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Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Actor, also producer · Born November 8, 1952 (73) · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

4 Primetime Emmys · Golden Globe winner · 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards · 4 other major award bodies

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 8, 1952 (73)
From
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
107 on MovieCove · 157 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Alfre Woodard's films like?

Across their 76 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama27 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
21%
Bonds
20%
Morality
18%
Survival
15%
Society
14%
Power
9%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds23 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity18 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 69 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 20 · Serious 26 · Dark 23

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 54 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 20 · Charged 30 · Intense 19

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 36 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 6

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 40 · Some laughs 27 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 37 · Even-paced 29 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 28 · Engaged 37 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 15 · Affecting 35 · Heavy 19

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 50 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

51 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 18 of 51 analyzed roles.

Ally
18 of 51
Mentor
16 of 51
Hero
8 of 51
Herald
4 of 51
Shadow
3 of 51
Shapeshifter
1 of 51
Threshold guardian
1 of 51
Show the 51 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
37
Hopeful
36
Melancholic
30
Contemplative
22
Warm
20
Other
61

How their films linger

Hopeful45 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Bittersweet40
  • Ambiguous14
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Alfre Woodard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 71 of their 107 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alfre Woodard's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

157 credits, 107 with a MovieCove page; 20 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Boroughs(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Judy Daniels

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Frontier(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jacqueline Bradford

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Inquisitor(2025)

    as Narration

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Salem's Lot(2024)

    as Dr. Cody

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Summer Camp(2024)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Monsieur Spade(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Virginia Dell

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Book of Clarence(2023)

    as Mother Mary

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Weathering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Mum

  • Space Oddity(2022)

    as Dr. Olsen

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur(2023)

    Show 40 episodes · as Mimi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Gray Man(2022)

    as Margaret Cahill

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Porter(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Alma Thomas (voice)

  • Fatherhood(2021)

    as Marian

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street(2021)

    as Mary Parrish (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Lower Decks(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Lilly Sloane (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Clemency(2019)

    Executive Producer · as Warden Bernadine Williams

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • See(2019)

    Show 16 episodes · as Paris

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Lion King(2019)

    as Sarabi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • No Small Matter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer · as Narrator (voice)

  • The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Juanita(2019)

    Producer · as Juanita

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror(2019)

    as Evelyn

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Saint Judy(2018)

    as Judge Benton

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Burning Sands(2017)

    as Professor Hughes

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Aunt Josephine

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Luke Cage(2016)

    Show 26 episodes · as Mariah Dillard

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • So B. It(2016)

    as Bernadette

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Captain America: Civil War(2016)

    as Miriam

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Mississippi Grind(2015)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mary Lou Williams (voice)

  • Knucklehead(2015)

    as Sheila

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Empire(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Renee

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • State of Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · as President Constance Payton

  • Annabelle(2014)

    as Evelyn

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Ship(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Amy Granderson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Hadza: Last of the First(2014)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 12 Years a Slave(2013)

    as Mistress Shaw

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as E

  • Steel Magnolias(2012)

    as Ouiser

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Women, War & Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

  • Memphis Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 20 episodes · as Lieutenant Tanya Rice

  • Black Panther (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Dondi Reece

  • Black Panther(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dondi Reece (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Three Rivers(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dr. Sophia Jordan

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Medal of Honor(2008)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • My Own Worst Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 9 episodes · as Mavis Heller

  • Reach for Me(2008)

    as Evelyn

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Family That Preys(2008)

    as Alice Pratt

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • True Blood(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ruby Jean Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • American Violet(2008)

    as Alma Roberts

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Henry Box Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Pictures of Hollis Woods(2007)

    as Edna Reilly

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Private Practice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Dee Bennett

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Class of 3000(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • King Leopold's Ghost(2006)

    as Ilanga (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Take the Lead(2006)

    as Augustine James

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Something New(2006)

    as Joyce McQueen

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Water Is Wide(2006)

    as Mrs. Brown

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Inconceivable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Lydia Crawford

  • Beauty Shop(2005)

    as Ms. Josephine

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Justine Campbell

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Desperate Housewives(2004)

    Show 25 episodes · as Betty Applewhite

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Forgotten(2004)

    as Det. Anne Pope

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Radio(2003)

    as Principal Daniels

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Singing Detective(2003)

    as Chief of Staff

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • A Wrinkle in Time(2003)

    as Mrs. Whatsit

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Core(2003)

    as Stickley

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property(2003)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives(2003)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Thornberrys Movie(2002)

    as Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • K-PAX(2001)

    as Claudia Villars

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie(2001)

    as Medicine Woman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Disney's American Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Holiday Heart(2000)

    as Wanda Dean

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Narrator

  • Lost Souls(2000)

    as Dr. Allen

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Static Shock(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Jean Hawkins (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story(2000)

    as Mary Parrish (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • John Henry(2000)

    as Polly / Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Dinosaur(2000)

    as Plio (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Love & Basketball(2000)

    as Camille Wright

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • What's Cooking?(2000)

    as Audrey Williams

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Eleanor Roosevelt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Mumford(1999)

    as Lily

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Funny Valentines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Joyce May

  • The Underground Railroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • The Wishing Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Clara

  • Down in the Delta(1998)

    Producer · as Loretta Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Thornberrys(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Medicine Woman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Seven Candles For Kwanzaa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Narrator

  • The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue(1997)

    as Maisie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Cadillac Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Denise Freeman

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Follow Me Home(1996)

    as Evey

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Miss Evers' Boys(1997)

    as Eunice Evers, R.N.

