Alfre Woodard

Alfree Woodard (born November 8, 1952 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) acted in Cross Creek (1983) by Martin Ritt, Grand Canyon (1991) by Lawrence Kasdan, Passion Fish (1992) by John Sayles, Crooklyn (1994) by Spike Lee, Primal Fear (1996), Down in the Delta (1998) by Maya Angelou, 12 Years A Slave (2013) by Steve McQueen.

On television Woodard acted in St. Elsewhere (1985-1988), Mandela (1987), Miss Evers’ Boys (1997), Holiday Heart (2000), Desperate Housewives (2005-2006), State of Affairs (2014-2015), Luke Cage (2016-2018), See (2019) with Jason Momoa. She played a Death Row prison warden in Clemency (2019)

Golden Globe Awards

2001 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- Holiday Heart
- Alfre Woodard
1998 Winner

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- Miss Evers' Boys
- Alfre Woodard
1993 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
- Passion Fish
- Alfre Woodard