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Alfre Woodard was born on November 8, 1952 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the youngest of three children of Constance, a homemaker, and Marion H. Woodard, an interior designer. She was named by her godmother, who claimed she saw a vision of Alfre's name written out in gold letters. A former high school cheerleader and track star, she got the acting bug after...
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Kelvin Harrison Jr. takes inspiration from his real life to help craft one of the most intense dramas of the year in Waves.
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Actress (120 credits)
Actress (120 credits)
2019
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(TV Series)
Paris
Paris
- Episode #1.8
(2019)
... Paris
- Episode #1.7
(2019)
... Paris
- Episode #1.6
(2019)
... Paris
- Plastic
(2019)
... Paris
- The River
(2019)
... Paris
2016-2018
Luke Cage
(TV Series)
Mariah Dillard
Mariah Dillard
- They Reminisce Over You
(2018)
... Mariah Dillard
- Can't Front on Me
(2018)
... Mariah Dillard
- The Creator
(2018)
... Mariah Dillard
- The Main Ingredient
(2018)
... Mariah Dillard
- For Pete's Sake
(2018)
... Mariah Dillard
2018
Empire
(TV Series)
Renee
Renee
- The Empire Unpossess'd
(2018)
... Renee
- Fair Terms
(2018)
... Renee
- A Lean and Hungry Look
(2018)
... Renee
- False Face
(2018)
... Renee
2017-2018
A Series of Unfortunate Events
(TV Series)
Aunt Josephine
Aunt Josephine
- The Carnivorous Carnival: Part One
(2018)
... Aunt Josephine
- The Wide Window: Part Two
(2017)
... Aunt Josephine
- The Wide Window: Part One
(2017)
... Aunt Josephine
2014-2015
The Last Ship
(TV Series)
Amy Granderson
Amy Granderson
- Fight the Ship
(2015)
... Amy Granderson
- Unreal City
(2015)
... Amy Granderson
- No Place Like Home
(2014)
... Amy Granderson
2014-2015
State of Affairs
(TV Series)
President Constance Payton
President Constance Payton
- Deadcheck
(2015)
... President Constance Payton
- Here and Now
(2015)
... President Constance Payton
- The Faithful
(2015)
... President Constance Payton
- The War at Home
(2015)
... President Constance Payton
- Cry Havoc
(2015)
... President Constance Payton
2013
Copper
(TV Series)
Hattie Lemaster
Hattie Lemaster
- Good Heart and Willing Hand
(2013)
... Hattie Lemaster (uncredited)
- The Fine Ould Irish Gintleman
(2013)
... Hattie Lemaster
- Think Gently of the Erring
(2013)
... Hattie Lemaster
- Ashes Denote That Fire Was
(2013)
... Hattie Lemaster
- The Hope Too Bright to Last
(2013)
... Hattie Lemaster
2010-2012
True Blood
(TV Series)
Ruby Jean Reynolds
Ruby Jean Reynolds
- Hopeless
(2012)
... Ruby Jean Reynolds
- Let's Boot and Rally
(2012)
... Ruby Jean Reynolds
- Everything Is Broken
(2010)
... Ruby Jean Reynolds
- Night on the Sun
(2010)
... Ruby Jean Reynolds
- Beautifully Broken
(2010)
... Ruby Jean Reynolds
2010-2011
Memphis Beat
(TV Series)
Lt. Tanya Rice
Lt. Tanya Rice
- The Feud
(2011)
... Lt. Tanya Rice
- Ten Little Memphians
(2011)
... Lt. Tanya Rice
- Identity Crisis
(2011)
... Lt. Tanya Rice
- Body of Evidence
(2011)
... Lt. Tanya Rice
- Troubled Water
(2011)
... Lt. Tanya Rice
2009-2010
Three Rivers
(TV Series)
Dr. Sophia Jordan
Dr. Sophia Jordan
- Status 1A
(2010)
... Dr. Sophia Jordan
- Case Histories
(2010)
... Dr. Sophia Jordan
- Every Breath You Take
(2010)
... Dr. Sophia Jordan
- A Roll of the Dice
(2009)
... Dr. Sophia Jordan
- The Kindness of Strangers
(2009)
... Dr. Sophia Jordan
2010
Black Panther
(TV Mini-Series)
Dondi Reece / Dora Milaje / Queen Mother / ...
Dondi Reece / Dora Milaje / Queen Mother / ...
