"[68] The series was canceled after a single season. [2] Also in 2013, she had a recurring role in the BBC America period drama, Copper. [4] The next year, Woodard made her film debut in Remember My Name, a thriller written and directed by Alan Rudolph. Elsewhere. Woodard began her acting career in theater. Alfre Woodard Movie Filmography 2018 TitleStar AsGenreInfoSaint Judy Judge Benton - - 2013 TitleStar AsGenreInfoTwelve Years a Slave Mistress Harriet Shaw - - 2010 TitleStar AsGenreInfoBlack Panther Dondi Reece / Queen Mother / Dora Milaje TV - Memphis Beat Lt. Tanya Rice TV - True Blood Ruby Jean Reynolds TV - 2009 In 2020, The New York Times ranked Woodard seventeenth on its list of "The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century". Historians helped Woodard locate evidence that Alex was assessed a poll tax in 1867, indicating that he was registered to vote two years after the Civil War ended. [85] For her performance, Woodard has received wide critical acclaim. Rent Alfre Woodard Movies and TV Shows on DVD and Blu-ray. Woodard made her professional theater debut in 1974 on Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage. [15] The Rolling Stone's Peter Travers described her performance as "Superb". [10] In 1998, Woodard reprised the role for a sixth-season episode of Homicide: Life on the Street entitled "Mercy". [69], In November 2014, Woodard was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Actor and stand-up comic in the '80s & '90s. The charity has raised more than $9 million and has provided healthcare to over 3,500 South African AIDS orphans. In 1983, she won major critical praise and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Cross Creek. So we're not stepping too outside the boundaries; it's based in realism. This seemed to indicate that there might be a more clear bridge between the Marvel TV shows and movies, but sadly, that’s not the case. She received BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role nomination for her performance. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but her performance received acclaim. Alfre Woodard Celebrity Profile - Check out the latest Alfre Woodard photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at Rotten Tomatoes! But I was always confident that I knew my craft." The scene closed the program. "[65] The series premiered with generally negative reviews from critics, but most reviewers praised Woodard's performance. I'm not a fool. In later years, she has appeared in several blockbusters, like K-PAX (2001), The Core (2003), and The Forgotten (2004), starred in independent films, and won her fourth Emmy Award for The Practice in 2003. Profession Actor, producer. Jason Momoa, Alfre Woodard unveil Apple TV Plus show See. Tune In: 21 TV Shows Premiering And Returning This Fall 'How To Get Away With Murder' returns for its final season, Jason Momoa and Alfre Woodard team up for a new Apple series, and TV … [3] She is also known for her work as a political activist and producer. For her work in The Practice in 2003, she won her fourth Primetime Emmy Award. [53][54][55] Along with the other cast members, she was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, in addition to her nomination for a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her single-scene appearance. [102] Woodard is also a board member of the Democratic Party, and campaigned for Barack Obama in the both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. In addition, she performed voice work in a variety of feature and television documentaries,[7] as well as a voice role in Walt Disney's Dinosaur. Alfre Woodard was born on November 8, 1952 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the youngest of three children of Constance, a homemaker, and Marion H. Woodard, an interior designer. And that it was being done by people who knew the world. [6] She is the youngest of three children. 1988 | PG-13 | CC. [17] However, she did receive her first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. She said in her acceptance speech that she believes it is her responsibility to use her fame to help others less fortunate. In 1998, she starred as a single alcoholic mother from Chicago forced to spend a summer with her uncle in Mississippi, in the critically acclaimed independent drama Down in the Delta directed by Maya Angelou, her How to Make an American Quilt co-star. During her career, she won 4 Emmy Awards (nominated 18 times). Her breakthrough role was in the Off-Broadway play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf in 1977. By 1881, Alex had purchased 80 acres of farmland in Jackson Parish. She also starred as Dr. Roxanne Turner in the NBC medical drama St. [10][49][50][51] In 2013, Woodard made Emmy history with 17 nominations for 16 different roles. In the same year, she had a leading role in The Trial of the Moke, a Great Performances television movie co-starring Samuel L. Jackson. In 1991, Woodard starred in drama film Grand Canyon, directed by Lawrence Kasdan. 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For her performance in the film, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 1980, Woodard had a role in the ensemble comedy film Health directed by Robert Altman. Alfre Woodard, Actress: Star Trek: First Contact. [16] She was a promising contender for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress category, but did not receive a nomination. Recap: This Is How It's Done with Alfre Woodard", "MUST-SEE: The Most Stunning Fashion Ad We've Ever Seen! ... Alfre Woodard. [22][23], In the 1990s, Woodard also continued her work in television, earning considerable acclaim for her performances. Woodard was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1986, and for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 1988, for St. [70] Also in November 2014, Woodard narrated "Women in Politics", an episode of season 2 of Makers: Women Who Make America. 