Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard (; born November 8, 1952) is an American actress, producer, and political activist. She has been named one of the most versatile and accomplished actors of her generation. She has been nominated once each for an Academy Award and Grammy Award and 18 times for an Emmy Award (winning four) and has also won a Golden Globe Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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| Full name at birth | Alfre Ette Woodard
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| Date of birth | 8 November 1953
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| Place of birth | Tulsa, Oklahoma
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| Occupation | Actress, producer
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| Height | 5' 3½" (161 cm)
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| Residence | Santa Monica, California
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| Net worth | $13,000,000 USD
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| High school | Bishop Kelley High School, Tulsa, OK
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| University | Boston University
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- She and Felicity Huffman are the only two cast members of "Desperate Housewives" to have Oscar nominations
- Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998.
- Has gone three for three at the Screen Actor's Guild Awards; she has had three nominations and won all three times. She has won for her work in "The Piano Lessons" and "Miss Evers' Boys" as well as her ensemble work in the comedy "Desperate Housewives"
- Among the Star Trek toys released for the movie Star Trek: First Contact (1996), an action figure was made of Alfre in the likeness of her character Lili in the film.
- Played Dr. Roxanne Turner in "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.
Alfre Woodard is known for her role in the film Clemency (2019) as executive producer.
She is also known for her role in the film Summer Camp (2024) as Mary.
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