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Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard's biography

Alfre Ette Woodard is 70 years old actor born at Tulsa. Alfre was born on Saturday 8th of November 1952. According to year of birth 1952 she belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 8th of November means Alfre is Scorpio. Scorpio is a watery sign. These people are very intense in their thoughts. They always learn from the transformatory phase of their life.

Alfre is native english speaker. She is black american. She is citizen of United States of America. She is christian science. Her primary profession is to be actor. You can know her also as stage actor, television actor, film actor. She is recently known as voice actor.

Alfre Woodard's family

Alfre Woodard's husband

Alfre Woodard's ex husband

Alfre Woodard's schools

We found 3 schools Alfre attended. Complete list of schools: Boston University, Boston University College of Fine Arts, Bishop Kelley High School.

Detailed informations about her schools

  • Attended and graduated from Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  • Studied acting with Michael Howard at Boston University, where she graduated from.
  • Graduated Boston University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Acting.

Alfre Woodard's career

Her main focus is to be actor. Alfre is famous thanks to K-Pax. You could see Alfre also in Miss Evers' Boys, Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, The Practice and many more.

Is Alfre Woodard gay ?

Alfre is known to be straight.

Awards and competitions

Alfre Woodard's Awards

  • Alfre received award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for work Miss Evers' Boys in 1997
  • Alfre received award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for work Hill Street Blues in 1984
  • Alfre received award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for work L.A. Law in 1987
  • She received award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for work The Practice in 2003

Alfre Woodard's Nominations

  • She and Felicity Huffman are the only two cast members of Desperate Housewives (2004) to have Oscar nominations.

What else you don't know about Alfre Woodard ?

Alfre´s middle name is Ette.

What Alfre Woodard has done for a first time

  • Has played Dr. Roxanne Turner on St. Elsewhere (1982) and years later in an episode of Homicide: Life on the Street (1993). Tom Fontana was a writer for the first, and an executive producer for the second.
  • Among the Star Trek toys released for the film Star Trek: First Contact (1996), an action figure was made of Alfre in the likeness of her character in the film, Lily Sloane.
  • Adopted her first child at age 36, a daughter Mavis Spencer on September 29, 1989. Child's father is her husband, Roderick M. Spencer.

Alfre Woodard's 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.
  • I'm a mom and a wife. That's what I do in the world. That's my identity. Second, I'm an actor.
  • I'm on the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. We spent a year accumulating all the data out there on how arts infused into students' education affects their grade point averages, graduation rates, discipline.
  • I've surrendered to Facebook just to maintain a relationship with my children. I also follow them on Twitter. They're witty, irreverent, hip. I have only eight friends. Otherwise, it becomes a job.
  • I call myself an actor. I mean, when did you last go to the doctress?
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Alfre Woodard's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Alfre Woodard looks. We will focus on Alfre´s height, body shape, eye color and hair color. She is tall as 5' 3½" (161 cm). Body build is slim. Her eyes are tinted black. Alfre´s hair is shade of black.

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