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Mary Alice

Mary Alice

Actor · Born 1936-12-03 · Indianola, Mississippi, USA

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Matrix Revolutions (2003) — The Oracle
  2. Awakenings (1990) — Nurse Margaret
  3. Malcolm X (1992) — School Teacher
  4. A Perfect World (1993) — Lottie
  5. Oz (1997) — Eugenia Hill
  6. Law & Order (1990) — Virginia Bryan
  7. The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) — Annie Lamb
  8. Touched by an Angel (1994) — Georgia Bishop
  9. Life with Mikey (1993) — Mrs. Gordon
  10. Bed of Roses (1996) — Alice
  11. Sanford and Son (1972)
  12. Beat Street (1984) — Cora
  13. Good Times (1974)
  14. Teachers (1984) — Linda Ganz
  15. L.A. Law (1986) — Maxine Manley
  16. A Different World (1987) — Lettie Bostic
  17. Green Acres (1965)
  18. To Sleep with Anger (1990) — Suzie
  19. The Matrix Recalibrated (2004) — Self
  20. Sunshine State (2002) — Eunice Stokes
  21. Police Woman (1974)
  22. Cosby (1996)
  23. Down in the Delta (1998) — Rosa Lynn Sinclair
  24. Providence (1999) — Abby Franklin
  25. Great Performances (1971)
  26. Sparkle (1976) — Effie
  27. The Women of Brewster Place (1989) — Fannie Michael
  28. The Inkwell (1994) — Evelyn
  29. Soul Food (2000) — Mrs. Pettaway
  30. Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (1999) — Dolores Williams
  31. The Burly Man Chronicles (2004)
  32. The Education of Sonny Carson (1974) — Moms
  33. American Playhouse (1982) — Lilah Dean
  34. Kojak (2005) — Joyce
  35. The Last Brickmaker in America (2001) — Dorothy Cobb
  36. The Wishing Tree (1999) — Mattie
  37. I'll Fly Away (1991)
  38. What I Want My Words to Do to You (2003) — Self
  39. The Photographer (2000) — Violet
  40. The Killing Floor (1984) — Lilah Dean