We’re celebrating the birthday of the amazingly talented Alfre Woodard–who has turned out amazing performances in independent films like Passion Fish and Down in the Delta and bigger blockbusters like Star Trek: First Contact and TV shows like Desperate Housewives and True Blood. Take a look back at some of our favorite performances of hers. […]

Next up in the glittery celebrity awards season is the 43rd annual NAACP Image Awards, which air on NBC February 17 at 8 p.m. (EST/PST). The awards ceremony honors diversity in the arts and features A-list talent, from Beyonce to Eddie Murphy, all up for some of the biggest awards of the night. Snakkle dug into the archives to look back at the humble beginnings of many of the nominees in our gallery of greatness to come!