Alfre Woodard is earning rapturous praise and early awards attention for her performance as Bernadine Williams, a death row prison warden in “Clemency.” She recently picked up nominations at the Independent Spirit Awards and Gotham Awards. Woodard has won four Emmy Awards throughout her career and scored one Oscar nomination, for 1983’s “Cross Creek.”
Woodard recently sat down with Gold Derby managing editor Chris Beachum to discuss the controlled nature of her character, her experience working with co-star Aldis Hodge and how her career was affected by her Oscar nomination. Watch the exclusive web chat above and read the complete interview transcript below.
SEEAldis Hodge Interview: ‘Clemency’
Gold Derby: Alfre Woodard, “Clemency,” people will start seeing that very soon. Bernadine, your warden character that you play in this movie is a very tough lady, very composed but very by-the-book. Where does she rank in terms of tough ladies you’ve played in your career?...
Woodard recently sat down with Gold Derby managing editor Chris Beachum to discuss the controlled nature of her character, her experience working with co-star Aldis Hodge and how her career was affected by her Oscar nomination. Watch the exclusive web chat above and read the complete interview transcript below.
SEEAldis Hodge Interview: ‘Clemency’
Gold Derby: Alfre Woodard, “Clemency,” people will start seeing that very soon. Bernadine, your warden character that you play in this movie is a very tough lady, very composed but very by-the-book. Where does she rank in terms of tough ladies you’ve played in your career?...
- 12/13/2019
- by Kevin Jacobsen and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
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