Alfre Woodard
geb. 08.11.1952
(71 Jahre)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Biografie
Alfre Woodard work as an actor has earned her an Oscar nomination, four Emmy Awards and sixteen Emmy nominations, three SAG Awards and a Golden Globe. Woodard also enjoys philanthropic work and served on the National Film Preservation Foundation Board, as well as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences International Outreach Committee.
Woodard's illustrious body of work includes her Oscar nominated performance in Martin Ritt's CROSS CREEK; HBO's "Mandela," where she was honored with an ACE award for her portrayal of 'Winnie Mandela'; Lawrence Kasdan's GRAND CANYON; John Sayles' PASSION FISH; Joseph Sargent's MISS EVERS' BOYS, for which she won an Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe Award; Spike Lee's CROOKLYN; Gina Prince-Bythewood's LOVE AND BASKETBALL; Tyler Perry's THE FAMILY THAT PREYS; Maya Angelou's DOWN IN THE DELTA; played Betty Applewhite on the ABC drama "Desperate Housewives" and Ruby Jean Reynolds, mother to Lafayette Reynolds, on HBO's megahit "True Blood."
Woodard co-starred in Lifetime's hit remake of "Steel Magnolias" in which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award and won a NAACP Image Award for her performance as 'Ouiser.' She will next be seen in a reoccurring role in the BBC America series "Copper."
In addition to her acting career, Woodard is a long-time activist, served on The Creative Coalition, as well as co-founding "Artists for a New South Africa," a non-profit working to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS, and further the cause of Democracy and Human rights in South Africa. In 2008, Woodard served as a national surrogate for the 2008 Obama presidential campaign, and in 2009, was appointed by President Barack Obama to the "President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities."
River Road Entertainment
Schauspielerin
Kurzfilme | |
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2023 |
Weathering |
2016 |
Impossible Choices |
2013 |
The Door |
2000 |
John Henry |
1997 |
Secrets |
1995 |
Statistically Speaking |