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Acting
Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard is best known for Grey's Anatomy, See, True Blood and Desperate Housewives. Alfre Woodard was born on November 8, 1952. Alfre Woodard is 73 years old (born November 8, 1952).
- Born
- November 8, 1952 (73 years old)
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known for
Filmography
- 2026The BoroughsJudy Daniels
- 2025The Last FrontierJacqueline Bradford
- 2025Number One on the Call SheetSelf
- 2024Monsieur SpadeVirginia Dell
- 2023Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurMimi (voice)
- 2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf - Guest
- 2022The PorterExecutive Producer
- 2020Star Trek: Lower DecksLilly Sloane (voice)
- 2020The Sunday Show with Jonathan CapehartSelf
- 2019SeeParis
- 2017A Series of Unfortunate EventsAunt Josephine
- 2016Marvel's Luke CageMariah Dillard
- 2015EmpireRenee
- 2014State of AffairsPresident Constance Payton
- 2014The Last ShipAmy Granderson
- 2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf
- 2011Women, War & PeaceNarrator (voice)
- 2010Black PantherDondi Reece (voice)
- 2010Memphis BeatLieutenant Tanya Rice
- 2010Who Do You Think You Are?Self
- 2009Three RiversDr. Sophia Jordan
- 2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
- 2008My Own Worst EnemyMavis Heller
- 2008True BloodRuby Jean Reynolds
- 2007Private PracticeDee Bennett
- 2006Class of 3000
- 2006Rachael RaySelf - Guest
- 2006The Megan Mullally ShowSelf - Guest
- 2005Grey's AnatomyJustine Campbell
- 2005InconceivableDr. Lydia Crawford
- 2004Desperate HousewivesBetty Applewhite
- 2000Static ShockJean Hawkins (voice)
- 1998The Wild ThornberrysMedicine Woman (voice)
- 1997The PracticeDenise Freeman
- 1997Cadillac DesertNarrator (voice)
- 1996Gulliver's TravelsQueen of Brobdingnag
- 1996The Daily ShowSelf
- 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildWinsome (voice)
- 1993FrasierEdna (voice)
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetDr. Roxanne Turner
- 1992HBO First LookSelf
- 1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice)
- 1986L.A. LawAdrianne Moore
- 1985SaraRozalyn Dupree
- 1984WonderWorksClaudie Sills
- 1983Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1982Tucker's WitchMarcia Fulbright
- 1982Faerie Tale TheatreSelf - Guest
- 1982St. ElsewhereRoxanne Turner
- 1982American PlayhouseWoman who lost her stuff
- 1981Hill Street Blues
- 1981The Sophisticated GentsEvelyn Evers
- 1980Palmerstown, U.S.A.
- 1978The White ShadowSandra Wilcox
- 1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameMrs. Brown
Frequently asked questions
What movies and shows has Alfre Woodard been in?
Alfre Woodard is best known for Grey's Anatomy, See, True Blood and Desperate Housewives.
When was Alfre Woodard born?
Alfre Woodard was born on November 8, 1952. (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA)
How old is Alfre Woodard?
Alfre Woodard is 73 years old (born November 8, 1952).
Updated: October 25, 2026 ·