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One critic said: "I originally tuned in for Jason Lee, who plays a police detective named Dwight who likes to croon the blues. Woodard starred opposite Danny Glover in the 1993 drama film Bopha! The drama is set in a world where humans are born blind. Alfre Woodard was born on November 8, 1952 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the youngest of three children of Constance, a homemaker, and Marion H. Woodard, an interior designer. [7] In 1976, she moved to Los Angeles, California. [2] In the same year, Woodard won her first Primetime Emmy Award for her performance in the NBC drama series Hill Street Blues. [86][87][88][89][90] She was listed as a contender for a nomination in the 2020 Academy Award for Best Actress category,[89][88] but did not receive a nomination. [104] In February 2009, she joined a group of American film directors and actors on a cultural trip to Iran at the invitation of the "House of Cinema" forum in Tehran.[105]. She appeared in the critically acclaimed films 12 Years a Slave (2013), Juanita (2019), Clemency (2019, for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role) as well as the box office hits Annabelle (2014), and Captain America: Civil War (2016), and the remake of The Lion King (2019). She played the role of Dr. Roxanne Turner, a strong doctor and the love interest of the Denzel Washington character. [66][67] Amy Amatangelo of Boston Herald gave the premiere grade "C", stating that, "Alfre Woodard isn't given a lot to do as President Constance Payton in the premiere, but, unlike Heigl, she does have the gravitas for the role, and the show would be wise to use her more. After they compared storylines, Woodard recalled that she became "instantly hooked" on the series. In 2013, she also appeared in Ava DuVernay's short film The Door, a part of Miu Miu's Women's Tales series. Law. The film was a financial success, grossing over $349 million worldwide.[29]. [82] In 2018, she took a recurring role in the Fox prime time soap opera Empire, playing Renee, Cookie Lyon's mother. Birth Place:Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. She is a founder and board member of Artists for a New South Africa, a nonprofit organization dedicated to combating the African AIDS pandemic and to advancing democracy and equality in South Africa since 1989. [59][60][61], On March 21, 2014, it was announced that Woodard would be playing the role of the first female President of the United States in the NBC political drama pilot, State of Affairs opposite Katherine Heigl. She was named by her godmother, who claimed she saw a vision of Alfre's name written out in gold letters. It' (EXCLUSIVE)", "Good Deed Acquires 'So B. © 2021 TV GUIDE, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. [79], In 2017, Woodard was cast as a title character in the independent drama Juanita, based on Sheila Williams' book Dancing on the Edge of the Roof. [52], In 2013, Woodard appeared in Steve McQueen's historical drama film 12 Years a Slave as Mistress Harriet Shaw, a formerly enslaved woman who has risen in the Southern caste system. But for now the state of affairs is rather mediocre. [7] For The Piano Lesson (1995), a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, she won her first Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, as well as being nominated for another Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. [10] She starred as lead in the Tyler Perry's drama film The Family That Preys in 2008. [72] The film was released in April 2017 by Good Deed Acquires. [7] Later in 1983, Woodard won her first Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category for her three-episode arc as Doris Robson in the NBC critically acclaimed serial drama, Hill Street Blues. [11] In the next few years, Woodard received critical acclaim for her lead performances in a number of made-for-television movies. [103] She lends continuing support to the fight for LGBT rights and same sex marriage. After her breakthrough role in the Off-Broadway play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf (1977), she made her film debut in Remember My Name (1978). Woodard attended Bishop Kelley High School, a private Catholic school in Tulsa, graduating from there in 1970. [12] From 1985 to 1986, she also was a regular cast member of the NBC medical drama, St. [101], Woodard is an activist for a wide spectrum of causes. If she's not in this thing, I think it goes kaput.". On April 15, 1898, Alex Woodard and his wife Elizabeth sold their 80 acres to her brother, Aaron Stell, as they had moved to Wharton County, Texas, by that time. All in all, Memphis Beat was added to my personal list of favs this summer, where it … [45][46] Also in 2012, Woodard was cast as Ouiser (played by Shirley MacLaine in the 1989 film) in the remake of the classic comedy-drama film, Steel Magnolias. In the 1990s, Woodard starred in films such as Grand Canyon (1991), Heart and Souls (1993), Crooklyn (1994), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), Primal Fear (1996) and Star Trek: First Contact (1996). On August 9, 2015, Woodard appeared on TLC's Who Do You Think You Are?. [28], In the 2000s, Woodard’s film career showcased her versatility in a range of genres, including the ensemble comedy-drama What's Cooking? [7][20][21] For her powerful performance in the movie, Woodard was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. Profession Actor, producer. [81] Additionally, Woodard appeared as Josephine Anwhistle in Netflix's adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events, which premiered in 2017. Scrooged. [57][58] She also starred in the independent drama film