Albany
High School Class of 1972
Actress, playwright
Charlayne Woodard is one of the most successful theater performers to
graduate from Albany’s public schools
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Trained at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago following her
graduation from Albany High School in 1972, Ms. Woodard has been a
prolific TV, movie and stage actress and playwright for more than 30
years.
She was nominated for Broadway’s 1978 Tony Award as Best Actress for her
featured role in the musical “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” a performance she
recreated in the television version with the same title in 1982.
Her credits include more than 50 roles, including appearances on
well-known TV shows such as “Taxi,” “Chicago Hope,” “Roseanne,” “Days of
Our Lives,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Law and Order: Special
Victims Unit,” “Frasier” and “ER.”
Her solo plays,
including “In Real Life,” “Neat” and “Pretty Fire,” have received
numerous awards.
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