alfre woodard red carpet 1982 NAACP awards 2012 photo

Actress Alfre Woodard’s NAACP Image nominations go back two decades now, with her first nomination and win for Unnatural Causes in 1989. A beloved character actor in television and film, Woodard’s starred in such unforgettable projects as Hill Street Blues, Mandela, Miss Evers’ Boys, and this year’s TV drama Memphis Beat.