Mary Alice
Known for Acting · 55 credits
- Born
- 1936-12-03
- Died
- 2022-07-27
- Place of birth
- Indianola, Mississippi, USA
Biography
Mary Alice was born on December 3, 1936 in Indianola, Mississippi, USA to parents Ozelar Jurnakin (Smith) and Sam Smith.
She was an actress, known for The Matrix Revolutions (2003), Awakenings (1990) and Malcolm X (1992). She taught in Elementary School before her acting career took off. When she was still a struggling actress doing stage plays, she made a living doing her castmate's laundry for a salary of $200 a week. She was a lifelong liberal Democrat, feminist, and civil rights activist. Was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2000. She retired from acting in 2005.
She died of natural causes on July 27, 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Upon her death, she was buried with her siblings at Oak Wood Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois, in regard for her last wishes.
Known For
TV Shows (20)
Law & Order
1990
as Virginia Bryan
Oz
1997
as Eugenia Hill
Great Performances
1971
L.A. Law
1986
as Maxine Manley
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Georgia Bishop
American Playhouse
1982
as Lilah Dean / Blind Lily
A Different World
1987
as Lettie Bostic
Green Acres
1965
Police Woman
1974
Providence
1999
as Abby Franklin
Sanford and Son
1972
Good Times
1974
Cosby
1996
Performance
1991
as Black lady
Soul Food
2000
as Mrs. Pettaway
I'll Fly Away
1991
as Marguerite Peck
The Jury
2004
Kojak
2005
as Joyce
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
as Fannie Michael
Laurel Avenue
1993
as Maggie Arnett
Movies (35)
The Matrix Revolutions
2003
as The Oracle
Malcolm X
1992
as School Teacher
Awakenings
1990
as Nurse Margaret
A Perfect World
1993
as Lottie
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
as Annie Lamb
Heading Home
1995
as Mary Jones
The Matrix Recalibrated
2004
as Self
Beat Street
1984
as Cora
Life with Mikey
1993
as Mrs. Gordon
Bed of Roses
1996
as Alice
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
as Fannie Michael
Lawman Without a Gun
1979
as Minnie Hayward
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982
as Beck
Teachers
1984
as Linda Ganz
Sunshine State
2002
as Eunice Stokes
The Photographer
2000
as Violet
To Sleep with Anger
1990
as Suzie
Down in the Delta
1998
as Rosa Lynn Sinclair
The Inkwell
1994
as Evelyn
The Killing Floor
1984
as Lilah Dean
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
1999
as Dolores Williams
Sparkle
1976
as Effie
The Vernon Johns Story
1994
as Altona
The Mother
1994
as Black Lady
What I Want My Words to Do to You
2003
as Self
The Education of Sonny Carson
1974
as Moms
Joshua's World
1980
as Housekeeper
The Last Brickmaker in America
2001
as Dorothy Cobb
Just an Old Sweet Song
1976
as Helen Mayfield
The Brass Ring
1983
as Mrs. Hauser
The Wishing Tree
1999
as Mattie
The Burly Man Chronicles
2004
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
1985
as Blind Lily
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995
Sty of the Blind Pig
1974
as Alberta Warren
About Mary Alice
Mary Alice was born on December 3, 1936 in Indianola, Mississippi, USA to parents Ozelar Jurnakin (Smith) and Sam Smith. She was an actress, known for The Matrix Revolutions (2003), Awakenings (1990) and Malcolm X (1992). She taught in Elementary School before her acting career took off. When she was still a struggling actress doing stage plays, she made a living doing her castmate's laundry for a salary of $200 a week. She was a lifelong liberal Democrat, feminist, and civil rights activist. Was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame… With 55 credits spanning from 1965 to 2005, Mary Alice has appeared in 35 films and 20 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mary Alice Movies
- The Matrix Revolutions (2003) — as The Oracle
- Malcolm X (1992) — as School Teacher
- Awakenings (1990) — as Nurse Margaret
- A Perfect World (1993) — as Lottie
- The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) — as Annie Lamb
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