Alfre Woodard

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Alfre Woodard (Born: November 8, 1952 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American film and television actress and film producer.

Alfre Woodard in the youngest of three children born to her parents in Oklahoma. She was named by her godmother, who claimed she saw a vision of Alfre's name written out in gold letters. A former high school cheerleader and track star, she got the acting bug after being persuaded to audition for her school play by a nun at her school.

She went on to study acting at Boston University and enjoyed a brief stint on Broadway before moving to Los Angeles. She got her first big break in Remember My Name (1978) which also starred Jeff Goldblum. For her role in Cross Creek (1983) she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She lives in Santa Monica, California, with her husband, writer Roderick Spencer, and their two adopted children. She was named one of the Most Beautiful People in America by People Magazine.

Brief filmography

• Desperate Housewives (2005-?) ...as Betty Applewhite
• Beauty Shop (2005) ... as Miss Josephine
• The Forgotten (2004) ... as Detective Anne Pope
• Radio (2003) ... as Principal Daniels
• The Core (2003) ... as Talma Stickley
• The Singing Detective (2003) ... as Chief of Staff
• K-PAX (2001) ... as Claudia Villars
• Love & Basketball (2000) ... as Camille Wright
• Down in the Delta (1998) ... as Loretta Sinclair
• Miss Evers' Boys (1997) ... as Eunice Evers
• Star Trek: First Contact (1996) ... as Lily Sloane
• How to Make an American Quilt (1995) ... as Marianna
• Crooklyn (1994) ... as Carolyn Carmichael
• The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992) ... as Attorney Ann Orkin
• Passion Fish (1992) ... as Chantelle
• Scrooged (1988) ... as Grace Cooley
• Extremities (1986) ...as Patricia
• St. Elsewhere (1985-1987) ... as Dr. Roxanne Turner

External links

• Alfre Woodard at the Internet Movie Database