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Alfre Woodard

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Alfre Woodard
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Fatherhood (2021)
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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. She was named by her godmother, who claimed she saw a vision of Alfre's name 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, California. She got her first break in Remember My Name (1978) which also starred Jeff Goldblum. She lives in Santa Monica, California with her husband, writer Roderick M. Spencer, and their two adopted children: Mavis and Duncan. She was named one of the Most Beautiful People in America by People Magazine.
BornNovember 8, 1952
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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Geena Davis, Bronson Pinchot, Bill Maher, Alfre Woodard, Ronnie Claire Edwards, and Richard Venture in Sara (1985)
Alfre Woodard in Sara (1985)
Geena Davis and Alfre Woodard in Sara (1985)
Geena Davis, Bronson Pinchot, Bill Maher, Alfre Woodard, and Richard Venture in Sara (1985)
Alfre Woodard in Sara (1985)
Alfre Woodard in Sara (1985)
Alfre Woodard in Sara (1985)
Geena Davis, Bill Maher, and Alfre Woodard in Sara (1985)
Geena Davis, Bronson Pinchot, Bill Maher, Alfre Woodard, and Ronnie Claire Edwards in Sara (1985)
Geena Davis and Alfre Woodard in Sara (1985)
Bronson Pinchot, Alfre Woodard, and Daniel Riordan in Sara (1985)
Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, and Stephen Johnson in Sara (1985)

Known for

Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek: First Contact
7.6
  • Lily
  • 1996
Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave (2013)
12 Years a Slave
8.1
  • Mistress Shaw
  • 2013
Annabelle (2014)
Annabelle
5.4
  • Evelyn
  • 2014
Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges in K-PAX (2001)
K-PAX
7.4
  • Dr. Claudia Villars
  • 2001

Credits

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Actress

  • Pretty Hattie's Baby
    • Completed
  • Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
    • (voice)
    • Post-production
  • Salem's Lot
    • Completed
  • Hate to See You Go
    • Pre-production
  • Viral
    • Post-production
  • Pins and Needles
    • In Production
  • The Porter (2022)
    The Porter
  • Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling in The Gray Man (2022)
    The Gray Man
  • Jason Momoa in See (2019)
    See
  • Kevin Hart and Rhythm Hurd in Fatherhood (2021)
    Fatherhood
  • James Earl Jones and JD McCrary in The Lion King (2019)
    The Lion King
    • (voice)
  • The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts (2019)
    The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
  • Juanita (2019)
    Juanita
  • Alfre Woodard in Clemency (2019)
    Clemency
  • Michelle Monaghan in Saint Judy (2018)
    Saint Judy
  • Mike Colter in Luke Cage (2016)
    Luke Cage
  • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
    Empire
  • Neil Patrick Harris, Tony Hale, Lucy Punch, Patrick Warburton, Allison Williams, Malina Weissman, Kitana Turnbull, Louis Hynes, and Presley Smith in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    A Series of Unfortunate Events
  • Burning Sands (2017)
    Burning Sands
  • Cloris Leachman, Alfre Woodard, and Talitha Eliana Bateman in So B. It (2016)
    So B. It
  • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Bettany, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Chadwick Boseman, and Sebastian Stan in Captain America: Civil War (2016)
    Captain America: Civil War

Producer

  • Pretty Hattie's Baby
    • Completed
  • The Porter (2022)
    The Porter
  • No Small Matter (2020)
    No Small Matter
  • Juanita (2019)
    Juanita
  • Alfre Woodard in Clemency (2019)
    Clemency
  • Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa (2014)
    Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa
  • Funny Valentines (1999)
    Funny Valentines
  • Alfre Woodard in Down in the Delta (1998)
    Down in the Delta

Additional Crew

  • Photo copyright Scott McDermott. Poster designed by Lisa Kay Designs, NYC.
    Raise My Hands

Videos59

Jason Momoa & the Cast of "SEE" Reveal Their Favorite Show Moments
Clip 2:22
Jason Momoa & the Cast of "SEE" Reveal Their Favorite Show Moments
'Lion King' Stars Pick Their Inner Disney Characters
Clip 1:28
'Lion King' Stars Pick Their Inner Disney Characters
New 'Lion King' Characters Honor the Originals, But With a Twist
Clip 2:47
New 'Lion King' Characters Honor the Originals, But With a Twist
Spotlighting Sundance 2019's Women Directors
Clip 3:36
Spotlighting Sundance 2019's Women Directors
Clip: I Want My Girls
Clip 1:25
Clip: I Want My Girls
Annabelle
Clip 0:59
Annabelle
Annabelle
Clip 0:29
Annabelle
Take the Lead
Clip 0:37
Take the Lead
Take the Lead
Clip 1:02
Take the Lead
Trailer
Trailer 0:53
Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 2:11
Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:06
Official Trailer

Personal details

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    • November 8, 1952
    • Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
    • Roderick M. SpencerOctober 21, 1983 - present (2 children)
    • (Sibling)
  • Other works
    Radio: Starred as Dana Franklin in the miniseries "Kindred," a production of the Sci-Fi channel web radio dram series, "Seeing Ear Theatre."
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Interviews
    • 5 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Jonathan Frakes calls her his "godmother". The two became friends as young actors in the 1970s.
  • Quotes
    [on her marriage] We were both taught, "You pick your friends on how they treat you - not by what they have or what they look like". We get twice the cultures.

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