1944-02-09 Eatonton, Georgia, USA
Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. The book became a bestseller and was subsequently adapted into a critically acclaimed 1985 movie directed by Steven Spielberg, featuring Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg, as well as a 2005 Broadway musical totaling 910 performances. Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry.
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The World According to Allee Willis | Self | 2024-11-15 |
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Daedalus | Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited) | 2024-07-17 |
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Oprah & The Color Purple Journey | Self | 2023-12-28 |
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Flannery | Self | 2019-10-25 |
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Renegade: The Life Story of David Icke | Self | 2019-05-03 |
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Yemanjá | Narrator | 2015-08-08 |
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Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal | Self | 2013-02-01 |
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Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth | Self | 2013-05-13 |
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In Prison My Whole Life | Self | 2008-01-18 |
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Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train | Self | 2004-06-18 |
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A Place of Rage | Self | 1991-10-03 |
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Gotta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in The Rock | Self | 1983-01-01 |
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Kudzu | Self/Author | 1977-10-01 |