Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard is an American actress, voice actress, producer, and political activist. She is best known for her roles as Rita in , Beatrice "Geechee" in , Jane in , Doris Robson in the NBC drama series , and Dr. Roxanne Turner in the NBC medical drama series .
For Disney, she voiced Maisie in The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue, Polly Henry/Narrator in the short film John Henry, and Plio in the 2000 CGI film Dinosaur, and Sarabi in Jon Favreau's 2019 CGI adaptation of The Lion King. She also portrayed Mary Thomas in A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story, Miriam Sharpe in Captain America: Civil War, Mrs. Whatsit in A Wrinkle in Time, and Black Mariah in the Marvel/Netflix series Luke Cage. Additionally, she played Ann Orkin in The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag, Lily Thompson in Mumford, and Betty Applewhite in Desperate Housewives.
==Roles==
Mary Thomas - A Mother's Courage The Mary Thomas Story.jpg|Mary Thomas(A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story)
Profile - Maisie.png|Maisie(The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue)
Polly.jpg|Polly Henry(John Henry)
Profile - Plio.jpg|Plio(Dinosaur)
Mrs. Whatsit 2003.jpg|Mrs. Whatsit(A Wrinkle in Time)
Miriam Sharpe.jpg|Miriam Sharpe(Captain America: Civil War)
Mariah Dillard.JPG|Black Mariah(Luke Cage)
The Lion King (2019 film) Sarabi We.png|Sarabi(The Lion King;2019 CGI adaptation)
Mimi Lafayette.jpg|Mimi Lafayette(Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur)
==Gallery==
Alfre Woodard SDCC.jpg|Alfre Woodard speaks at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con.
The Lion King (2019) - Alfre Woodard with Sarabi.jpg|Alfre Woodard with Sarabi for the 2019 CGI adaptation of The Lion King.
Alfre Woodard TLK19 premiere.jpg|Alfre Woodard at the premiere of The Lion King remake in July 2019.
Alfre Woodard TIFF19.jpg|Alfre Woodard attending the 2019 Toronto International Film Fest.
==Trivia==
*Alfre Woodard is among the actors in the MCU to be recast in a different role.
**Others include Mahershala Ali, Gemma Chan, Patton Oswalt, and Tony Curran.
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