Summary Alfre Woodard is a prolific actor; she has acted in over 25 TV series and over 70 films during her long career. Woodard grew up in Tulsa, Okla., and didn't consider becoming an actor until one of the school nuns suggested the idea. After attending Boston University, she took to the stage in 1974 in Washington, D.C. She made appearances in a handful of films before earning an Oscar nomination for her 1983 performance as Geechee in Cross Creek. Soon after, she won Emmys for her roles on cop show Hill Street Blues, and L.A. Law. In 1997, she won an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a SAG award for playing the titular character in Miss Evers' Boys. In 2006, Woodard had a starring role in Desperate Housewives. She was nominated for another Emmy for her work on HBO's True Blood in 2010. Woodard took part in a pivotal scene for 2013's Best Picture-winning 12 Years a Slave, and played the President of the United States in NBC's State of Affairs.
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Written : Unknown
Stars : Geena Davis Alfre Woodard Julia Louis-Dreyfus Misty Copeland
Genres : Biography
Release date : Dec 21, 2014
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : This is the main website where we regularly feature and rotate our episodes.
Language : English
Production companies : AOL Studios Yahoo! Studios
Summary Alfre Woodard is a prolific actor; she has acted in over 25 TV series and over 70 films during her long career. Woodard grew up in Tulsa, Okla., and didn't consider becoming an actor until one of the school nuns suggested the idea. After attending Boston University, she took to the stage in 1974 in Washington, D.C. She made appearances in a handful of films before earning an Oscar nomination for her 1983 performance as Geechee in Cross Creek. Soon after, she won Emmys for her roles on cop show Hill Street Blues, and L.A. Law. In 1997, she won an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a SAG award for playing the titular character in Miss Evers' Boys. In 2006, Woodard had a starring role in Desperate Housewives. She was nominated for another Emmy for her work on HBO's True Blood in 2010. Woodard took part in a pivotal scene for 2013's Best Picture-winning 12 Years a Slave, and played the President of the United States in NBC's State of Affairs.
Genres : Biography
Release date : Dec 21, 2014
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : This is the main website where we regularly feature and rotate our episodes.
Language : English
Production companies : AOL Studios Yahoo! Studios
