Alice Walker

Biography

Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. The book became a bestseller and was subsequently adapted into a critically acclaimed 1985 movie directed by Steven Spielberg, featuring Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg, as well as a 2005 Broadway musical totaling 910 performances. Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train (2004) — Self
2. Renegade: The Life Story of David Icke (2019) — Self
3. A Place of Rage (1991) — Self
4. Hollywood Black (2024) — Self (archive footage)
5. Oprah & The Color Purple Journey (2023) — Self
6. Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth (2013) — Self
7. Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal (2013) — Self
8. Daedalus (2024) — Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
9. Kudzu (1977) — Self/Author
10. In Prison My Whole Life (2008) — Self
11. The World According to Allee Willis (2024) — Self
12. Yemanja: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil (2015) — Narrator
13. Flannery (2019) — Self
14. Gotta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in The Rock (1983) — Self
15. Visions of the Spirit: A Portrait of Alice Walker (1989) — Self
16. When I See Them, I See Us (2021)