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Alfre Woodard (born on November 8, 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma), is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning film and television American actress. She studied drama at Boston University, where she later graduated. Alfre is one of the busiest and most highly acclaimed actresses in Hollywood. She's made numerous guest appearances in TV and film. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1983 film Cross Creek
.

Her television credits include "Hill Street Blues," "St. Elsewhere," "L.A. Law" and "Homicide: Life On The Street." Alfre has won four Emmy Awards for her television performances in "Hill Street Blues," "L.A. Law" the television movie "Miss Evers Boys" and "The Practice." She's also receieved Emmy nominations for "Words by Heart", "St. Elsewhere", "Unnatural Causes", a Second for "St. Elsewhere", " A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story", "The Piano Lesson", " Gulliver's Travels", and "Homicide: Life on the Street". She is the most honored african american woman at the Primetime Emmy's. Alfre currently stars in the ABC series Desperate Housewives.

Alfre has appeared on stage in such plays as "Map of the World," "Drowning Crow," "Me & Bessie" and "A Winter's Tale."

Alfre lives in Santa Monica, CA with her husband, writer Roderick Spencer and they have 2 adopted children, Mavis and Duncan.

Awards and Nominations

Awards

1996 - Screen Actors Guild - Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries - The Piano Lesson

1998 - Screen Actors Guild - Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries - Miss Evers' Boys

1998 - Golden Globe - Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture - Miss Evers' Boys

Nominations

1984 - Academy Award - Best Supporting Actress - Cross Creek

1993 - Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actress - Passion Fish

2001 - Golden Globe - Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture - Holiday Heart

Brief filmography

St. Elsewhere (1985 - 1987) -- as Dr. Roxanne Turner
Extremities
(1986) -- as Patricia
Scrooged
(1988) -- as Grace Cooley
Passion Fish
(1992) -- as Chantelle
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
(1992) -- as Attorney Ann Orkin
Heart and Souls
(1993) -- as Penny Washington
Crooklyn
(1994) ... as Carolyn Carmichael
How to Make an American Quilt
(1995) -- as Marianna
The Piano Lesson (1995) (TV) -- as Berniece
Star Trek: First Contact
(1996) -- as Lily Sloane
Miss Evers' Boys (1997) -- as Eunice Evers
Down in the Delta (1998) -- as Loretta Sinclair
Mumford (1999) -- as Lily
Love & Basketball
(2000) -- as Camille Wright
K-PAX
(2001) -- as Claudia Villars
The Singing Detective
(2003) -- as Chief of Staff
The Core
(2003) -- as Talma Stickley
Radio
(2003) -- as Principal Daniels
A Wrinkle In Time (2003) -- as Mrs. Whatsit
The Forgotten
(2004) -- as Detective Anne Pope
Beauty Shop
(2005) -- as Miss Josephine
Desperate Housewives (2005-2006) -- as Betty Applewhite
Something New
(2006)
Take the Lead
(2006)

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Actors - Alfre Woodard

Awards and Nominations

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