1936-12-03 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.
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The Burly Man Chronicles | 2004-12-04 | |
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The Matrix Recalibrated | Self | 2004-04-06 |
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The Matrix Revolutions | The Oracle | 2003-11-05 |
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What I Want My Words to Do to You | Self | 2003-12-16 |
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Sunshine State | Eunice Stokes | 2002-06-21 |
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The Last Brickmaker in America | Dorothy Cobb | 2001-09-23 |
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The Photographer | Violet | 2000-04-15 |
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Catfish in Black Bean Sauce | Dolores Williams | 1999-04-14 |
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The Wishing Tree | Mattie | 1999-01-01 |
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Down in the Delta | Rosa Lynn Sinclair | 1998-12-25 |
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Bed of Roses | Alice | 1996-01-26 |
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Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder | 1995-03-20 | |
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Heading Home | Mary Jones | 1995-04-08 |
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The Vernon Johns Story | Altona | 1994-01-15 |
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The Inkwell | Evelyn | 1994-04-22 |
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The Mother | Black Lady | 1994-11-19 |
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Life with Mikey | Mrs. Gordon | 1993-06-04 |
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A Perfect World | Lottie | 1993-11-24 |
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Malcolm X | School Teacher | 1992-11-18 |
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To Sleep with Anger | Suzie | 1990-10-12 |
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Awakenings | Nurse Margaret | 1990-12-04 |
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The Bonfire of the Vanities | Annie Lamb | 1990-12-21 |
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The Women of Brewster Place | Fannie Michael | 1989-03-19 |
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A Different World | Leticia Bostic | 1987-09-24 |
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Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom | Blind Lily | 1985-02-25 |
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The Killing Floor | Lilah Dean | 1984-04-10 |
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Beat Street | Cora | 1984-06-08 |
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Teachers | Linda Ganz | 1984-10-05 |
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The Brass Ring | Mrs. Hauser | 1983-01-01 |
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A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion | Beck | 1982-02-17 |
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Joshua's World | Housekeeper | 1980-08-21 |
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Lawman Without a Gun | Minnie Hayward | 1979-05-30 |
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Sparkle | Effie | 1976-04-07 |
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Just an Old Sweet Song | Helen Mayfield | 1976-09-25 |
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Sty of the Blind Pig | Alberta Warren | 1974-05-29 |
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The Education of Sonny Carson | Moms | 1974-07-17 |
