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Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

55 movies on Netflix

Biography

Alfre Woodard is an American actress and producer who began in theater and became known for strong-willed, dignified roles on stage and screen. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, she studied drama at Boston University before breaking through Off-Broadway in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf. Her early film work included Remember My Name (1978) and Cross Creek (1983), which brought an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She won four Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and earned a BAFTA nomination for Clemency (2019). Among her films are Grand Canyon (1991), Passion Fish (1992), Heart and Souls (1993), Crooklyn (1994), Primal Fear (1996), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Down in the Delta (1998), and Juanita (2019). She voiced Sarabi in The Lion King (2019) and appeared on television in St. Elsewhere, L.A. Law, Miss Evers' Boys, Desperate Housewives, and Luke Cage.

73years old

Turns 74 on November 8in 38 days

  • Born Tulsa
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21

Movie Career

Films
55
Career span
46 years1978 to 2024

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Woodard was among those considered for Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction, the 1994 film, though the role ultimately went to Uma Thurman.

  2. Behind the award

    Woodard swept the television awards for her lead role in Miss Evers' Boys, winning the Primetime Emmy over Meryl Streep, Helen Mirren, Glenn Close and Stockard Channing.

  3. Behind the camera

    Woodard was an executive producer and cast member on The Porter, a CBC Television period drama miniseries that first aired in 2022. The show drew the most nominations at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards, and Woodard took a Canadian Screen Award for her guest role.

Alfre Woodard movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Primal Fear1996 Crime, Drama, Mysteryas Shoat

    IMDb rating 7.7297K votes

  2. K-PAX2001 Drama, Sci-Fias Dr. Claudia Villars

    IMDb rating 7.4204K votes

  3. Annabelle2014as Evelyn

    IMDb rating 5.5199K votes

  4. The Lion King2019as Sarabivoice

    IMDb rating 6.8296K votes

  5. Dinosaur2000as Pliovoice

    IMDb rating 6.474K votes

  6. The Gray Man2022as Margaret Cahill

    IMDb rating 6.5279K votes

  7. Radio2003as Principal Daniels

    IMDb rating 6.950K votes

  8. Fatherhood2021as Marian

    IMDb rating 6.647K votes

Most often with

Lawrence Kasdan directed two of these films. Mary McDonnell appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Mary McDonnell, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Mary McDonnellSanaa Lathan, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Sanaa LathanJulianne Moore, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Julianne MooreKathy Bates, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Kathy BatesRobert Downey Jr., 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Robert Downey Jr.Kevin Bacon, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Kevin BaconLawrence KasdanDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Lawrence Kasdan

Films together

Box office

What Alfre Woodard's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.3 billion

33 of the 55 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 55 films: 33 worldwide figure; 8 us gross only; 10 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.

  • 33Worldwide figure
  • 8US gross only
  • 10Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found

Top grosser

The Lion King2019as Sarabi (voice)$1.7 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 85% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Lion King2019as Sarabi (voice)
    $1.7B50.9% of the total
  2. 2
    Dinosaur2000as Plio (voice)
    $354M10.9% of the total
  3. 3
    Annabelle2014as Evelyn
    $258M7.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Star Trek: First Contact1996as Lily
    $146M4.5% of the total
  5. 5
    The Forgotten2004as Det. Anne Pope
    $118M3.6% of the total
  6. 6
    Primal Fear1996as Shoat
    $103M3.1% of the total
  7. 7
    The Core2003as Stickley
    $74M2.3% of the total
  8. 8
    Take the Lead2006as Augustine James
    $66M2.0% of the total
Scrooged (1988), $60.3 millionRadio (2003), $53.3 millionK-PAX (2001), $50.3 millionHow to Make an American Quilt (1995), $41.2 millionGrand Canyon (1991), $41.0 millionThe Family That Preys (2008), $37.1 millionBeauty Shop (2005), $36.4 millionLost Souls (2000), $31.4 millionLove & Basketball (2000), $27.7 millionBlue Chips (1994), $26.0 millionHeart and Souls (1993), $16.6 millionCrooklyn (1994), $13.6 millionExtremities (1986), $13.4 millionSomething New (2006), $11.4 millionThe Book of Clarence (2023), $6.2 millionDown in the Delta (1998), $5.7 million

$485 millionfrom the other 25 films with a worldwide figure, 15% of the total

Awards

Eight awards and honors from 1984 to 2003, six of them major.

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Alfre Woodard's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Emmy Awards
2003Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesThe PracticeWon
1997Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieMiss Evers' BoysWon
1987Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesL.A. LawWon
1984Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesHill Street BluesWon
SAG Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television MovieWon
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesWon
Other honors
1995Crystal AwardWon
Audie Award for Best Female NarratorWon

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