- To the End
(2010)
... Dondi Reece / Dora Milaje / Miss M'Buve / ... (voice)
- Black Panther vs. Juggernaut and Black Knight
(2010)
... Dondi Reece / Dora Milaje / Miss M'Duve (voice)
- Death of Father
(2010)
... Dondi Reece / Dora Milaje / Miss M'Buye (voice)
- Revenge of the Evil
(2010)
... Queen Mother (voice)
- Pilot
(2010)
... Dondi Reece / Queen Mother (voice)
2008
My Own Worst Enemy
(TV Series)
Mavis Heller / Helen
Mavis Heller / Helen
- Henry and the Terrible... Day
(2008)
... Mavis Heller
- Love in All the Wrong Places
(2008)
... Mavis Heller
- Down Rio Way
(2008)
... Mavis Heller
- High Crimes and Turducken
(2008)
... Mavis Heller
- The Night Train to Moscow
(2008)
... Mavis Heller
2005-2006
Desperate Housewives
(TV Series)
Betty Applewhite
Betty Applewhite
- Remember: Part 2
(2006)
... Betty Applewhite
- Remember: Part 1
(2006)
... Betty Applewhite
- No One Is Alone
(2006)
... Betty Applewhite
- I Know Things Now
(2006)
... Betty Applewhite
- It Wasn't Meant to Happen
(2006)
... Betty Applewhite
2005
Inconceivable
(TV Series)
Dr. Lydia Crawford
Dr. Lydia Crawford
- Secrets and Thighs
(2005)
... Dr. Lydia Crawford
- Pilot
(2005)
... Dr. Lydia Crawford
2003
The Practice
(TV Series)
Denise Freeman
Denise Freeman
- Final Judgment
(2003)
... Denise Freeman
- Down the Hatch
(2003)
... Denise Freeman
1998
Homicide: Life on the Street
(TV Series)
Dr. Roxanne Turner
Dr. Roxanne Turner
- Mercy
(1998)
... Dr. Roxanne Turner
1997
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
(TV Series)
Winsome Bear
Winsome Bear
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears
(1997)
... Winsome Bear (voice)
1997
Adventures from the Book of Virtues
(TV Series)
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman
- Faith
(1997)
... Harriet Tubman (voice)
1996
Gulliver's Travels
(TV Mini-Series)
Queen of Brobdingnag
Queen of Brobdingnag
- Episode #1.1
(1996)
... Queen of Brobdingnag
1985-1988
St. Elsewhere
(TV Series)
Dr. Roxanne Turner
Dr. Roxanne Turner
- The Abby Singer Show
(1988)
... Dr. Roxanne Turner
- Last Dance at the Wrecker's Ball
(1987)
... Dr. Roxanne Turner
- Slip Sliding Away
(1987)
... Dr. Roxanne Turner
- Schwarzwald
(1987)
... Dr. Roxanne Turner
- Not My Type
(1986)
... Dr. Roxanne Turner
1985
Sara
(TV Series)
Rozalyn Dupree
Rozalyn Dupree
- Brief Encounter
(1985)
... Rozalyn Dupree
- A Night at the Ballet
(1985)
... Rozalyn Dupree
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun
(1985)
... Rozalyn Dupree
- Meet Mr. Cooper
(1985)
... Rozalyn Dupree
- Sara's Short Story
(1985)
... Rozalyn Dupree
1982-1985
American Playhouse
(TV Series)
Esther / Mattie / Woman who lost her stuff
Esther / Mattie / Woman who lost her stuff
- Go Tell It on the Mountain
(1985)
... Esther
- The Killing Floor
(1984)
... Mattie
- For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf
(1982)
... Woman who lost her stuff
1983
Hill Street Blues
(TV Series)
Doris Robson
Doris Robson
- Goodbye, Mr. Scripps
(1983)
... Doris Robson
- Praise Dilaudid
(1983)
... Doris Robson
- Doris in Wonderland
(1983)
... Doris Robson
1982-1983
Tucker's Witch
(TV Series)
Marcia Fulbright
Marcia Fulbright
- Murder Is the Key
(1983)
... Marcia Fulbright
- Living and Presumed Dead
(1983)
... Marcia Fulbright
- Formula for Revenge
(1983)
... Marcia Fulbright
- Rock Is a Hard Place
(1983)
... Marcia Fulbright
- Psych-Out
(1983)
... Marcia Fulbright
1981
The Sophisticated Gents
(TV Series)
Evelyn Evers
Evelyn Evers
- Episode #1.3
(1981)
... Evelyn Evers
- Episode #1.2
(1981)
... Evelyn Evers
- Episode #1.1
(1981)
... Evelyn Evers
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Soundtrack (8 credits)
Soundtrack (8 credits)
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Producer (6 credits)
Producer (6 credits)
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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)
Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)
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Thanks (3 credits)
Thanks (3 credits)
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Self (144 credits)
Self (144 credits)
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Archive footage (7 credits)
Archive footage (7 credits)
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Appears in "The Bible Experience" (2007) as the narrator to 1 Thessalonians. See more »Official Sites:
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I'm on the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. We spent a year accumulating all the data out there on how arts infused into students' education affects their grade point averages, graduation rates, discipline. See more »Trivia:
Her old Tulsa, Oklahoma house located near the Broken Arrow Expressway is the same part of the Oklahoma Turnpike the Jackson family would take by bus to California for Jackson 5 performances. See more »Star Sign:
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