Birthday: November 08, 1953
Intense, versatile African-American actress Alfre Woodard attended Boston University, then made her stage bow in 1974 with Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage. After a few minor appearances in films like Remember My Name (1978) and H.E.A.L.T.H (1979), the Tulsa, OK, native was nominated for an Oscar for her performance as Geechee in 1983's Cross Creek. She went on to further ...more- 2008
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
- Pictures of Hollis Woods
- nom
- 2006
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
- Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Desperate Housewives: Season 02
- nom
- 2006
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
- Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Made for Television Mo
- The Water Is Wide
- nom
- 2004
- NAACP Image Awards
- Best Supporting Actress
- Radio
- win
- 2000
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion
- Holiday Heart
- nom
- 2008
- Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
- Alice Pratt
- 2008
- Medal of Honor
- Narrator
- 2008
- American Violet
- Alma Roberts
- 1998
- Down in the Delta
- Co-producer













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