Alfre Woodard

Infobox actor
name = Alfre Woodard

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caption = Woodard speaking at the Barack Obama campaign in New Philadelphia, 2008
birthname = Alfre Ette Woodard
birthdate = birth date and age|1952|11|8
birthplace = Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
spouse = Roderick Spencer (1983-)
emmyawards = Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series
1984 "Hill Street Blues"
Outstanding Guest Actress - Drama Series
1987 "L.A. Law"
2003 "The Practice"
Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries/Movie
1997 "Miss Evers' Boys"
goldenglobeawards =
1998 "Miss Evers' Boys"
sagawards = Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Movie
1995 "The Piano Lesson"
1997 "Miss Evers' Boys"
Best Ensemble - Comedy Series
2005 "Desperate Housewives"

Alfre Ette Woodard (born November 8, 1952) is an American actress. She has been nominated for an Academy Award and has won four Emmy Awards, three SAG Awards and one Golden Globe Award.

Biography

Personal life

Woodard was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Constance, a homemaker, and Marion H. Woodard, an entrepreneur and interior designer. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/84/Alfre-Woodard.html Alfre Woodard Biography (1952-) ] ] Woodard attended Bishop Kelley High School, a private Catholic school in Tulsa. She studied drama at Boston University, from where she later graduated. Woodard lives in Santa Monica, California, with her husband, writer Roderick Spencer, and their two adopted children, Mavis and Duncan. Woodard follows Christian Science. [ [http://www.adherents.com/people/pw/Alfre_Woodard.html The religion of Alfre Woodard, actress ] ] She is a founder and board member of Artists for a New South Africa and is also active in the Democratic Party.

Career

Woodard has made numerous guest appearances in television series and motion pictures. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1983 film "Cross Creek". She also appeared as Lily Sloane, Zefram Cochrane's assistant in "" and Down in the Delta as a single alcoholic mother from Chicago forced to spend a summer with her uncle in Mississippi.

Woodard's television credits include "Hill Street Blues", "St. Elsewhere", "Puss in Boots", "L.A. Law", and '. Woodard has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for her television performances in "Hill Street Blues", "L.A. Law", the television movie "Miss Evers' Boys", and "The Practice". She has also received Emmy nominations for "Words by Heart", "St. Elsewhere", "Unnatural Causes", a second for "St. Elsewhere", "A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story", "The Piano Lesson", "Gulliver's Travels", ', and "The Water Is Wide". From 2005 to 2006, Woodard starred in the ABC series "Desperate Housewives", and received another Emmy nomination for her role as Betty Applewhite. Woodard has appeared on stage in such plays as "Map of the World", "Drowning Crow", "Me & Bessie", and "The Winter's Tale". She starred in Tyler Perry's latest film "The Family That Preys".

Awards and nominations

Awards

*1984 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - "Hill Street Blues"
*1987 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series - "L.A. Law"
*1996 - Screen Actors Guild - Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries - "The Piano Lesson"
*1997 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or A Special - "Miss Evers' Boys"
*1998 - Screen Actors Guild - Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries - "Miss Evers' Boys"
*1998 - Golden Globe - Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture - "Miss Evers' Boys"
*2003 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - "The Practice"
*2007 - Black Reel Awards- Best Supporting Actress Network/Cable- "The Water is Wide"

Nominations

*1984 - Academy Award - Best Supporting Actress - "Cross Creek"
*1985 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a special - "Words By Heart Wonderworks"
*1986 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - "St. Elsewhere"
*1987 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special - "Unnatural Causes"
*1988 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series - "St. Elsewhere"
*1990 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - "A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story The Magi"
*1993 - Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actress - "Passion Fish"
*1995 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - "The Piano Lesson (Hallmark Hall of Fame)"
*1996 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress for a Miniseries or Special - "Gulliver's Travels"
*1998 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - "Homicide: Life On The Street"
*2001 - Black Reel Awards- Best Actress Network/Cable- "Holiday Heart"
*2001 - Black Reel Awards- Best Actress in a Motion Picture- "What's Cooking"
*2001 - Golden Globe - Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture - "Holiday Heart"
*2006 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie - "The Water Is Wide"
*2006 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - "Desperate Housewives"
*2006 - BET Awards- Best Actress
*2006 - Black Movie Awards- Outstanding Supporting Actress - "Something New"

Filmography

* "Cross Creek" (1983) as Geechee
* "St. Elsewhere" (1985-1987) as Dr. Roxanne Turner
* "Extremities" (1986) as Patricia
* "Scrooged" (1988) as Grace Cooley
* "Miss Firecracker" (1989) as Popeye Jackson
* "Grand Canyon" (1991) as Jane
* "Passion Fish" (1992) as Chantelle
* "The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag" (1992) as Attorney Ann Orkin
* "Heart and Souls" (1993) as Penny Washington
* "Crooklyn" (1994) as Carolyn Carmichael
* "How to Make an American Quilt" (1995) as Marianna
* "The Piano Lesson" (1995) (TV) as Berniece
* "" (1996) as Lily Sloane
* "Primal Fear" (1996) as Judge Miriam Shoat
* "Follow Me Home" (1996) as Evey
* "Cadillac Desert" (1997) as Narrator
* "Miss Evers' Boys" (1997) as Eunice Evers
* "The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue" (1997) as Maise the Cat
* "Down in the Delta" (1998) as Loretta Sinclair
* "Funny Valentines" (1999) as Joyce May
* "Mumford" (1999) as Lily
* "Holiday Heart" (2000) as Wanda
* "Love & Basketball" (2000) as Camille Wright
* "K-PAX" (2001) as Claudia Villars
* "Searching for Debra Winger" (2002) as Herself
* "The Wild Thornberrys Movie " (2002) as Akela
* "The Singing Detective" (2003) as Chief of Staff
* "The Core" (2003) as Talma Stickley
* "Radio" (2003) as Principal Daniels
* "A Wrinkle In Time" (2003) as Mrs. Whatsit
* "The Forgotten" (2004) as Detective Anne Pope
* "Beauty Shop" (2005) as Miss Josephine
* "Desperate Housewives" (2005-2006) as Betty Applewhite
* "Something New" (2006) as Joyce McQueen
* "Take the Lead" (2006) as Principal Augustine James
* "Pictures of Hollis Woods" (2007) as Edna Reilly
* "The Family That Preys" (2008) as Alice Pratt
* "My Own Worst Enemy" (2008) as Mavis Heller
* " [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093490/ Mandela TV series] as Winnie Mandela

References

External links

*imdb name|name=Alfre Woodard|id=0005569
* [http://sidewalkstv.com/webclips/w/alfrewoodard.html Alfre Woodard 2006 Interview] on "Sidewalks Entertainment"

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