Mary Alice
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 3, 1936
- Died
- July 27, 2022 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- 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
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Filmography
Kojak
TV · as Joyce · 1 ep
The Matrix Recalibrated
Movie · as Self
The Burly Man Chronicles
Movie
The Jury
TV · 1 ep
The Matrix Revolutions
Movie · as The Oracle
What I Want My Words to Do to You
Movie · as Self
Sunshine State
Movie · as Eunice Stokes
The Last Brickmaker in America
Movie · as Dorothy Cobb
The Photographer
Movie · as Violet
Soul Food
TV · as Mrs. Pettaway · 1 ep
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
Movie · as Dolores Williams
The Wishing Tree
Movie · as Mattie
Providence
TV · as Abby Franklin · 1 ep
Down in the Delta
Movie · as Rosa Lynn Sinclair
Oz
TV · as Eugenia Hill · 1 ep
Bed of Roses
Movie · as Alice
Cosby
TV · 1 ep
Heading Home
Movie · as Mary Jones
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Movie
The Mother
Movie · as Black Lady
The Vernon Johns Story
Movie · as Altona
The Inkwell
Movie · as Evelyn
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Georgia Bishop · 1 ep
A Perfect World
Movie · as Lottie
Life with Mikey
Movie · as Mrs. Gordon
Laurel Avenue
TV · as Maggie Arnett · 2 eps
Malcolm X
Movie · as School Teacher
I'll Fly Away
TV · as Marguerite Peck · 39 eps
Performance
TV · as Black lady · 1 ep
Awakenings
Movie · as Nurse Margaret
To Sleep with Anger
Movie · as Suzie
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Movie · as Annie Lamb
Law & Order
TV · as Virginia Bryan · 1 ep
The Women of Brewster Place
Movie · as Fannie Michael
The Women of Brewster Place
TV · as Fannie Michael · 2 eps
A Different World
TV · as Lettie Bostic · 30 eps
L.A. Law
TV · as Maxine Manley · 1 ep
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Movie · as Blind Lily
Teachers
Movie · as Linda Ganz
Beat Street
Movie · as Cora
The Killing Floor
Movie · as Lilah Dean
The Brass Ring
Movie · as Mrs. Hauser
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
Movie · as Beck
American Playhouse
TV · as Lilah Dean, Blind Lily · 1 ep
Joshua's World
Movie · as Housekeeper
Lawman Without a Gun
Movie · as Minnie Hayward
Sparkle
Movie · as Effie
Just an Old Sweet Song
Movie · as Helen Mayfield
The Education of Sonny Carson
Movie · as Moms
Sty of the Blind Pig
Movie · as Alberta Warren
Good Times
TV · 1 ep
Police Woman
TV · 1 ep
Sanford and Son
TV · 2 eps
Great Performances
TV · 1 ep
Green Acres
TV · 1 ep