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

Kojak

Joyce · (1 episode)

4.4

2005

The Burly Man Chronicles

The Burly Man Chronicles

7.0

2004

The Jury

The Jury

(1 episode)

7.0

2004

The Matrix Recalibrated

The Matrix Recalibrated

Self

6.7

2004

What I Want My Words to Do to You

What I Want My Words to Do to You

Self

7.2

2003

The Matrix Revolutions

The Matrix Revolutions

The Oracle

6.7

2003

Sunshine State

Sunshine State

Eunice Stokes

6.4

2002

The Last Brickmaker in America

The Last Brickmaker in America

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7.6

2001

Soul Food

Soul Food

Mrs. Pettaway · (1 episode)

7.0

2000

The Photographer

The Photographer

Violet

3.5

2000

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

Dolores Williams

5.4

1999

Providence

Providence

Abby Franklin · (1 episode)

6.5

1999

The Wishing Tree

The Wishing Tree

Mattie

7.4

1999

Down in the Delta

Down in the Delta

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6.4

1998

Oz

Oz

Eugenia Hill · (1 episode)

8.0

1997

Cosby

Cosby

(1 episode)

5.9

1996

Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses

Alice

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1996

Heading Home

Heading Home

Mary Jones

0.0

1995

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

0.0

1995

The Mother

The Mother

Black Lady

0.0

1994

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

Georgia Bishop · (1 episode)

7.2

1994

The Inkwell

The Inkwell

Evelyn

5.5

1994

The Vernon Johns Story

The Vernon Johns Story

Altona

8.5

1994

A Perfect World

A Perfect World

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1993

Laurel Avenue

Laurel Avenue

Maggie Arnett · (2 episodes)

5.7

1993

Life with Mikey

Life with Mikey

Mrs. Gordon

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1993

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

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1992

I'll Fly Away

I'll Fly Away

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7.4

1991

I'll Fly Away

I'll Fly Away

(2 episodes)

7.4

1991

Performance

Performance

Black lady · (1 episode)

6.0

1991

The Bonfire of the Vanities

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Annie Lamb

5.6

1990

Awakenings

Awakenings

Nurse Margaret

7.8

1990

To Sleep with Anger

To Sleep with Anger

Suzie

6.7

1990

Law & Order

Law & Order

Virginia Bryan · (1 episode)

7.4

1990

The Women of Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place

Fannie Michael

6.9

1989

A Different World

A Different World

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1987

A Different World

A Different World

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7.1

1987

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

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7.1

1986

Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

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0.0

1985

Teachers

Teachers

Linda Ganz

5.6

1984

Beat Street

Beat Street

Cora

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1984

The Killing Floor

The Killing Floor

Lilah Dean

7.3

1984

The Brass Ring

The Brass Ring

Mrs. Hauser

7.0

1983

A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

Beck

6.0

1982

Joshua's World

Housekeeper

0.0

1980

Lawman Without a Gun

Lawman Without a Gun

Minnie Hayward

0.0

1979

Just an Old Sweet Song

Just an Old Sweet Song

Helen Mayfield

0.0

1976

Sparkle

Sparkle

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7.7

1976

Police Woman

Police Woman

(1 episode)

6.3

1974

The Education of Sonny Carson

The Education of Sonny Carson

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1974

Sty of the Blind Pig

Sty of the Blind Pig

Alberta Warren

0.0

1974

Good Times

Good Times

(1 episode)

8.0

1974

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

(2 episodes)

7.4

1972

Great Performances

Great Performances

(1 episode)

5.5

1971

Green Acres

Green Acres

(1 episode)

7.3

1965