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Alfre Woodard is an American actress known for her roles in Cross Creek (1983), Passion Fish (1992), Crooklyn (1994), and 12 Years a Slave (2013). She received an Academy Award nomination for Cross Creek, has won four Primetime Emmy Awards, and earned multiple nominations for Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards.

In 12 Years a Slave, Woodard acted alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita Nyong’o, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sarah Paulson, and Paul Dano. In Passion Fish, she starred with Mary McDonnell and David Strathairn. In Crooklyn, she performed with Delroy Lindo and Zelda Harris. In the television film Miss Evers’ Boys (1997), she acted with Laurence Fishburne and Ossie Davis. In Luke Cage (2016–2018), she portrayed Mariah Dillard, appearing with Mike Colter, Theo Rossi, Simone Missick, Mahershala Ali, and Rosario Dawson. She played a key role in Desperate Housewives alongside Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, and Eva Longoria. Woodard has also contributed to stage productions and voice roles in animated projects, including The Lion King (2019), where she voiced Sarabi.