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Alfre Woodard
Actor

Alfre Woodard

1952Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA112 Movies51 TV Shows

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.

Filmography

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112 titles
The Inquisitor
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Narration

The Inquisitor

2025
Salem's Lot
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Dr. Cody
6.0

Salem's Lot

2024
Summer Camp
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Mary
5.3

Summer Camp

2024
The Book of Clarence
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Mother Mary
5.9

The Book of Clarence

2024
Weathering
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Mum
5.0

Weathering

2023
Space Oddity
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Dr. Olsen
6.1

Space Oddity

2023
The Gray Man
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Margaret Cahill
6.9

The Gray Man

2022
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
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Alma Thomas (voice)
10.0

Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color

2021
Fatherhood
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Marian
7.5

Fatherhood

2021
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
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Mary Parrish (voice)
6.3

Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street

2021
Clemency
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Warden Bernadine Williams
6.3

Clemency

2019
The Lion King
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Sarabi (voice)
7.1

The Lion King

2019
No Small Matter
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Narrator (voice)

No Small Matter

2019
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
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The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts

2019
Juanita
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Juanita
5.4

Juanita

2019
Saint Judy
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Judge Benton
6.9

Saint Judy

2018
Burning Sands
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Professor Hughes
5.8

Burning Sands

2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
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Self
8.0

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

2016
So B. It
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Bernadette
6.6

So B. It

2016
Captain America: Civil War
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Miriam
7.4

Captain America: Civil War

2016
Mississippi Grind
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Sam
6.0

Mississippi Grind

2015
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
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Mary Lou Williams (voice)
8.0

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

2015
Knucklehead
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Sheila
7.0

Knucklehead

2015
A Path Appears
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Self
8.0

A Path Appears

2015
Annabelle
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Evelyn
5.8

Annabelle

2014
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
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Self

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

2014
12 Years a Slave
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Mistress Shaw
7.9

12 Years a Slave

2013
Steel Magnolias
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Ouiser
7.0

Steel Magnolias

2012
Black Panther
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Dondi Reece
6.2

Black Panther

2010
Medal of Honor
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Narrator
6.5

Medal of Honor

2008
Reach for Me
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Evelyn
2.8

Reach for Me

2008
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
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Alice Pratt
6.8

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

2008
American Violet
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Alma Roberts
6.7

American Violet

2008
Henry Box Brown
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Henry Box Brown

2008
Pictures of Hollis Woods
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Edna Reilly
6.6

Pictures of Hollis Woods

2007
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
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Self - Narrator
7.0

Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty

2007
King Leopold's Ghost
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Ilanga (voice)
7.6

King Leopold's Ghost

2006
Take the Lead
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Augustine James
6.9

Take the Lead

2006
The Water Is Wide
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Mrs. Brown
6.8

The Water Is Wide

2006
Something New
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Joyce McQueen
6.4

Something New

2006
Beauty Shop
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Ms. Josephine
6.3

Beauty Shop

2005
The Forgotten
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Det. Anne Pope
5.9

The Forgotten

2004
Radio
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Principal Daniels
7.3

Radio

2003
The Singing Detective
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Chief of Staff
5.1

The Singing Detective

2003
A Wrinkle in Time
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Mrs. Whatsit
6.2

A Wrinkle in Time

2003
The Core
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Stickley
5.8

The Core

2003
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
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Narrator
6.1

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
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4.8

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2003
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
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Akela (Cheetah Mother) (voice)
6.3

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

2002
Searching for Debra Winger
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Self
6.3

Searching for Debra Winger

2002
K-PAX
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Claudia Villars
7.2

K-PAX

2001
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
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Medicine Woman (voice)
6.9

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie

2001
Disney's American Legends
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7.4

Disney's American Legends

2001
Holiday Heart
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Wanda Dean
6.8

Holiday Heart

2000
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
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Narrator
6.0

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

2000
Lost Souls
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Dr. Allen
5.0

Lost Souls

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

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

2000
John Henry
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Polly / Narrator (voice)
7.1

John Henry

2000
Dinosaur
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Plio (voice)
6.6

Dinosaur

2000
Love & Basketball
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Camille Wright
7.3

Love & Basketball

2000
What's Cooking?
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Audrey Williams
5.5

What's Cooking?

