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Mary Alice
Born · December 3, 1936
Died · July 27, 2022 (85 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Indianola, Mississippi, USA
Bio
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.
Kojak
Joyce · (1 episode)
4.4
2005
The Burly Man Chronicles
7.0
2004
The Jury
(1 episode)
7.0
2004
The Matrix Recalibrated
Self
6.7
2004
What I Want My Words to Do to You
Self
7.2
2003
The Matrix Revolutions
The Oracle
6.7
2003
Sunshine State
Eunice Stokes
6.4
2002
The Last Brickmaker in America
Dorothy Cobb
7.0
2001
Soul Food
Mrs. Pettaway · (1 episode)
7.0
2000
The Photographer
Violet
3.5
2000
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
Dolores Williams
5.4
1999
Providence
Abby Franklin · (1 episode)
6.5
1999
The Wishing Tree
Mattie
7.4
1999
Down in the Delta
Rosa Lynn Sinclair
6.6
1998
Oz
Eugenia Hill · (1 episode)
8.0
1997
Cosby
(1 episode)
5.9
1996
Bed of Roses
Alice
5.8
1996
Heading Home
Mary Jones
0.0
1995
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
0.0
1995
The Mother
Black Lady
0.0
1994
Touched by an Angel
Georgia Bishop · (1 episode)
7.2
1994
The Inkwell
Evelyn
5.5
1994
The Vernon Johns Story
Altona
8.5
1994
A Perfect World
Lottie
7.5
1993
Laurel Avenue
Maggie Arnett · (2 episodes)
5.7
1993
Life with Mikey
Mrs. Gordon
5.7
1993
Malcolm X
School Teacher
7.5
1992
I'll Fly Away
(2 episodes)
7.2
1991
I'll Fly Away
Marguerite Peck · (39 episodes)
7.2
1991
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Annie Lamb
5.6
1990
Awakenings
Nurse Margaret
7.8
1990
To Sleep with Anger
Suzie
6.7
1990
Law & Order
Virginia Bryan · (1 episode)
7.4
1990
The Women of Brewster Place
Fannie Michael
6.9
1989
A Different World
Lettie Bostic · (30 episodes)
7.1
1987
L.A. Law
Maxine Manley · (1 episode)
7.1
1986
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Blind Lily
0.0
1985
Teachers
Linda Ganz
5.6
1984
Beat Street
Cora
6.9
1984
The Killing Floor
Lilah Dean
8.0
1984
The Brass Ring
Mrs. Hauser
7.0
1983
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
Beck
6.0
1982
Joshua's World
Housekeeper
0.0
1980
Lawman Without a Gun
Minnie Hayward
0.0
1979
Just an Old Sweet Song
Helen Mayfield
0.0
1976
Sparkle
Effie
7.6
1976
Police Woman
(1 episode)
6.2
1974
The Education of Sonny Carson
Moms
4.9
1974
Sty of the Blind Pig
Alberta Warren
0.0
1974
Good Times
(1 episode)
8.0
1974
Sanford and Son
(2 episodes)
7.5
1972
Great Performances
(1 episode)
5.4
1971
Green Acres
(1 episode)
7.3
1965