Bitten by the acting bug while in high school, Alfre Woodard was born Nov. 8, 1953, in Tulsa, Okla. She made her way to Los Angeles after earning a bachelor's degree from Boston University and getting some Broadway experience under her belt.Woodard broke into films with minor parts beginning in 1978, and by 1983 she had scored an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress with her impressive performance in Cross Creek. The next year she won her first Emmy for her work on the venerated TV series "Hill Street Blues." Alternating between the small and big screens, Woodard has consistently distinguished herself in diverse fare such as Grand Canyon (1991), Crooklyn (1994), the 1997 made-for-TV movie Miss Evers' Boys, "L.A. Law" and "The Practice," receiving several Emmy Awards along the way.
Later films of note for Woodard include Mumford (1999) and Love & Basketball (with Omar Epps, 2000).
AddTyler Perry's The Family That PreysTyler Perry writes, directs and co-stars in this poignant dramedy centered on a pair of friends -- wealthy socialite Charlotte (Kathy Bates) and working-class Alice (Alfre Woodard) -- whose families stand to be ripped apart by greed and scandal. To prevent the collapse and save their families, the... Read More
AddThe ForgottenA desperate mother (Julianne Moore) tries to prove the existence of her missing child in this chilling psychological thriller. Reeling from the loss of her 8-year-old son, she seeks counsel from a therapist (Gary Sinise) who claims her son was merely a figment of her imagination. After meeting... Read More
AddLove & BasketballIt's about winning, losing and playing the game. Monica (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy (Omar Epps) grow up next door to each other playing basketball, fighting and falling in love. When simultaneous turns in the big leagues throw their off-court relationship off-kilter, the pair discovers that very... Read More
AddWhat's Cooking?This multicultural comedy-drama set in Los Angeles's middle-class environs paints an intriguing portrait of family tensions as four ethnic clans -- Latino, black, Jewish and Asian -- get ready for Thanksgiving dinner. The intertwining tales follow the families as minor frustrations escalate into... Read More
AddMiss Evers' BoysLaurence Fishburne stars in this Emmy-winning HBO drama about the Tuskegee Experiment, a government program that withheld penicillin from some African American men infected with syphilis so that scientists could study the effects of the disease. One nurse, Eunice Evers (Alfre Woodard), comforted the... Read More
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