Alfre Woodard

Captain America: Civil War2016

As Miriam

TMDb 7.5 / 10

The Lion King2019

As Sarabi (voice)

TMDb 7.1 / 10

The Gray Man2022

As Margaret Cahill

TMDb 6.9 / 10

12 Years a Slave2013

As Mistress Shaw

TMDb 7.9 / 10

Primal Fear1996

As Shoat

TMDb 7.7 / 10

Dinosaur2000

As Plio (voice)

TMDb 6.6 / 10

Annabelle2014

As Evelyn

TMDb 5.8 / 10

The Core2003

As Stickley

TMDb 5.8 / 10

K-PAX2001

As Claudia Villars

TMDb 7.2 / 10

Radio2003

As Principal Daniels

TMDb 7.4 / 10

Salem's Lot2024

As Dr. Cody

TMDb 6.0 / 10

The Forgotten2004

As Det. Anne Pope

TMDb 5.9 / 10

Star Trek: First Contact1996

As Lily Sloane

TMDb 7.3 / 10

Fatherhood2021

As Marian

TMDb 7.5 / 10

Scrooged1988

As Grace Cooley

TMDb 6.8 / 10

Beauty Shop2005

As Ms. Josephine

TMDb 6.3 / 10

Take the Lead2006

As Augustine James

TMDb 6.9 / 10

Something New2006

As Joyce McQueen

TMDb 6.4 / 10

The Wild Thornberrys Movie2002

As Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)

TMDb 6.5 / 10

Summer Camp2024

As Mary

TMDb 5.4 / 10

The Book of Clarence2024

As Mother Mary

TMDb 5.8 / 10

Lost Souls2000

As Dr. Allen

TMDb 5.1 / 10

Space Oddity2023

As Dr. Olsen

TMDb 6.0 / 10

How to Make an American Quilt1995

As Marianna

TMDb 6.4 / 10

Heart and Souls1993

As Penny Washington

TMDb 7.0 / 10

Saint Judy2018

As Judge Benton

TMDb 6.9 / 10

Mississippi Grind2015

As Sam

TMDb 6.0 / 10

Blue Chips1994

As Lavada McRae

TMDb 6.1 / 10

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys2008

As Alice Pratt

TMDb 6.9 / 10

Holiday Heart2000

As Wanda Dean

TMDb 7.1 / 10

Extremities1986

As Patricia

TMDb 6.2 / 10

Passion Fish1992

As Chantelle

TMDb 7.0 / 10

Crooklyn1994

As Carolyn Carmichael

TMDb 6.8 / 10

The Singing Detective2003

As Chief of Staff

TMDb 5.1 / 10

Love & Basketball2000

As Camille Wright

TMDb 7.4 / 10

American Violet2008

As Alma Roberts

TMDb 6.7 / 10

Remember My Name1978

As Rita

TMDb 6.1 / 10

Mumford1999

As Lily

TMDb 6.5 / 10

Steel Magnolias2012

As Ouiser

TMDb 6.9 / 10

Clemency2019

As Warden Bernadine Williams

TMDb 6.3 / 10

The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue1997

As Maisie (voice)

TMDb 6.1 / 10

Cross Creek1983

As Geechee

TMDb 6.6 / 10

Grand Canyon1991

As Jane

TMDb 6.4 / 10

A Wrinkle in Time2003

As Mrs. Whatsit

TMDb 6.3 / 10

Sweet Revenge1984

As Vicki Teague

TMDb 6.7 / 10

Rich in Love1992

As Rhody Poole

TMDb 6.4 / 10

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives2003

TMDb 5.2 / 10

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag1992

As Ann

TMDb 5.1 / 10

Mandela1987

As Winnie Mandela

TMDb 4.8 / 10

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie2001

As Medicine Woman (voice)

TMDb 7.0 / 10

Pictures of Hollis Woods2007

As Edna Reilly

TMDb 6.6 / 10

Miss Evers' Boys1997

As Eunice Evers, R.N.