Knucklehead as an abusive mother. ",[38] while The Washington Post's Neely Tucker wrote: "By far the best thing about the enterprise is Woodard. Writer of 'Juanita' starring Alfre Woodard, premiering on Netflix in March of 2019. Tracee Ellis Ross, Regina King, Sanaa Lathan and Alfre Woodard are coming together to recreate "The Golden Girls" with an all-Black cast. [17][19] During the same period, Woodward also appeared in the films The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992), Rich in Love (1993), and Blue Chips (1994). [100] Her daughter, Mavis, served as Miss Golden Globe for the 2010 Golden Globe Awards. She was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for her roles in the films Words by Heart (1985), Unnatural Causes (1986), and A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story (1989). [37] Los Angeles Times critic Bob Baker said in his review: "The film takes off when Woodard's and Kathy Bates' characters go on a Thelma & Louise-style road trip. Birth Place: Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. [18] In that same year, she had a comedic role in the fantasy film Heart and Souls opposite Robert Downey, Jr., for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. 1. [83], In 2019, Woodard voiced Sarabi in the CGI live action remake of The Lion King, directed by Jon Favreau. At about age 14 or 15, Alex was separated from his family when his master relocated to Jackson Parish, Louisiana. She's played a host of diverse characters---doctor, detective, judge, junkie, teacher---yet she is consistently believable, her portrayals rooted in rich … ", "TV with Thinus: REVIEW. [80] She also co-starred opposite Michelle Monaghan in Saint Judy. Directed by: Richard Donner. [71], In 2015, Woodard was cast as a lead in the film adaptation of Sarah Weeks' young adult novel So B. It' With Alfre Woodard & John Heard For Theatrical Release", "Here's Who Alfre Woodard Plays in 'Captain America: Civil War, "Could 'Captain America: Civil War' Include A 'Luke Cage' Character? Apple TV Plus Shows: Descriptions, Premiere Dates, Trailers, and More ... Netflix's Juanita Is Here to Remind Us That Alfre Woodard Is a Gem, Even If The Movie Isn't [33] Woodard's portrayal of Betty was praised and resulted in a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2006. Though her appearance was brief, her performance was praised as powerful. [74][75][76] Later that year, she played Mariah Dillard in the Netflix series Marvel's Luke Cage, marking her second portrayal of a character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 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[39] In next year, she appeared in the independent drama American Violet, playing the mother of a 24-year-old African-American woman wrongfully swept up in a drug raid. See is an epic, world-building drama set in the future, when the human race has lost the sense of sight, and society has had to find new ways to interact, to build, to hunt, to survive. Find out when and where you can watch Alfre Woodard movies and tv shows with the full listings schedule at TVGuide.com. She later said, "When I came to L.A., people told me there were no film roles for black actors. Woodard also was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance as a drug addict in the Holiday Heart (2000). In 1976, she moved to Los Angeles, California. Apple TV+, 2019 | Drama, Sci-Fi | Trailer. While this talented actress has never truly risen to superstar status, she is an accomplished performer of stage and screen. Starring: Bill Murray , Karen Allen , Carol Kane and Alfre Woodard. When his ballroom methods clash with his students' hip-hop instincts, he teams up with them to create a new style of dance and becomes their mentor in the process in the musical drama Take The Lead. Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Alfre Woodard. The movie received generally positive reviews from critics and earned $40,991,329 at the box office. Grey's Anatomy (2005– ) A drama centered on the personal and professional lives of five surgical interns and their supervisors. In 1995, she co-starred alongside Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Nelligan, and Maya Angelou in the female ensemble drama film How to Make an American Quilt, for which the entire cast was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Elsewhere, for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1986, and for Guest Actress in 1988. [41] In 2010, she also was cast in the third season of HBO's True Blood as Ruby Jean Reynolds. Woodard follows Christian Science. Woodard made her professional theater debut in 1974 on Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage. Later in 1983, Woodard starred opposite Mary Steenburgen in the biography drama film Cross Creek directed by Martin Ritt. Alfre Woodard filmography including movies from released projects, in theatres, in production and upcoming films. 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Jada Smith and Alan Rickman present the award for Best Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie to Alfre Woodard for her role in "Miss Evers' Boys." Stars: Ellen … The Apple TV+ series "See" stars Jason Momoa and Alfre Woodard and is set in the future where most humans cannot see. From 2005 to 2006, Woodard starred as Betty Applewhite in the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives, and later starred in several short-lived series. [99], Woodard lives in Santa Monica, California, with her husband, writer Roderick Spencer, and their two children Mavis and Duncan. The Best Movies and TV Shows on Amazon Prime in March. Versatile film, TV and theater actress Alfre Woodard is a multi-Emmy award winner and nominee originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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