Charlayne Woodard Biography

Fast Facts

• Made her television debut as the title character in Cindy, a retelling of Cinderella with an all African-American cast
• In 1978, made her professional stage debut in the original Broadway cast of Ain't Misbehavin', receiving a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
• Made her feature film debut in 1982's Hard Feelings
• Was nominated for a Genie Award in 1983 for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress in Hard Feelings
• Between 2002 and 2011, played the recurring role of Sister Peg in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• In 2011, won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Solo Performance for her performance in the one-woman play The Night Watcher
• A former board-member of the Sundance Institute and Manhattan Theatre Club, she currently serves on the Council of the Dramatists Guild of America