TMDb 6.5 / 10

Weathering2023

As Mum

TMDb 4.8 / 10

Down in the Delta1998

As Loretta Sinclair

TMDb 6.3 / 10

Burning Sands2017

As Professor Hughes

TMDb 5.8 / 10

As E

TMDb 4.0 / 10

Bopha!1993

As Rosie Mangena

TMDb 5.4 / 10

The Inquisitor2025

As Narration

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise2016

As Self

TMDb 8.0 / 10

Black Panther2010

As Dondi Reece

TMDb 6.2 / 10

Go Tell It on the Mountain1984

As Esther

TMDb 6.3 / 10

Disney's American Legends2001

TMDb 7.1 / 10

Eleanor Roosevelt2000

As Narrator (voice)

TMDb 8.0 / 10

Follow Me Home1997

As Evey

TMDb 5.0 / 10

Miss Firecracker1989

As Popeye Jackson

TMDb 5.8 / 10

The Trial of the Moke1978

As Lucy Smith

TMDb 6.0 / 10

L.A. Law: Pilot1986

As Adrianne Moore

The Water Is Wide2006

As Mrs. Brown

TMDb 7.0 / 10

King Leopold's Ghost2006

As Ilanga (voice)

TMDb 8.0 / 10

A Step Toward Tomorrow1996

As Dr. Sadlin

TMDb 4.5 / 10

What's Cooking?2000

As Audrey Williams

TMDb 5.5 / 10

Searching for Debra Winger2002

As Self

TMDb 6.4 / 10

So B. It2016

As Bernadette

TMDb 6.6 / 10

Words by Heart1985

As Claudie Sills

TMDb 7.0 / 10

Funny Valentines1999

As Joyce May

TMDb 7.7 / 10

Nelson Mandela Redrawn2014

As Self

TMDb 10.0 / 10

Precious Blood1982

As Narrator

TMDb 8.5 / 10

Freedom Road1979

As Katie

TMDb 5.2 / 10

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story2000

As Mary Parrish (voice)

TMDb 9.0 / 10

Knucklehead2015

As Sheila

TMDb 7.0 / 10

Aliens for Breakfast1994

As Mrs. Marks

TMDb 5.7 / 10

The Ambush Murders1982

As Karisha Ellsworth

TMDb 8.0 / 10

Juanita2019

As Juanita

TMDb 5.4 / 10

Special Report: Journey to Mars1996

As Tamara O'Neil

TMDb 5.8 / 10

John Henry2000

As Polly / Narrator (voice)

TMDb 7.0 / 10

A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story1989

As Mary Thomas

TMDb 7.0 / 10

Puss in Boots1985

As Princess Lovinia

TMDb 5.0 / 10

The Child Saver1988

As Andrea Crawford

TMDb 7.5 / 10

Reach for Me2008

As Evelyn

TMDb 2.8 / 10

The Killing Floor1984

As Mattie

TMDb 8.0 / 10

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band2015

As Mary Lou Williams (voice)

TMDb 8.0 / 10

Unnatural Causes1986

As Maude DeVictor

TMDb 7.4 / 10

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property2003

As Narrator

TMDb 6.4 / 10

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks2000

As Narrator

TMDb 7.5 / 10

HealtH1980

As Sally Benbow

TMDb 5.4 / 10

Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street2021

As Mary Parrish (voice)

TMDb 6.3 / 10

Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”Release date TBA

As Self

As Berenice Sadie Brown

TMDb 6.0 / 10

The Piano Lesson1995

As Berniece Charles

TMDb 7.6 / 10

The Wishing Tree1999

As Clara

TMDb 7.5 / 10

Malcolm X: Make It Plain1994

As Narrator

TMDb 9.0 / 10

Blue Bayou1990

As Jessica Filley

TMDb 10.0 / 10

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf1982

As Woman who lost her stuff

TMDb 8.5 / 10

Medal of Honor2008

As Narrator

TMDb 6.5 / 10

Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty2007

As Self - Narrator

TMDb 7.0 / 10

Black Hollywood1984

As Self

As Herself

Seven Candles For Kwanzaa1997

As Narrator

Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color2021

As Alma Thomas (voice)

TMDb 10.0 / 10

No Small Matter2019

As Narrator (voice)

The Underground Railroad1999

TMDb 7.0 / 10