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Actor
Mary Alice
- Born December 3, 1936 in Indianola, Mississippi, USA
- Died July 27, 2022
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.
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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
The Matrix Revolutions2003
Awakenings1990
Malcolm X1992
A Perfect World1993
Oz1997
Law & Order1990
The Bonfire of the Vanities1990
Touched by an Angel1994
Filmography
- 2005KojakSeriesJoyce
- 2004The Matrix RecalibratedFilmSelf
- 2004The Burly Man ChroniclesFilm
- 2004The JurySeries
- 2003The Matrix RevolutionsFilmThe Oracle
- 2003What I Want My Words to Do to YouFilmSelf
- 2002Sunshine StateFilmEunice Stokes
- 2001The Last Brickmaker in AmericaFilmDorothy Cobb
- 2000Soul FoodSeriesMrs. Pettaway
- 2000The PhotographerFilmViolet
- 1999ProvidenceSeriesAbby Franklin
- 1999Catfish in Black Bean SauceFilmDolores Williams
- 1999The Wishing TreeFilmMattie
- 1998Down in the DeltaFilmRosa Lynn Sinclair
- 1997OzSeriesEugenia Hill
- 1996Bed of RosesFilmAlice
- 1996CosbySeries
- 1995Heading HomeFilmMary Jones
- 1995Ray Alexander: A Menu for MurderFilm
- 1994Touched by an AngelSeriesGeorgia Bishop
- 1994The InkwellFilmEvelyn
- 1994The Vernon Johns StoryFilmAltona
- 1994The MotherFilmBlack Lady
- 1993A Perfect WorldFilmLottie
- 1993Life with MikeyFilmMrs. Gordon
- 1993Laurel AvenueSeriesMaggie Arnett
- 1992Malcolm XFilmSchool Teacher
- 1991I'll Fly AwaySeriesMarguerite Peck
- 1991PerformanceSeriesBlack lady
- 1990AwakeningsFilmNurse Margaret
- 1990Law & OrderSeriesVirginia Bryan
- 1990The Bonfire of the VanitiesFilmAnnie Lamb
- 1990To Sleep with AngerFilmSuzie
- 1989The Women of Brewster PlaceFilmFannie Michael
- 1989The Women of Brewster PlaceSeriesFannie Michael
- 1987A Different WorldSeriesLettie Bostic
- 1986L.A. LawSeriesMaxine Manley
- 1985Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in FreedomFilmBlind Lily
- 1984Beat StreetFilmCora
- 1984TeachersFilmLinda Ganz
- 1984The Killing FloorFilmLilah Dean
- 1983The Brass RingFilmMrs. Hauser
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesLilah Dean, Blind Lily
- 1982A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's RebellionFilmBeck
- 1980Joshua's WorldFilmHousekeeper
- 1979Lawman Without a GunFilmMinnie Hayward
- 1976SparkleFilmEffie
- 1976Just an Old Sweet SongFilmHelen Mayfield
- 1974Good TimesSeries
- 1974Police WomanSeries
- 1974The Education of Sonny CarsonFilmMoms
- 1974Sty of the Blind PigFilmAlberta Warren
- 1972Sanford and SonSeries
- 1971Great PerformancesSeries
- 1965Green AcresSeries