Alfre Woodard

format_quote I can't say too much about it because I don't know a lot. We're not told what's in store for our characters until we turn up to shoot the episode. But it's fair to say that Betty and her son bring a brand new mystery to the street and they will be around all season.

stars  She and Felicity Huffman are the only two cast members of "Desperate Housewives" to have Oscar nominations

stars  Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998.

stars  Has gone three for three at the Screen Actor's Guild Awards; she has had three nominations and won all three times. She has won for her work in "The Piano Lessons" and "Miss Evers' Boys" as well as her ensemble work in the comedy "Desperate Housewives"

stars  Among the Star Trek toys released for the movie Star Trek: First Contact (1996), an action figure was made of Alfre in the likeness of her character Lili in the film.

stars  Played Dr. Roxanne Turner in "St. Elsewhere" (1982) and years later in an episode of "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993). Tom Fontana was a writer for the first, and an executive producer for the second.