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| 1 | She was awarded the 2011 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Solo Performance for "The Night Watcher," at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles, California. |
| 2 | She was awarded the 2012 Back Stage Garland Award for Best One Person Show for "The Night Watcher," at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles, California. |
| 3 | She was awarded the 1998 Back Stage Garland Award for Performance for "Neat" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California. |
| 4 | She was awarded the 2002 Back Stage Garland Award for Performance for "In Real Life" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California. |
| 5 | Her play, "Neat" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 1998 Back Stage Garland Award for Production. |
| 6 | The singer Brandy is often lauded as the first black Cinderella, however Charlayne Woodard portrayed Cinderella in a 1972 production entitled "Cindy". |
| 7 | Her first solo play, "Pretty Fire", was produced at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles, Manhattan Theatre Club, Seattle Repertory Theatre and LaJolla Playhouse. It received LA Drama Critics and NAACP awards for best play and best playwright. |
| 8 | Her second solo play, "Neat", was developed at Seattle Repertory Theatre. Produced at Manhattan Theatre Club, it received the Irving and Blanche Laurie Theatre Vision Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination; Seattle Repertory Theatre and the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. |
| 9 | Her third solo play, "In Real Life", was commissioned by Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles and Seattle Repertory Theatre, and was developed at the Sundance Theatre Lab. "In Real Life" was produced at Manhattan Theatre Club, where Ms. Woodard was nominated for Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for best solo performance; Seattle Repertory Theatre; and the Mark Taper Forum, where the play received an Audelco award, Backstage West Garland award, and NAACP awards for best playwright and actor. |
| 10 | Trained at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago and is a member of The Actor's Studio. |
| 11 | Married to Alan Harris, a lawyer dealing with intellectual property. The couple has no children. |
| 12 | Was nominated for Broadway's 1978 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for "Ain't Misbehavin'," a performance she recreated in the television version with the same title, Ain't Misbehavin' (1982). |
| 13 | No relation of Alfre Woodard. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Bones | 2012 | TV Series | Diane Rollins |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2002-2011 | TV Series | Sister Peg |
| Medium | 2009 | TV Series | Dr. Richards |
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | 2008 | TV Series | Terissa Dyson |
| ER | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Angela Gilliam |
| Shark | 2006 | TV Series | Professor Emily Chambers |
| In Justice | 2006 | TV Series | Sister Gloria Quinn |
| Southern Comfort | 2006 | TV Movie | Female Detective |
| Great Performances | 2005 | TV Series |
| Lackawanna Blues | 2005 | TV Movie | Bill's Woman |
| The Division | 2004 | TV Series | Mrs. Davis |
| Strong Medicine | 2004 | TV Series | Margaret Morganfield |
| D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear | 2003 | TV Movie | Mildred Muhammad |
| Boomtown | 2003 | TV Series | Marvella King |
| Sunshine State | 2002 | Loretta |
| H.M.O. | 2001 | TV Movie |
| Unbreakable | 2000 | Elijah's Mother |
| Chicago Hope | 1994-2000 | TV Series | Gina Wilkes / Dr. Paula Michelson |
| The Million Dollar Hotel | 2000 | Jean Swift |
| Any Day Now | 1999 | TV Series |
| Around the Fire | 1998 | Kate |
| The Wedding | 1998 | TV Movie |
| Touched by Evil | 1997 | TV Movie | Det. Duvall |
| The Crucible | 1996 | Tituba |
| Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story | 1996 | TV Movie | Gail Devers |
| Eye for an Eye | 1996 | Angel Kosinsky |
| Bless This House | 1996 | TV Series | Charlene |
| Buffalo Girls | 1995 | TV Movie | Doosie |
| Sweet Justice | 1994 | TV Series | Harriet Battle-Wilkins |
| Frasier | 1994 | TV Series | Arlene |
| Babyfever | 1994 | Eartha |
| Angie | 1994 | Floor Nurse |
| The Meteor Man | 1993 | Janice Farrell, Ch. 3 News |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | 1991-1993 | TV Series | Janice |
| One Good Cop | 1991 | Cheryl Clark |
| He Said, She Said | 1991 | Cindy |
| A Different World | 1990 | TV Series | Medic |
| Roseanne | 1988-1989 | TV Series | Vonda Green |
| Twister | 1989 | Lola (as Charlaine Woodard) |
| Me and Him | 1988 | Dancing Secretary (as Charleine Woodard) |
| God Bless the Child | 1988 | TV Movie | Chandra Watkins (as Charlain Woodard) |
| Wiseguy | 1988 | TV Series | Emanja Mora |
| Spenser: For Hire | 1985 | TV Series | Dorothy Marks |
| Crackers | 1984 | Jasmine (as Charlaine Woodard) |
| Hard Feelings | 1982 | Winona Lockhart |
| Taxi | 1982 | TV Series | Nina Chambers |
| The Big Bang and Other Creation Myths | 1981 | Short | Vocalist (voice, as Charlaine Woodard) |
| Hair | 1979 | White Boys (as Charlaine Woodward) |
| Cindy | 1978 | TV Movie | Cindy (as Charlaine Woodard) |
| Days of Our Lives | 1965 | TV Series | Desiree McCall (1991-1992) |
| People of Earth | 2016 | TV Series | Judy |
| The Blacklist | 2016 | TV Series | Allison Gaines |
| The Leftovers | 2015 | TV Series | Lois Makepeace |
| Chasing Life | 2015 | TV Series | Monica Bradley |
| Things Never Said | 2013 | Charlotte |
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