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Overview
Mini Biography:
Alfre Woodard is the youngest of three children born to her parents in Oklahoma... moreTrivia:
She and Felicity Huffman are the only two cast members of "Desperate ... moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 22 wins & 30 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
'Desperate Housewives' Stars To Snub Emmy Awards? (From WENN. 19 July 2006)
'Desperate Housewives' Actor Fired (From Studio Briefing. 9 November 2005)
US TV Schedule:
| Sun. July 6 | 4:20 AM | TMC | Cross Creek | |||
| Tue. July 8 | 12:30 PM | HBO | How to Make an American Quilt | more |
Filmography
Actress:
- Bury Me Standing (2010) (in production) .... Gloria
- "My Own Worst Enemy" (pre-production) .... Mavis Heller / ... (13 episodes, 2008)
- Episode #1.1 (2008) TV episode .... Mavis Heller
- Episode #1.10 (????) TV episode .... Mavis Heller/ Helen
- Episode #1.11 (????) TV episode .... Mavis Heller/ Helen
- Episode #1.12 (????) TV episode .... Mavis Heller/ Helen
- Episode #1.13 (????) TV episode .... Mavis Heller/ Helen
(8 more) - The Family That Preys (2008) (filming)
- American Violet (2008) (post-production) .... Alma Roberts
- Reach for Me (2008) (completed) .... Evelyn
- Pictures of Hollis Woods (2007) (TV) .... Edna Reilly
- "Desperate Housewives" .... Betty Applewhite (20 episodes, 2005-2006)
- Remember: Part 1 (2006) TV episode .... Betty Applewhite
- Remember: Part 2 (2006) TV episode .... Betty Applewhite
- No One Is Alone (2006) TV episode .... Betty Applewhite
- I Know Things Now (2006) TV episode .... Betty Applewhite
- It Wasn't Meant to Happen (2006) TV episode .... Betty Applewhite
(15 more) - Take the Lead (2006) .... Augustine James
- The Water Is Wide (2006) (TV) .... Mrs. Brown
- Something New (2006/I) .... Joyce McQueen
- "Inconceivable" .... Dr. Lydia Crawford (2 episodes, 2005)
- Pilot (2005) TV episode .... Dr. Lydia Crawford
- Secrets and Thighs (2005) TV episode .... Dr. Lydia Crawford - Beauty Shop (2005) .... Ms. Josephine
- The Forgotten (2004) .... Det. Anne Pope
... aka Stranger (Philippines: English title: review title) - Radio (2003) .... Principal Daniels
- "Static Shock" .... Jean Hawkins (1 episode, 2003)
- Flashback (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Jean Hawkins - A Wrinkle in Time (2003) (TV) .... Mrs. Whatsit
... aka Un raccourci dans le temps (Canada: French title) - The Core (2003) .... Dr. Talma Stickley
... aka Core (USA: poster title) - "The Practice" .... Denise Freeman (2 episodes, 2003)
- Final Judgement (2003) TV episode .... Denise Freeman
- Down the Hatch (2003) TV episode .... Denise Freeman - The Singing Detective (2003) .... Chief of Staff
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) (voice) .... Akela (Cheetah Mother)
- Baby of the Family (2002) .... Rachel
- K-PAX (2001) .... Dr. Claudia Villars
... aka K-PAX - Alles ist möglich (Germany) - Holiday Heart (2000) (TV) .... Wanda
- Lost Souls (2000) (uncredited) .... Dr. Allen
- Dinosaur (2000) (voice) .... Plio
- Love & Basketball (2000) .... Camille Wright
... aka Love and Basketball (USA: closing credits title) - What's Cooking? (2000) .... Audrey Williams
- "The American Experience" .... Narrator (2 episodes, 1994-2000)
- Eleanor Roosevelt (2000) TV episode .... Narrator
- Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator - John Henry (2000) (voice) .... Polly/Narrator
- Mumford (1999) .... Lily
- Funny Valentines (1999) (TV) .... Joyce May
- The Wishing Tree (1999) .... Clara
- Secrets (1998/I)
- Down in the Delta (1998) .... Loretta Sinclair
- "Homicide: Life on the Street" .... Dr. Roxanne Turner (1 episode, 1998)
... aka Homicide (USA: informal short title)
- Mercy (1998) TV episode .... Dr. Roxanne Turner - Miss Evers' Boys (1997) (TV) .... Eunice Evers, R.N.
