Five Minutes With Alfre Woodard on Acting Gigs, Artists’ Roles in Race Relations

MIRROR, MIRROR: Truth be told, Alfre Woodard knew Badgley Mischka before she met Mark Badgley and James Mischka. Sizing herself up as “ample at the top, and not tall,” the Oscar-nominated actress said she started wearing the label years ago. “Whenever you are out and about for eight to 10 hours at events, you want to feel at your best,” she said before the lights went down at Tuesday morning’s runway show. The film, stage and TV actress got to know the design duo through the equestrian circuit, where her daughter and Badgley compete. “My daughter is an equestrian, so I have watched Mark ride. I didn’t even go introduce myself. I was already wearing their clothes. I thought, ‘Oh my God, there he is with the horse,'” she said. In regards to her own pursuits, Woodard is shooting the second season of the Netflix series “Luke Cage” and her latest movie “So B. It” premieres early next month. The independent film also features Talitha Bateman in the lead role. As for the role the arts play in helping with race relations, Woodard said, “Well, not just race. What art does, the creation of it, the exploration of it, the sharing and

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