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Biography

Personal life

Woodard was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Constance, a homemaker, and Marion H. Woodard, an entrepreneur and interior designer.^[1] Woodard attended Bishop Kelley High School, a private Catholic school in Tulsa. She studied drama at Boston University, from where she later graduated. Woodard lives in Santa Monica, California, with her husband, writer Roderick Spencer, and their two adopted children, Mavis and Duncan. Woodard follows Christian Science.^[2] She is a founder and board member of Artists for a New South Africa and is also active in the Democratic Party. Nickname: Location in the state of Oklahoma Coordinates: , Country State Counties Tulsa, Osage, Rogers Government  - Mayor Kathy Taylor (D) Area  - City 186. ... It has been suggested that Interior decoration be merged into this article or section. ... For the similarly named institution in Chestnut Hill, see Boston College. ... For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). ... Christian Science is a religious teaching regarding the efficacy of spiritual healing according to the interpretation of the Bible by Mary Baker Eddy, in her book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (first published in 1875). ...

Career

Woodard has made numerous guest appearances in television series and motion pictures. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1983 film Cross Creek. She also appeared as Lily Sloane, Zefram Cochrane's assistant in Star Trek: First Contact. This article is about motion pictures. ... Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. ... // February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Lets Spend the Night Together opens in New York North Americas Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Tootsie Trading Places, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy WarGames, starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy Superman III Flashdance Staying Alive Octopussy Mr. ... Promotional movie poster for Cross Creek Cross Creek is a 1983 film starring Mary Steenburgen as The Yearling author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. ... Lily Sloane is a fictional character from the world of Star Trek. ... Zefram Cochrane is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe created by Gene Roddenberry. ... Star Trek: First Contact (Paramount Pictures, 1996; see also 1996 in film), is the eighth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ...

Woodard's television credits include Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, Puss in Boots, L.A. Law, and Homicide: Life on the Street. Woodard has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for her television performances in Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, the television movie Miss Evers' Boys, and The Practice. She has also received 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, Homicide: Life on the Street, and The Water Is Wide. From 2005 to 2006, Woodard starred in the ABC series Desperate Housewives, and received another Emmy nomination for her role as Betty Applewhite. Woodard has appeared on stage in such plays as Map of the World, Drowning Crow, Me & Bessie, and A Winter's Tale. Hill Street Blues was a serial police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987. ... St. ... Puss in Boots is the 21st episode of the television anthology Faerie Tale Theatre. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Homicide: Life on the Street is an American television drama series chronicling the life of a fictional Baltimore police homicide unit. ... Hill Street Blues was a serial police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Miss Evers Boys is a 1997 HBO television film starring Alfre Woodard and Laurence Fishburne, based on the true story of the decades-long Tuskegee experiment. ... The Practice was an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston, Massachusetts law firm. ... St. ... Unnatural Causes is the title of a 1967 detective novel by P. D. James. ... St. ... August Wilsons The Piano Lesson was the 1990 Pulitzer Prize winner for drama, and concerned a brother and a sister arguing about whether or not they should sell their family piano. ... For other uses, see Gullivers Travels (disambiguation). ... Homicide: Life on the Street is an American television drama series chronicling the life of a fictional Baltimore police homicide unit. ... The Water is Wide is a 1972 novel by author Pat Conroy. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. ... Betty Applewhite was a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. ... The Winters Tale is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ...

Awards and nominations

Awards

• 1984 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Hill Street Blues
• 1987 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series - L.A. Law
• 1996 - Screen Actors Guild - Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries - The Piano Lesson
• 1997 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or A Special - Miss Evers' Boys
• 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
• 2003 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - The Practice
• 2007 - Black Reel Awards- Best Supporting Actress Network/Cable- The Water is Wide

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Nominations

• 1984 - Academy Award - Best Supporting Actress - Cross Creek
• 1985 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a special - Words By Heart Wonderworks
• 1986 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - St. Elsewhere
• 1987 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special - Unnatural Causes
• 1988 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series - St. Elsewhere
• 1990 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story The Magi
• 1993 - Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actress - Passion Fish
• 1995 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - The Piano Lesson (Hallmark Hall of Fame)
• 1996 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress for a Miniseries or Special - Gulliver's Travels
• 1998 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Homicide: Life On The Street
• 2001 - Black Reel Awards- Best Actress Network/Cable- Holiday Heart
• 2001 - Black Reel Awards- Best Actress in a Motion Picture- What's Cooking
• 2001 - Golden Globe - Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture - Holiday Heart
• 2006 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie - The Water Is Wide
• 2006 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Desperate Housewives
• 2006 - BET Awards- Best Actress
• 2006 - Black Movie Awards- Outstanding Supporting Actress - Something New

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Filmography

• St. Elsewhere (1985-1987) as Dr. Roxanne Turner
• Extremities (1986) as Patricia
• Scrooged (1988) as Grace Cooley
• Miss Firecracker (1989) as Popeye Jackson
• Grand Canyon (1991) as Jane
• 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
• Primal Fear (1996) as Judge Miriam Shoat
• Follow Me Home (1996) as Evey
• Cadillac Desert (1997) as Narrator
• Miss Evers' Boys (1997) as Eunice Evers
• The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997) as Maise the Cat
• Down in the Delta (1998) as Loretta Sinclair
• Funny Valentines (1999) as Joyce May
• Mumford (1999) as Lily
• Holiday Heart (2000) as Wanda
• Love & Basketball (2000) as Camille Wright
• K-PAX (2001) as Claudia Villars
• Searching for Debra Winger (2002) as Herself
• The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) as Akela
• 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) as Joyce McQueen
• Take the Lead (2006) as Principal Augustine James
• A Family That Preys Together (2008)

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References

External links

• Alfre Woodard at the Internet Movie Database
• Alfre Woodard article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
• Alfre Woodard 2006 Interview on Sidewalks Entertainment