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Sharon Blackwood
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Sharon Blackwood
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1952-10-02,Greensboro, Georgia, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Sharon Blackwood was reared in the small town of Greensboro, Georgia. This upbringing served her well in her first television guest roles, on I'll Fly Away and In the Heat of the Night. She has been fortunate to work opposite Sidney Poitier, Kenneth Branagh, Ellen Burstyn, Tom Wilkinson, Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Jason Bateman and Diane Keaton. Her feature films include Robert Zemeckis' "Flight" and Boaz Yakin's , "Remember the Titans" both starring Denzel Washington; Ross Katz's The Choice; Gregory Jacobs' Magic Mike XXL; Andy Tennant's Sweet Home Alabama. She also appeared in Terence Davies' The Neon Bible and as Lola Loving in "Loving", both of which were nominated for the Palm D'or at the Cannes Film Festival. Ms. Blackwood began her acting career in the theatre. Beginning with the role of Ada in "Tobacco Road", she then did very diverse characters including Aunt Julia in "Hedda Gabler", Woman (Veronica) in "Veronica's Room" as well as performing in the musical "Side by Side by Sondheim. She received Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from West Georgia College, where she studied voice with Metropolitan Opera Soprano Inge Manski-Lundeen; with whom she studied throughout her career. Her favorite operatic roles include Dorabella in Cosi Fan Tutte and Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors. She continues as an Oratorio soloist in Atlanta, Ga. Ms. Blackwood is a former Vice President of the League of Women Voters of Georgia and continues her work with them and other service organizations. Married to Michael Blackwood for over 45 years, she has two daughters and two grandchildren who have been her support and inspiration throughout her career.

Filmography

7.6

Broken Bridges
2006-09-08

6.2

The Neon Bible
1995-08-23

8.2

Flash
1997-12-21

6.695

Loving
2016-11-04

Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors

6.5

Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
2015-12-10

Remember the Titans

7.6

Remember the Titans
2000-09-29

6.8

Flight
2012-11-02

7.201

The Choice
2016-02-04

Sweet Home Alabama

6.4

Sweet Home Alabama
2002-09-26

6.2

Magic Mike XXL
2015-07-01

Miss Lettie and Me

7

Miss Lettie and Me
2002-12-08

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

5.9

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
1999-05-09

Dirt Road To Lafayette

9

Dirt Road To Lafayette
2018-06-24

6.7

Poms
2019-05-09

6.9

Warm Springs
2005-04-30

7.5

Will Trent
2023-01-03

7.784

Insatiable
2018-08-10

8.217

Ozark
2017-07-21

7.3

Resurrection
2014-05-15

8.579

The Office
2005-03-24

Halt and Catch Fire

7.9

Halt and Catch Fire
2014-06-01