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