Underground movie alfre woodard

According to netflix, the movie will launching on netflix on march 10, 2017. Coproduced by two cabletv serviesthe family channel and the black entertainment networkrace to freedom. Alfre woodard attends the premiere of the birth of a nation on september 21, 2016. Malik bazille, cuyle carvin, imani hakim, trevante rhodes, alfre woodard. The underground railroad uses historical fact as background for a fictional adventure tale. Intense, versatile africanamerican actress alfre woodard attended boston university, then. The underground railroad is the story of heroic fugitives, bold conductors, and a candle in the window. The underground railroad, harriet tubman, telefilm. A man sets out to destroy the dragon who slaughtered his wife and unborn child, but with every demon he battles, the more he loses his humanity. Alfre woodard remains a mystery in the prizewinning but opaque deathrow drama clemency. Woodard has been cast in disneys lion king alongside john kani. In film, the actress consistently shone in roles that featured her as. The william still story is a production of 90th parallel productions ltd in association with rogers broadcasting limited and wnedtv. Inside alfre woodard and aldis hodges powerful clemency.

Burning sands, 2017 directed by gerard mcmurray starring trevor jackson, alfre woodard, steve harris, tosin cole, deron horton, and trevante rhodes. Alfre woodard celebrity profile check out the latest alfre woodard photo gallery, biography. Alfre woodard, john kani join cast of disneys lion king. She has earned numerous accolades throughout her career, including. Alfre woodard has signed on to topline prison drama clemency, opposite aldis hodge and richard schiff. A doc on the king of pop, star vehicles for alfre woodard and awkwafina and a thriller starring annette bening as sen. She has been nominated once 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. Alfre woodard, wendell pierce, aldis hodge, richard schiff. Alfre woodard full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming.

This documentary on the clandestine path to freedom taken by runaway slaves prior to abolition in america has been given an enhanced presentation on dvd. Underground railroad history channel by alfre woodard. Woodard is a democrat and attended the 2012 democratic national convention in support of president obamas reelection. Narrated by alfre woodard, underground railroad celebrates the many heroes along the way who helped to pave the road to freedom. Certainly, alfre woodard, the films lead, should have been a more prominent part of the. Its special effects are a little too good for that not a lot, but the plot is out of something by roger corman, and you cant improve on dialogue like this. Alfre woodard is an american actress, producer, and political activist. As she prepares to execute another inmate, bernadine must confront the. The movie also stars alfre woodard, steve harris, tosin cole, deron horton and moonlights trevante rhodes and was written by christine berg and gerard mcmurray. She was nominated by the naacp image award for her role in this film she is perhaps best known for her roles on the television dramas st.

Clemency had its world premiere at the sundance film festival in january. Distribute a copy of teacher created questions covering the video underground. The underground railroad has been transferred to disc in its original fullframe aspect ratio of 1. Underground railroad by alfre woodard 733961706291 dvd. Elsewhere 19821988 patricia in extremities 1986 winnie mandela in mandela 1987 grace cooley in scrooged 1988 popeye jackson in miss firecracker 1989 jane in grand. Produced in tulsa, oklahoma, in 1952, alfre woodard graduated using a. Significant roles marcia fulbright in tuckers witch 19821983 geechee in cross creek 1983 dr. Richard gere edward norton laura linney john mahoney alfre woodard frances mcdormand terry oquinn andre braugher steven bauer joe spano kenneth tigar tony plana maura tierney stanley anderson. Hollywood reporter critics pick the best of sundance. A former high school cheerleader and track star, she got the acting bug. From one of the most troubled and dramatic periods in american history comes a story of courage and true love that transcends the ages.

Certainly, alfre woodard, the films lead, should have been a more. Clemency soars as deathrow drama with standout alfre woodard. Woodard has been named one of the most versatile and accomplished actors of her generation. Alfre woodard born november 8, 1952 is an american actress, producer, and political activist. Elsewhere and desperate housewives and for her many film roles. The underground railroad tv movie 1994 harriet tubman blue chips 1994 lavada mcrae bopha. Professional life, career, and awards alfre woodard initiated her career as an actress in a theater play for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf which was followed by her debut film remember my name which was released in 1978. The netflix original is executive produced by caroline connor and surprisingly, the rapper common.

Actress 120 fatherhood 2021 marian see tv series 2019 paris 8 episodes, 2019 the lion king 2019. Courtney vance and janet bailey star as slaves on a brutal antebellum north carolina plantation. Arts and entertainment network tells the story of a 200year struggle to break the bonds of slavery in the american south. Alfre woodard was born on november 8, 1952 in tulsa, oklahoma, the youngest of three children of constance, a homemaker, and marion h. Movie info years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden bernadine williams alfre woodard. The powerful drama clemency starring alfre woodard may leave.

Alfre woodard full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Alfre woodard portrayed miriam sharpe in captain america. Alfre woodard list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Alfre woodard is a great host and this film is a great view on the underground railroad.

Department of afroamerican research arts culture 779 views 17. Burning sands 2017 zurich condoll trevor jackson is a student at frederick douglass university and is proud to be a pledge at a famous africanamerican fraternity. I have a number of films on the civil war, civil rights and slavery but, not much on the underground railroad. How alfre woodard and aldis hodge delivered two of the years best. Words by heart 1985, starring robert hooks, fran robinson, and alfre woodard duration. Her prison looks a bit like the world of george lucas scifi film thx. Promising student zurich opens his eyes to some hard truths when his fraternitys violent hazing escalates into a disastrous hell night. History channel documentary underground railroad hosted by alfre woodard 1998. Sale, jeff lengyel, steve kroopnick, stu schreiberg, susan michaels. Lupita nyongo, sarah paulson, brad pitt, and alfre woodard. She was named by her godmother, who claimed she saw a vision of alfre s name written out in gold letters.

One of the films i directed a while back starring alfre woodard, loretta devine and cc h. Hosted by alfre woodard, this program traces the hazardous journey undertaken by countless slaves, showing how they were guided and pursued along the way. When we first meet bernadine williams alfre woodard, 67, a maximumsecurity prison warden, she seems like a person whos got everything under strict control. Her prison looks a bit like the world of george lucas scifi film thx 18. Alfre woodard est une actrice, producteur delegue, producteur executif americaine. Patrick stewart, mario lopez, alfre woodard entertainers have made chicago an important stop over the years, sometimes to promote a product, speak an. In the 1990s, woodard starred in films such as grand canyon 1991, heart and souls 1993, crooklyn 1994, how to make an american. Alfre woodard stars in the sundance awardwinning drama clemency as a conflicted prison warden in moral crisis over the case of one of her inmates, played by. Vance, dawnn lewis, alfre woodard en james blendick. Dianne feinstein are among faves from the fest below in. The underground railroad, harriet tubman, television film. Hot on the heels of far from heaven, which looked exactly like a 1957 melodrama, here is the core, which wants to be a 1957 science fiction movie.