2000
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Narrator (voice)
8.0

Eleanor Roosevelt

2000
Mumford
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Lily
6.5

Mumford

1999
Funny Valentines
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Joyce May
7.2

Funny Valentines

1999
The Wishing Tree
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Clara
7.4

The Wishing Tree

1999
The Underground Railroad
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The Underground Railroad

1999
Down in the Delta
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Loretta Sinclair
6.2

Down in the Delta

1998
Seven Candles For Kwanzaa
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Narrator

Seven Candles For Kwanzaa

1997
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
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Maisie (voice)
6.1

The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

1997
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
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Narrator (voice)

Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

1997
Follow Me Home
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Evey
3.5

Follow Me Home

1997
Miss Evers' Boys
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Eunice Evers, R.N.
6.3

Miss Evers' Boys

1997
Star Trek: First Contact
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Lily Sloane
7.3

Star Trek: First Contact

1996
A Step Toward Tomorrow
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Dr. Sadlin
3.7

A Step Toward Tomorrow

1996
Special Report: Journey to Mars
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Tamara O'Neil
5.0

Special Report: Journey to Mars

1996
Primal Fear
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Shoat
7.7

Primal Fear

1996
How to Make an American Quilt
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Marianna
6.4

How to Make an American Quilt

1995
The Piano Lesson
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Berniece Charles
7.2

The Piano Lesson

1995
Crooklyn
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Carolyn Carmichael
6.8

Crooklyn

1994
Aliens for Breakfast
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Mrs. Marks
3.0

Aliens for Breakfast

1994
Blue Chips
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Lavada McRae
6.1

Blue Chips

1994
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
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Narrator
10.0

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

1994
Bopha!
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Rosie Mangena
5.3

Bopha!

1993
Heart and Souls
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Penny Washington
6.9

Heart and Souls

1993
Passion Fish
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Chantelle
6.9

Passion Fish

1992
Rich in Love
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Rhody Poole
6.3

Rich in Love

1992
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
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Ann
5.1

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

1992
Grand Canyon
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Jane
6.4

Grand Canyon

1991
Blue Bayou
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Jessica Filley

Blue Bayou

1990
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
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Mary Thomas

A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

1989
Miss Firecracker
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Popeye Jackson
5.6

Miss Firecracker

1989
Scrooged
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Grace Cooley
6.8

Scrooged

1988
The Child Saver
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Andrea Crawford
6.0

The Child Saver

1988
Mandela
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Winnie Mandela
4.4

Mandela

1987
Unnatural Causes
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Maude DeVictor
6.8

Unnatural Causes

1986
L.A. Law: Pilot
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Adrianne Moore

L.A. Law: Pilot

1986
Extremities
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Patricia
6.1

Extremities

1986
Puss in Boots
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Princess Lovinia
5.0

Puss in Boots

1985
Words by Heart
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Claudie Sills

Words by Heart

1985
Black Hollywood
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Self

Black Hollywood

1984
Sweet Revenge
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Vicki Teague
6.0

Sweet Revenge

1984
Go Tell It on the Mountain
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Esther
6.4

Go Tell It on the Mountain

1984
The Killing Floor
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Mattie
7.3

The Killing Floor

1984
Cross Creek
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Geechee
6.6

Cross Creek

1983
Precious Blood
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Narrator
8.0

Precious Blood

1982
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
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Woman who lost her stuff
10.0

