Alfre Woodard Credits Persistence for 50-Year Career as She Teases Netflix's 'The Boroughs'
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Updated · NPR · May 28
Alfre Woodard Credits Persistence for 50-Year Career as She Teases Netflix's 'The Boroughs'
12 articles · Updated · NPR · May 28
Alfre Woodard said refusing to give up has been the key to a Hollywood career spanning roughly 50 years.
In Netflix's "The Boroughs," Woodard plays a resident of a retirement community where a supernatural force is preying on the elderly residents.
The interview pairs her career advice with promotion for the new series, linking her longevity in the industry to a role centered on aging and survival.
Revived from death, can Alfre Woodard's character trust the monster that saved her life?
Does a hit show starring seniors signal a real change in Hollywood, or is it just a novelty?
With its creators gone, what will become of the youth-stealing monster hidden beneath The Boroughs?