Charlaine “Charlayne” Woodard is a dramatist and actress from the United States. She made her Broadway debut in the original production of Ain’t Misbehavin’, for which she got a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1978.
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Elijah McCall |
| Net Worth | $1.5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 29, 1953 |
| Place Of Birth | Albany, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Profession | Actress, Soundtrack |
| Spouse | Alan Michael Harris |
| Parents | Oliver McCall |
| Nicknames | Charlayne Woodard, Woodard, Charlayne |
Charlayne Woodard Biography
Charlayne Woodard was born in Albany, New York, USA on December 29, 1953. She is an actress who has appeared in Unbreakable (2000), Glass (2019), and The Crucible (1996).
Charlayne’s high school education is unclear, although she studied at the Goodman School of Drama and is currently a lifelong member of the Actors Studio, as well as on the council for The Dramatist Guild: The Council of Actor’s Equity Association and the Board of Directors of The Jolla Playhouse. Her education and skills as an actor and writer have also earned her the distinction of being a Fellow of the Ojai Playwrights Conference, The Marble House Project, and The La Jolla Playhouse, and she is presently a guest artist at USC and CAL ARTS.
Charlayne Woodard Height, Weight
Charlayne is an African-American woman with brown eyes and black hair who is 6ft3in (1.93m) tall. Her weight is unknown. There is no information on her chest-waist-hip measurements, dress size, shoe size, biceps, and so on.
Career
Woodard was a founding member of the Tony Award-winning Broadway cast of Ain’t Misbehavin’, and in 2009, she performed in The Night Watcher at Primary Stages in New York City. This play visited the Kirk Douglas Theater in 2011, and her performance earned her the L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award for Solo Performance. Pretty Fire, Neat, In Real Life, in which she starred, and Flight is her four plays.
Woodard appeared in the 1978 musical picture Cindy as the title character. She was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Portrayal by a Foreign Actress for her performance in the 1982 drama film Hard Feelings. Along with Sally Field, he later appeared in Crackers (1984), Twister (1989), The Meteor Man (1993), and Eye for an Eye (1995). She co-starred with Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona Ryder in the 1996 drama picture The Crucible as Tituba. She co-starred in John Sayle’s Sunshine State with Angela Bassett in 2002. In Unbreakable (2000) and its sequel, Glass, she portrayed Elijah’s mother (2019).
Woodard appeared as Janice in the NBC comedy The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and as Vonda in the ABC sitcom Roseanne. From 2002 through 2011, she played Sister Peg, a nun who watches out for the welfare of prostitutes and addicts and sometimes assists the SVU investigators, on the NBC courtroom drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Chicago Hope, The Division, ER, The Blacklist, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles are among her other television credits. She was chosen as a series regular in the FX drama series Pose in 2018. She has been cast in Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion, which is set to air in early 2023. She’ll be Nick Fury’s bride.
Charlayne Woodard’s Net Worth in 2023
According to reports, Woodard’s net worth is roughly $1.5 million as of December 2023.
Charlayne Woodard Husband, Marriage
In 1991, Woodward married intellectual property lawyer Alan Michael Harris, and the pair seems to have been happily married ever since. Despite the fact that the couple has no children of their own, Charlayne has 13 godchildren and 21 nieces and nephews who all refer to her as “Auntie Charlayne.”
