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