- The Member of the Wedding (1997) (TV) .... Berenice Sadie Brown
- "Adventures from the Book of Virtues" .... Harriet Tubman (1 episode, 1997)
... aka The Book of Virtues (USA: short title)
- Faith (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Harriet Tubman - The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997) (V) (voice) .... Maisie
- "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" .... Winoome Bear (1 episode, 1997)
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Winoome Bear - Star Trek: First Contact (1996) .... Lily Sloane
... aka Star Trek 8 (USA: informal alternative title) - A Step Toward Tomorrow (1996) .... Dr. Sandlin
- Primal Fear (1996) .... Judge Miriam Shoat
- Special Report: Journey to Mars (1996) (TV) .... Tamara O'Neil
- Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV) .... Queen of Brobdingnag
- Follow Me Home (1996) .... Evey
- The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True (1995) (TV) .... Host
... aka The Wizard of Oz in Concert (USA: short title) - How to Make an American Quilt (1995) .... Marianna
- The Piano Lesson (1995) (TV) .... Berniece Charles
- Statistically Speaking (1995)
- "Frasier" .... Edna (1 episode, 1994)
- The Botched Language of Cranes (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Edna - Crooklyn (1994) .... Carolyn Carmichael
- Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (1994) (TV) .... Harriet Tubman
- Blue Chips (1994) .... Lavada McRae
- Aliens for Breakfast (1994) (TV)
- Bopha! (1993) .... Rosie Mangena
- Heart and Souls (1993) .... Penny Washington
- Rich in Love (1993) .... Rhody Poole
- Passion Fish (1992) .... Chantelle
- The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992) .... Attorney Ann Orkin
- Grand Canyon (1991) .... Jane
- Pretty Hattie's Baby (1991)
- Blue Bayou (1990) (TV) .... Jessica Filley
- A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story (1989) (TV) .... Mary Thomas
- Miss Firecracker (1989) .... Popeye Jackson
- Scrooged (1988) .... Grace Cooley
- "St. Elsewhere" .... Dr. Roxanne Turner (11 episodes, 1985-1988)
- The Abby Singer Show (1988) TV episode .... Dr. Roxanne Turner
- Not My Type (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Roxanne Turner
- You Beta Your Life (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Roxanne Turner
- The Equalizer (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Roxanne Turner
- Black's Magic (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Roxanne Turner
(6 more) - The Child Saver (1988) (TV) .... Andrea Crawford
- Mandela (1987) (TV) .... Winnie Mandela
- Unnatural Causes (1986) (TV) .... Maude DeVictor
- "L.A. Law" .... Adrianne Moore (1 episode, 1986)
- Pilot (1986) TV episode .... Adrianne Moore - Extremities (1986) .... Patricia
- "Faerie Tale Theatre" .... Princess Lovinia (1 episode, 1985)
... aka Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (USA)
- Puss in Boots (1985) TV episode .... Princess Lovinia - "Sara" (1985) TV series .... Rozalyn Dupree (unknown episodes)
- Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985) (TV) .... Esther
- "American Playhouse" .... Mattie (2 episodes, 1982-1985)
- The Killing Floor (1985) TV episode .... Mattie
- For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf (1982) TV episode - Words by Heart (1985) (TV) .... Claudie
... aka Wonderworks: Words by Heart (USA: series title) - Sweet Revenge (1984) (TV) .... Vicki Teague
... aka Bittersweet Revenge
... aka Code of Honor
... aka Her Revenge - "Hill Street Blues" .... Doris Robson (3 episodes, 1983)
- Goodbye, Mr. Scripps (1983) TV episode .... Doris Robson
- Praise Dilaudid (1983) TV episode .... Doris Robson
- Doris in Wonderland (1983) TV episode .... Doris Robson - Cross Creek (1983) .... Geechee
- "Tucker's Witch" (1982) TV series .... Marcia Fulbright (unknown episodes)
- The Ambush Murders (1982) (TV) .... Kariha Ellsworth
- Precious Blood (1982) (TV)
- The Sophisticated Gents (1981) (TV) .... Evelyn Evers
- "Enos" .... Darlene (1 episode, 1981)
- Forever Blowing Bubbles (1981) TV episode .... Darlene - "The White Shadow" .... Sandra Wilcox (1 episode, 1980)
- Reunion: Part 1 (1980) TV episode .... Sandra Wilcox - HealtH (1980) .... Sally Benbow
- Freedom Road (1979) (TV) .... Katie
- Remember My Name (1978) .... Rita
- The Trial of the Moke (1978) (TV)
Soundtrack:
- Beauty Shop (2005) (performer: "Amazing Grace")
