(17) This actress won her first Emmy on her first nod for a supporting role on Hill Street Blues. Her other supportive nom came from Desperate Housewives. She was up for a lead role as Dr. Roxanne Turner on St. Elsewhere. Her guests nods came from L.A. Law, Homicide: Life on the Street, The Practice and True Blood, winning twice. She also received noms for the following limited series/movies: Words By Heart (1985), Unnatural Causes (1987), A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story (1990), The Piano Lesson (1995), Gulliver's Travels (1996), Miss Evers' Boys (1997), The Water is Wide (2006), Pictures of Hollis Woods (2008) and Steel Magnolias (2013).
Alfre Woodard