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Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard is an influential American actress acclaimed for her remarkable portrayals of strong-willed and dignified roles on stage and screen. She has earned herself an impressive list of accolades, which include four Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Grammy Awards. In 2020, she was revered as one of The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century by The New York Times.
Starting her acting career in theatre, she made a breakthrough role in the Off-Broadway play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf (1977). Over the years, she showcased a rich body of work in films and on television. Woodard's filmography includes notable films such as Grand Canyon (1991), Passion Fish (1992), 12 Years a Slave (2013), and Juanita (2019). In the television arena, she gained prominence for her performance as Dr. Roxanne Turner in the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere. Apart from acting, Woodard is a committed political activist and founder of Artists for a New South Africa.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Alfre Woodard
Born: Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: November 8, 1952
Occupations: Actress, Producer
Years Active: 1973-present
Children: 2
Spouses: Roderick Spencer
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Awards and Nominations Received by Alfre Woodard
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Movies Featuring Alfre Woodard
The Gray Man
Fatherhood
Crooklyn
The Family That Preys
Clemency
Juanita
Heart and Souls
Down in the Delta
12 Years a Slave
Take the Lead
American Violet
The Lion King
Star Trek: First Contact
Annabelle
Blue Chips
Saint Judy
Grand Canyon
Bopha!
So B. It
Miss Firecracker
Extremities
The Book of Clarence
Summer Camp
Salem's Lot
Steel Magnolias
And the Oscar Goes To…
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
A Path Appears
No Small Matter
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
Disney’s American Legends
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
Searching for Debra Winger
John Henry
Holiday Heart
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
The Water Is Wide
Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty
Pictures of Hollis Woods
A Wrinkle in Time
HealtH
Sweet Revenge
Puss in Boots
The Killing Floor
Black Hollywood
Go Tell It on the Mountain
L.A. Law: Pilot
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
Cross Creek
Unnatural Causes
Mandela
A Mother’s Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag
Passion Fish
How to Make an American Quilt
Freedom Road
Special Report: Journey to Mars
A Step Toward Tomorrow
Aliens for Breakfast
Gulliver’s Travels
Miss Evers’ Boys
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
Rich in Love
The Wishing Tree
Remember My Name
Weathering
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
The Trial of the Moke
Career Timeline
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2019
Clemency
Bernadine Williams
Juanita
Juanita
The Lion King
Sarabi
Saint Judy
Judge Benton
No Small Matter
Narrator (voice)
2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Narrator
A Wrinkle in Time
Mrs. Whatsit
2000
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
Narrator
John Henry
Polly / Narrator (voice)
Holiday Heart
Wanda Dean
1997
Miss Evers’ Boys
Eunice Evers, R.N.
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
Maisie (voice)
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
Narrator (voice)
1996
Star Trek: First Contact
Special Report: Journey to Mars
Tamara O'Neil
A Step Toward Tomorrow
Dr. Sadlin
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