Alfre Ette Woodard (born
November 8,
1952) is an
American actress. She has been nominated for an
Academy Award and has won four
Emmy Awards, three
SAG Awards and one
Golden Globe Award.
Biography
Personal life
Woodard was born in
Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Constance, a homemaker, and Marion H. Woodard, an entrepreneur and
interior designer.
[Alfre Woodard Biography (1952-)] 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.
[The religion of Alfre Woodard, actress]
She is a founder and board member of Artists for a New South Africa and is also active in the Democratic Party.
