Alfre Woodard Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has Alfre Woodard been in? This complete Alfre Woodard filmography lists 89 credited roles (56 films, 33 TV series), in chronological order from 1953 to 2026, with links to our full guides where available.

Alfre Woodard movies in order

• Remember My Name (1978) as Rita
• Cross Creek (1983) as Geechee
• Extremities (1986) as Patricia
• Scrooged (1988) as Grace Cooley
• Miss Firecracker (1989) as Popeye Jackson
• Grand Canyon (1991) as Jane
• The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992) as Ann
• Passion Fish (1992) as Chantelle
• Heart and Souls (1993) as Penny Washington
• Blue Chips (1994) as Lavada McRae
• Crooklyn (1994) as Carolyn Carmichael
• How to Make an American Quilt (1995) as Marianna
• Primal Fear (1996) as Shoat
• Star Trek: First Contact (1996) as Lily Sloane
• Miss Evers' Boys (1997) as Eunice Evers, R.N.
• The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997) as Maisie (voice)
• Down in the Delta (1998) as Loretta Sinclair
• Mumford (1999) as Lily
• What's Cooking? (2000) as Audrey Williams
• Love & Basketball (2000) as Camille Wright
• Dinosaur (2000) as Plio (voice)
• John Henry (2000) as Polly / Narrator (voice)
• Lost Souls (2000) as Dr. Allen
• Holiday Heart (2000) as Wanda Dean
• Disney's American Legends (2001)
• K-PAX (2001) as Claudia Villars
• The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) as Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)
• The Core (2003) as Stickley
• A Wrinkle in Time (2003) as Mrs. Whatsit
• Radio (2003) as Principal Daniels
• The Singing Detective (2003) as Chief of Staff
• The Forgotten (2004) as Det. Anne Pope
• Beauty Shop (2005) as Ms. Josephine
• Something New (2006) as Joyce McQueen
• Take the Lead (2006) as Augustine James
• Pictures of Hollis Woods (2007) as Edna Reilly
• American Violet (2008) as Alma Roberts
• Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008) as Alice Pratt
• Black Panther (2010) as Dondi Reece
• Steel Magnolias (2012) as Ouiser
• 12 Years a Slave (2013) as Mistress Shaw
• Annabelle (2014) as Evelyn
• Mississippi Grind (2015) as Sam
• Captain America: Civil War (2016) as Miriam
• Burning Sands (2017) as Professor Hughes
• Saint Judy (2018) as Judge Benton
• Juanita (2019) as Juanita
• The Lion King (2019) as Sarabi (voice)
• Clemency (2019) as Warden Bernadine Williams
• Fatherhood (2021) as Marian
• The Gray Man (2022) as Margaret Cahill
• Space Oddity (2023) as Dr. Olsen
• Weathering (2023) as Mum
• The Book of Clarence (2024) as Mother Mary
• Summer Camp (2024) as Mary
• Salem's Lot (2024) as Dr. Cody

Alfre Woodard TV shows

• The Oscars (1953) as Self
• Hill Street Blues (1981)
• Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Self - Guest
• Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Princess Lovinia
• St. Elsewhere (1982) as Roxanne Turner
• Reading Rainbow (1983) as Self - Narrator (voice)
• L.A. Law (1986) as Adrianne Moore
• American Experience (1988) as Narrator (voice)
• Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Dr. Roxanne Turner
• Frasier (1993) as Edna (voice)
• Gulliver's Travels (1996) as Queen of Brobdingnag
• The Practice (1997) as Denise Freeman
• The Wild Thornberrys (1998) as Medicine Woman (voice)
• Static Shock (2000) as Jean Hawkins (voice)
• Desperate Housewives (2004) as Betty Applewhite
• Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Justine Campbell
• Private Practice (2007) as Dee Bennett
• True Blood (2008) as Ruby Jean Reynolds
• My Own Worst Enemy (2008) as Mavis Heller
• Three Rivers (2009) as Dr. Sophia Jordan
• Black Panther (2010) as Dondi Reece (voice)
• Who Do You Think You Are? (2010) as Self
• The Last Ship (2014) as Amy Granderson
• State of Affairs (2014) as President Constance Payton
• Empire (2015) as Renee
• Marvel's Luke Cage (2016) as Mariah Dillard
• A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017) as Aunt Josephine
• See (2019) as Paris
• Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020) as Lilly Sloane (voice)
• Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023) as Mimi (voice)
• Monsieur Spade (2024) as Virginia Dell
• The Last Frontier (2025) as Jacqueline Bradford
• The Boroughs (2026) as Judy Daniels

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