Mary Alice was born on December 3, 1936 in Indianola, Mississippi, USA to parents Ozelar Jurnakin (Smith) and Sam Smith.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0019569
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271051
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Filmography (Movies)
The Burly Man Chronicles
Character:
Release Date:04/12/2004
The Matrix Recalibrated
Character:Self
Release Date:06/04/2004
What I Want My Words to Do to You
Character:Self
Release Date:16/12/2003
The Matrix Revolutions
Character:The Oracle
Release Date:05/11/2003
Sunshine State
Character:Eunice Stokes
Release Date:21/06/2002
The Last Brickmaker in America
Character:Dorothy Cobb
Release Date:23/09/2001
The Photographer
Character:Violet
Release Date:15/04/2000
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
Character:Dolores Williams
Release Date:14/04/1999
The Wishing Tree
Character:Mattie
Release Date:01/01/1999
Down in the Delta
Character:Rosa Lynn Sinclair
Release Date:25/12/1998
Bed of Roses
Character:Alice
Release Date:26/01/1996
Heading Home
Character:Mary Jones
Release Date:08/04/1995
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Character:
Release Date:20/03/1995
The Mother
Character:Black Lady
Release Date:19/11/1994
The Inkwell
Character:Evelyn
Release Date:22/04/1994
The Vernon Johns Story
Character:Altona
Release Date:15/01/1994
A Perfect World
Character:Lottie
Release Date:24/11/1993
Life with Mikey
Character:Mrs. Gordon
Release Date:04/06/1993
Malcolm X
Character:School Teacher
Release Date:18/11/1992
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Character:Annie Lamb
Release Date:21/12/1990
Awakenings
Character:Nurse Margaret
Release Date:04/12/1990
To Sleep with Anger
Character:Suzie
Release Date:12/10/1990
The Women of Brewster Place
Character:Fannie Michael
Release Date:19/03/1989
A Different World
Character:Leticia Bostic
Release Date:24/09/1987
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Character:Blind Lily
Release Date:25/02/1985
Teachers
Character:Linda Ganz
Release Date:05/10/1984
Beat Street
Character:Cora
Release Date:08/06/1984
The Killing Floor
Character:Lilah Dean
Release Date:10/04/1984
The Brass Ring
Character:Mrs. Hauser
Release Date:01/01/1983
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
Character:Beck
Release Date:17/02/1982
Joshua's World
Character:Housekeeper
Release Date:21/08/1980
Lawman Without a Gun
Character:Minnie Hayward
Release Date:30/05/1979
Just an Old Sweet Song
Character:Helen Mayfield
Release Date:14/09/1976
Sparkle
Character:Effie
Release Date:07/04/1976
The Education of Sonny Carson
Character:Moms
Release Date:17/07/1974
Sty of the Blind Pig
Character:Alberta Warren
Release Date:29/05/1974
Television Appearances
Kojak
Character:Joyce
The Jury
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Soul Food
Character:Mrs. Pettaway
Providence
Character:Abby Franklin
Oz
Character:Eugenia Hill
Cosby
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Touched by an Angel
Character:Georgia Bishop
Laurel Avenue
Character:Maggie Arnett
I'll Fly Away
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I'll Fly Away
Character:Marguerite Peck
Performance
Character:Black lady
Law & Order
Character:Virginia Bryan
The Women of Brewster Place
Character:Fannie Michael
A Different World
Character:Lettie Bostic
L.A. Law
Character:Maxine Manley
Police Woman
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Good Times
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Sanford and Son
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Great Performances
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Green Acres
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