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

1982
The Ambush Murders
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Karisha Ellsworth
9.0

The Ambush Murders

1982
HealtH
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Sally Benbow
5.2

HealtH

1980
Freedom Road
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Katie
4.8

Freedom Road

1979
The Trial of the Moke
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Lucy Smith
5.5

The Trial of the Moke

1978
Remember My Name
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Rita
6.0

Remember My Name

1978
Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”
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Self

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

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51 titles
The Last Frontier
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Jacqueline Bradford
7.2

The Last Frontier

2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
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Self
4.3

Number One on the Call Sheet

2025
Monsieur Spade
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Virginia Dell
6.3

Monsieur Spade

2024
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
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Mimi (voice)
7.7

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
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Self
5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
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Self

The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart

2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks
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Lilly Sloane (voice)
7.6

Star Trek: Lower Decks

2020
See
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Paris
8.1

See

2019
A Series of Unfortunate Events
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Aunt Josephine
7.4

A Series of Unfortunate Events

2017
Marvel's Luke Cage
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Mariah Dillard
6.9

Marvel's Luke Cage

2016
Empire
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Renee
7.1

Empire

2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
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Self
4.5

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014
State of Affairs
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President Constance Payton
5.6

State of Affairs

2014
The Last Ship
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Amy Granderson
6.8

The Last Ship

2014
Women, War & Peace
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Narrator (voice)
10.0

Women, War & Peace

2011
Memphis Beat
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Lieutenant Tanya Rice
6.9

Memphis Beat

2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
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Self
6.6

Who Do You Think You Are?

2010
Black Panther
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Dondi Reece (voice)
6.8

Black Panther

2010
Three Rivers
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Dr. Sophia Jordan
7.0

Three Rivers

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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Self - Guest
5.0

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009
My Own Worst Enemy
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Mavis Heller
6.5

My Own Worst Enemy

2008
True Blood
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Ruby Jean Reynolds
7.6

True Blood

2008
Private Practice
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Dee Bennett
7.5

Private Practice

2007
Class of 3000
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6.4

Class of 3000

2006
Rachael Ray
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Self - Guest
5.1

Rachael Ray

2006
The Megan Mullally Show
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Self - Guest
4.2

The Megan Mullally Show

2006
Grey's Anatomy
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Justine Campbell
8.2

Grey's Anatomy

2005
Desperate Housewives
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Betty Applewhite
7.9

Desperate Housewives

2004
Static Shock
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Jean Hawkins (voice)
8.0

Static Shock

2000
The Wild Thornberrys
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Medicine Woman (voice)
7.0

The Wild Thornberrys

1998
The Practice
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Denise Freeman
7.6

The Practice

1997
The Daily Show
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Self
6.4

The Daily Show

1996
Gulliver's Travels
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Queen of Brobdingnag
7.1

Gulliver's Travels

1996
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
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Winsome (voice)
6.0

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995
Frasier
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Edna (voice)
7.7

Frasier

1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
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Dr. Roxanne Turner
8.1

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993
HBO First Look
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Self
4.9

HBO First Look

1992
American Experience
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Narrator (voice)
6.6

American Experience

1988
L.A. Law
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Adrianne Moore
7.0

L.A. Law

1986
Sara
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Rozalyn Dupree
7.5

Sara

1985
Reading Rainbow
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Self - Narrator (voice)
8.4

Reading Rainbow

1983
St. Elsewhere
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Roxanne Turner
5.6

St. Elsewhere

1982
Tucker's Witch
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Marcia Fulbright
4.8

Tucker's Witch

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
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Self - Guest
8.1

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982
The Sophisticated Gents
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Evelyn Evers
7.0

The Sophisticated Gents

1981
Hill Street Blues
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7.6

Hill Street Blues

1981
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
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5.5

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

1980
The White Shadow
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Sandra Wilcox
7.1

The White Shadow

1978
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
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4.5

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

1977
The Oscars
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Self
7.1

The Oscars

1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Mrs. Brown
8.6

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951