Award-Winning Actress & Activist
Alfre Woodard: Biography at a Glance
- Alfre Woodard’s work as an actor has earned her an Oscar nomination, four Emmy Awards, and seventeen Emmy nominations, three SAG Awards, and a Golden Globe.
- Woodard’s illustrious body of work includes her Oscar-nominated performance in Martin Ritt’s Cross Creek; HBO’s Mandela, where she was honored with an ACE award for her portrayal of Winnie Mandela; Lawrence Kasdan’s Grand Canyon; John Sayles’ Passion Fish; Joseph Sargent’s Miss Evers' Boys, for which she won an Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe Awards; Spike Lee’s Crooklyn; Gina Prince-Bythewood’s Love and Basketball; Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys; Maya Angelou’s Down in the Delta; played Betty Applewhite on the ABC drama "Desperate Housewives" and Ruby Jean Reynolds, mother to Lafayette Reynolds, on HBO’s "True Blood". Woodard co-starred in Lifetime’s hit remake of Steel Magnolias, in which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild and Emmy Award and won a NAACP Image Award for her performance as Ouiser.
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Alfre Woodard’s work as an actor has earned her an Oscar nomination, four Emmy Awards, and seventeen Emmy nominations, three SAG Awards, and a Golden Globe. Woodard’s illustrious body of work includes her Oscar-nominated performance in Martin Ritt’s Cross Creek; HBO’s Mandela, where she was honored with an ACE award for her portrayal of Winnie Mandela; Lawrence Kasdan’s Grand Canyon; John Sayles’ Passion Fish; Joseph Sargent’s Miss Evers' Boys, for which she won an Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe Awards; Spike Lee’s Crooklyn; Gina Prince-Bythewood’s Love and Basketball; Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys; Maya Angelou’s Down in the Delta; played Betty Applewhite on the ABC drama "Desperate Housewives" and Ruby Jean Reynolds, mother to Lafayette Reynolds, on HBO’s "True Blood". Woodard co-starred in Lifetime’s hit remake of Steel Magnolias, in which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild and Emmy Award and won a NAACP Image Award for her performance as Ouiser.
Most recently, she appeared in the critically acclaimed 12 Years A Slave, directed by Steve McQueen, in Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, and in New Line’s Annabelle. On the small screen, she most recently starred in Marvel's "Luke Cage" as Mariah Dillard and will next appear in the Apple series "See", opposite Jason Momoa. Woodard can next be heard as the voice of Sarabi in Jon Favreau’s The Lion King and be seen in the Netflix film Juanita as the title character. Her starring role in Clemency received critical praise at the Sundance Film Festival and was awarded the Grand Jury Prize.
In addition to her acting career, Woodard is a longtime activist. She co-founded Artists for a New South Africa, a nonprofit working to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS and further the cause of democracy and human rights in South Africa. In 2009, President Barack Obama appointed her to the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities. As part of her work on the Committee, Woodard adopted several high poverty and under-performing public schools around the country, including ReNew Cultural Arts Academy in New Orleans and Noel Community Arts School in Denver. She is an active advocate for the arts in education, largely through her work on the Committee’s “Turnaround Arts” initiative, which was launched in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Education and the White House Domestic Policy Council to narrow the achievement gap and increase student engagement through the arts.
She directed and produced, “Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales,” which won the 2010 Audiobook of the Year, and garnered a 2010 Grammy Award nomination for “Best Children’s Spoken Word Album.” The audiobook hosts a collaboration of talent both broad and diverse, featuring: Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman, and Samuel L. Jackson.
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- 3-6 months: Best availability
- 2-3 months: Good availability
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- Under 30 days: Limited availability
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Will Alfre Woodard speak at private events?
Yes, Alfre Woodard speaks at private corporate events, executive retreats, board meetings, and exclusive functions.
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Response timeline:- Initial acknowledgment: Within 24 hours
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- Detailed pricing proposal: 48-72 hours
- Urgent requests: Same-day priority response
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How far in advance should I book Alfre Woodard?
Book Alfre Woodard 3-6 months in advance for best availability, especially during peak speaking seasons. Early booking ensures better date selection and rate negotiations.
Recommended booking timeline:- 3-6 months: Optimal availability and pricing
- 2-3 months: Good availability
- 1-2 months: Select availability
- Under 30 days: Limited availability
Peak seasons: September-November and March-May book fastest. Contact CAA Speakers early for priority consideration.
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