr. Roxanne Turner | 16 episodes |
| 1985 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Princess Lovinia | Episode: "Puss in Boots" |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Adrian Moore | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1986 | Unnatural Causes | Maude DeVictor | Television film |
| 1987 | Mandela | Winnie Mandela | Television film |
| 1988 | The Child Saver | Andrea Crawford | Television film |
| 1989 | A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story | Mary Thomas | Television film |
| 1994 | Frasier | Edna (voice) | Episode: "The Botched Language of Cranes" |
| 1994 | Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad | Harriet Tubman | Television film |
| 1995 | The Piano Lesson | Berniece | Television film |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels | Queen of Brobdingnag | Miniseries |
| 1997 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Wilnoome Bear (voice) | Episode: "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" |
| 1997 | The Member of the Wedding | Berenice Sadie Brown | Television film |
| 1997 | Miss Evers' Boys | Eunice Evers | Television film |
| 1998 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Dr. Roxanne Turner | Episode: "Mercy" |
| 1999 | The Wishing Tree | Clara | Television film |
| 2000 | Holiday Heart | Wanda | Television film |
| 2003 | The Practice | Denise Freeman | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | A Wrinkle in Time | Mrs. Whatsit | Television film |
| 2005–06 | Desperate Housewives | Betty Applewhite | 19 episodes |
| 2006 | The Water Is Wide | Mrs. Brown | Television film |
| 2007 | Pictures of Hollis Woods | Edna Reilly | Television film |
| 2008 | My Own Worst Enemy | Mavis Heller | 9 episodes |
| 2009–10 | Three Rivers | Dr. Sophia Jordan | 12 episodes |
| 2010–12 | True Blood | Ruby Jean Reynolds | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | Black Panther | Dondi Reese, Queen Mother | 5 episodes |
| 2010–11 | Memphis Beat | Lt. Tanya Rice | 20 episodes |
| 2011 | Grey's Anatomy | Justine Campbell | Episode: "Heart Shaped Box" |
| 2012 | Private Practice | Dee Bennett | Episode: "The Next Episode" |
| 2012 | Steel Magnolias | Ouiser | Television film |
| 2013 | Copper | Hattie Lemaster | 6 episodes |
| 2014–15 | The Last Ship | Amy Granderson | 3 episodes |
| 2014–15 | State of Affairs | President Constance Payton | 13 episodes |
| 2016–present | Luke Cage | Mariah Dillard[18] | 10 episodes |
| 2017 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Josephine Anwhistle | 2 episodes |
Alfre Woodard Media
Woodard with her husband Roderick Spencer at the 1987 Emmy Awards.
Woodard at Obama Rally during the Democratic National Convention in 2008
Woodard stumps for Barack Obama in New Philadelphia, Ohio in 2008
Woodard at the premiere of 12 Years a Slave at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival
Woodard in Johnson C. Smith University in 2012
References
- ↑ Tran, Vivyan (September 7, 2012). "Celebrities spotted at the Democratic National Convention". Politico. http://www.politico.com/gallery/2012/09/celebrities-spotted-at-the-democratic-national-convention/000417-005459.html.
- ↑ "Sweet Revenge". October 31, 1984. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Blue Bayou (1990) - Overview - TCM.com". Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ↑ "WOMAN OF STEAL". Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ↑ "A Step Toward Tomorrow". November 10, 1996. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ↑ Fries, Laura (February 10, 1999). "Review: 'Funny Valentines'". Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ↑ "The Wishing Tree". January 1, 1999. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ↑ McCluskey, Audrey T. (January 1, 2007). "Frame by Frame Three". Indiana University Press. Retrieved June 2, 2016 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Baby of the Family". January 1, 2000. Retrieved June 2, 2016 – via IMDb.
- ↑ "All Our Sons: Production Team". Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ↑ "MUST-SEE: The Most Stunning Fashion Ad We've Ever Seen!". February 11, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ↑ "TV with Thinus: REVIEW. Miracle Rising: South Africa on History is a densely packed documentary with commentary both superfluous and surprising". Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ↑ "'The Hadza: Last of the First': Film Review". Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band". Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ↑ Obenson, Tambay A. (March 19, 2015). "Alfre Woodard and Gbenga Akinnagbe are a Dysfunctional Mother-Son Pair in Trailer for 'Knucklehead'". Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ↑ Sampson, Mike (April 5, 2016). "Here's Who Alfre Woodard Plays in 'Captain America: Civil War'". Screen Crush. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (May 31, 2016). "'So B. It' Clip: Alfre Woodard & Talitha Bateman Bring Sarah Weeks' YA Book To Life – LA Film Festival". Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Alfre Woodard Joins 'Marvel's Luke Cage' For Netflix – News – Marvel.com". Retrieved June 2, 2016.
Other websites
- Alfre Woodard on Twitter
- Alfre Woodard on IMDb
- Alfre Woodard at the Internet Broadway Database
- Alfre Woodard at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Alfre Woodard at the TCM Movie Database
- Alfre Woodard at Allmovie
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