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Member of the Wedding(1997)

    as Berenice Sadie Brown

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: First Contact(1996)

    as Lily Sloane

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • A Step Toward Tomorrow(1996)

    as Dr. Sadlin

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Primal Fear(1996)

    as Shoat

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Special Report: Journey to Mars(1996)

    as Tamara O'Neil

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Gulliver's Travels(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Queen of Brobdingnag

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • How to Make an American Quilt(1995)

    as Marianna

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Winsome (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Piano Lesson(1995)

    as Berniece Charles

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Crooklyn(1994)

    as Carolyn Carmichael

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Aliens for Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Mrs. Marks

  • Blue Chips(1994)

    as Lavada McRae

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Malcolm X: Make It Plain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Narrator

  • Bopha! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Rosie Mangena

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Edna (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Heart and Souls(1993)

    as Penny Washington

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Homicide: Life on the Street(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Roxanne Turner

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Passion Fish(1992)

    as Chantelle

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Rich in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Rhody Poole

  • The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag(1992)

    as Ann

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Grand Canyon(1991)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Blue Bayou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Jessica Filley

  • A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story(1989)

    as Mary Thomas

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Miss Firecracker(1989)

    as Popeye Jackson

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Scrooged(1988)

    as Grace Cooley

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • American Experience(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Child Saver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Andrea Crawford

  • Mandela(1987)

    as Winnie Mandela

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Unnatural Causes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Maude DeVictor

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Adrianne Moore

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • L.A. Law: Pilot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Adrianne Moore

  • Extremities(1986)

    as Patricia

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Puss in Boots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Princess Lovinia

  • Sara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 13 episodes · as Rozalyn Dupree

  • Words by Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Claudie Sills

  • Sweet Revenge(1984)

    as Vicki Teague

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • WonderWorks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Claudie Sills

  • Go Tell It on the Mountain(1985)

    as Esther

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Killing Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Mattie

  • Cross Creek(1983)

    as Geechee

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 17 episodes · as Roxanne Turner

  • Tucker's Witch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 12 episodes · as Marcia Fulbright

  • Faerie Tale Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Princess Lovinia · as Self - Guest

  • Precious Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Narrator

  • For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Woman who lost her stuff

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Esther · as Mattie · as Woman who lost her stuff

  • The Ambush Murders(1982)

    as Karisha Ellsworth

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Sophisticated Gents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · as Evelyn Evers

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • HealtH (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Sally Benbow

  • Palmerstown, U.S.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Freedom Road(1979)

    as Katie

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The White Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Sandra Wilcox

  • The Trial of the Moke(1978)

    as Lucy Smith

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Remember My Name(1978)

    as Rita

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Brown

  • 2034 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Hate to See You Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Pockets of Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Thing That Hurts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 155 titles, 151 of them dated from 1951 to 2026; peak year 2000.

Biggest box office

The Lion King (2019)

$1.7B worldwide

Highest rated

Primal Fear (1996)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

See (2019)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19512026

Peak 2000 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 27 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 6 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting154 of 155: 152 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thProducing3 of 155: 1 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1970s5 · acting1980s29 · acting1990s34 · acting2000s40 · acting2010s26 · 26 acting · 2 crew2020s16 · 15 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 12% of 52 roles
78939803081823

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

4 Primetime Emmys, a Golden Globe, 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 1 other major award from 34 major nominations, 1984–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best New Scripted Series
  2. 2021
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
  3. 2020
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead
  4. 2014
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  5. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  6. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
  7. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
  8. 2007
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Show 15 earlier years
  1. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  2. 2003
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
  3. 2001
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  4. 1999
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead
  5. 1998
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
  6. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album
  7. 1996
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
  8. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
  9. 1993
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Supporting Female
  10. 1990
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
  11. 1988
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series
  12. 1987
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
  13. 1986
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
  14. 1985
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
  15. 1984
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Alfre Woodard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 79; across their 69 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 69

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 69

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 69

Midcredits score across 107 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up35
  • 50th to 74th35
  • 25th to 49th30
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

43 of their 107 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic13
  • Crowd Pleaser43
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed32

Most divisive · actor

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000)

99th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

12 Years a Slave (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 58 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Alfre Woodard's work okay for kids?

Across up to 28 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles33–82 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity28 titles10–61 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity25 titles13–70 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs21 titles11–55 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense19 titles42–77 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Alfre Woodard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alfre Woodard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mary McDonnell shares the most, 4.

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Mixed roles