- The Member of the Wedding (1997) (TV) (performer: "His Eye is on the Sparrow")
Producer:
- Funny Valentines (1999) (TV) (executive producer)
- Down in the Delta (1998) (co-producer)
Self:
- For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2009) (TV) (post-production) (voice)
- Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty (2007) (TV) .... Herself - Host
- 20 on 20 (2007) (TV) .... Herself
- "The Megan Mullally Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode #1.67 (2006) TV episode .... Herself - "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka Oprah (USA: short title)
- Great Women and Their Anti-Aging Secrets (2006) TV episode .... Herself - The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee
- "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode #2.2 (2006) TV episode .... Herself - The 60th Annual Tony Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
- King Leopold's Ghost (2006) (voice) .... Ilanga
- Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Herself
- "HBO First Look" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2006)
- Take the Lead (2006) TV episode .... Herself
- 16 Blocks (2006) TV episode .... Herself - "The View" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 10 November 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Herself - Remembering 'The Forgotten' (2005) (V) .... Herself
- "Tavis Smiley" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 21 March 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Herself - "Reading Rainbow" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Visiting Day (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Herself - All Our Sons: Fallen Heroes of 9/11 (2004) .... Narrator
- The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself - Co-presenter
- Tribeca Film Festival Presents (2003) (TV) .... Herself
- Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003) .... Narrator
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) .... Reader
- Searching for Debra Winger (2002) .... Herself
- American Exile (2001) .... Narrator
- "Dennis Miller Live" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
- Al Gore (2001) TV episode .... Herself - Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000) (TV) .... Narrator
- The Kennedy Center Presents: Speak Truth to Power (2000) (TV) .... Various
- The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000) (TV)
- The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999) (TV) .... Herself
- "The Directors" .... Herself (1 episode)
- The Films of Spike Lee (????) TV episode .... Herself - The Underground Railroad (1999) (TV) .... Host
- "Celebrity Profile" .... Herself (1 episode)
- Danny Glover (????) TV episode .... Herself - The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) (TV) .... Herself/Winner
- "Cadillac Desert" (1997) TV mini-series .... Narrator
- "Wild On..." .... Herself - Actress (1 episode)
- Wild on Jamaica (????) TV episode .... Herself - Actress - 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1996) (TV)
- "People's Century" (1995) TV series .... Narrator (US version) (unknown episodes)
... aka People's Century: 1900-1999 (USA) - Frederick Douglass: When the Lion Wrote History (1994) (TV) .... Narrator
- Countdown to Freedom: 10 Days That Changed South Africa (1994) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka Countdown to Freedom (USA: short title) - "A Century of Women" (1994) TV mini-series (voice)
- "Frontline" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1994)
- In the Game (1994) TV episode .... Narrator - "The Arsenio Hall Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1994)
- Episode dated 17 January 1994 (1994) TV episode .... Herself - The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound
- 20th NAACP Image Awards (1988) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
Archive Footage:
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"Desperate Housewives"
- All the Juicy Details (2006) TV episode .... Betty Applewhite -
"Corazón de..."
- Episode dated 30 January 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Herself
Additional Details
Other Works:
In 2001, starred as Dana Franklin in the miniseries "Kindred," a production of the Sci-Fi channel web radio dram series, "Seeing Ear Theatre." morePublicity Listings:
3 Interviews | 4 Articles moreSTARmeter: 
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