Alfre Woodard
- Actress
- Producer
- Additional Crew
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.
