“We don’t renew vows. I still have my same wedding band,” the ‘Salem’s Lot’ actress tells PEOPLE of herself and husband Roderick Spencer

Alfre Woodard and Roderick Spencer in New York City on Sept. 29, 2022. Photo:

The award-winning veteran actress recently opened up to PEOPLE about her new role in the Stephen King film adaptation Salem’s Lot, now streaming on Max, and also took some time to touch on her nearly 41-year marriage to producer Roderick Spencer.

Alfre Woodard and Roderick Spencer in the 1980s.

Asked if they did anything extra special to mark their 40-year milestone in 2023 or have something planned for this year, the Summer Camp actress tells PEOPLE, “You know what? When it’s real, you don’t stop to mark a date.”

Alfre Woodard in Salem’s Lot (2024).

Woodard’s new role in Salem’s Lot sees her as Dr. Cody — with a big change from King’s 1975 sophomore novel, in which Cody was a man.