Alfre Woodard Overview

The Tulsa, Oklahoma native attended Boston University, School of Fine Arts, before making her stage bow in 1974 with Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage. Woodard's stage credits include the New York Shakespeare Festival production of David Hare's Map of the World and The Winter's Tale. After a few minor appearances in films like Remember My Name (1978) and H.E.A.L.T.H (1979), she was nominated for an Oscar for her performance as Geechee in 1983's Cross Creek. She went on to further television acclaim... See All