Alfre Woodard Biography

Birthday: 1952-11-08
Place of Birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma USA
Height: 5' 3½" (1.61 m)
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Wiki Biography: Alfre Ette Woodard was born on November 8, 1952 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the youngest of three children. She was named by her godmother, who claimed she saw a vision of Alfre's name in written out in gold letters. A former high school cheerleader and track star, she got the acting bug after being persuaded to audition for a 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 break in Remember My Name (1978) which also starred Jeff Goldblum. She lives in Santa Monica with her husband, writer Roderick Spencer, and their two adopted children: Mavis and Duncan. She was named one of the Most Beautiful People in America by People Magazine.
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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American Playhouse | 1981 | Drama | |
Sara | Rozalyn Dupree | 1985 - 1985 | |
Unnatural Causes | 1986 | Drama | |
The Forgotten | Det. Anne Pope | 2004 | Drama |
Pictures of Hollis Woods | 2007 | Drama | |
My Own Worst Enemy | Mavis Heller | 2008 | Action |
Three Rivers | Dr. Sophia Jordan | 2009 | |
Scrooged | Grace Cooley | 2010 | |
Memphis Beat | Lt. Tanya Rice | 2010 | Comedy |
Mumford & Sons | Lily | 2013 | Family |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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Remember My Name | 1978 | ||
HealtH | 1980 | ||
Cross Creek | Geechee | 1983 | Drama |
Extremities | 1986 | Game Show | |
Scrooged | Grace Cooley | 1988 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy |
Miss Firecracker | Popeye Jackson | 1990 | Comedy |
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | Ann | 1992 | |
Rich in Love | Rhody Poole | 1993 | Drama |
Heart and Souls | 1993 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | |
Bopha! | 1993 | Drama | |
Blue Chips | 1994 | ||
How to Make an American Quilt | Marianna | 1995 | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
Follow Me Home | 1996 | ||
Primal Fear | 1996 | ||
Star Trek: First Contact | 1996 | Action, Adventure, Sci Fi | |
Miss Evers' Boys | 1997 | ||
Cadillac Desert | 1997 | History | |
Down in the Delta | 1998 | Drama | |
Funny Valentines | Joyce May | 1999 | Drama |
Mumford | 1999 | Comedy, Drama | |
What's Cooking? | Audrey Williams | 2000 | |
Holiday Heart | 2000 | 0 | |
Love & Basketball | Camille Wright | 2000 | |
Dinosaur | Plio | 2000 | Animation, Adventure, Family |
K-PAX | Claudia Villars | 2001 | |
The Wild Thornberrys Movie | 2002 | Adventure, Animation, Family | |
Radio | 2003 | ||
The Forgotten | Det. Anne Pope | 2003 | 0 |
The Singing Detective | Chief of Staff | 2003 | Comedy, Crime, Musical |
A Wrinkle in Time | 2004 | Family, Fantasy, Adventure | |
Beauty Shop | Ms. Josephine | 2005 | Comedy |
Take the Lead | Augustine James | 2006 | Drama, Music |
American Violet | 2008 | ||
The Family That Preys | Alice Pratt | 2008 | Biography |
Reach for Me | Evelyn | 2009 | Comedy, Drama |
12 Years a Slave | Mistress Harriet Shaw | 2013 | Biography, Drama, History |
Grand Canyon | Jane | 2015 | |
Knucklehead | Sheila | 2015 | Drama, Family |