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 Matrix Recalibrated | Self | 2004-04-06 |
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The Burly Man Chronicles | 2004-12-04 | |
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What I Want My Words to Do to You | Self | 2003-12-16 |
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The Matrix Revolutions | The Oracle | 2003-11-05 |
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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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The Wishing Tree | Mattie | 1999-01-01 |
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Catfish in Black Bean Sauce | Dolores Williams | 1999-04-14 |
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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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Heading Home | Mary Jones | 1995-04-08 |
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Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder | 1995-03-20 | |
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The Mother | Black Lady | 1994-11-19 |
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The Inkwell | Evelyn | 1994-04-22 |
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The Vernon Johns Story | Altona | 1994-01-15 |
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A Perfect World | Lottie | 1993-11-24 |
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Life with Mikey | Mrs. Gordon | 1993-06-04 |
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Malcolm X | School Teacher | 1992-11-18 |
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The Bonfire of the Vanities | Annie Lamb | 1990-12-21 |
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Awakenings | Nurse Margaret | 1990-12-04 |
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To Sleep with Anger | Suzie | 1990-10-12 |
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The Women of Brewster Place | Fannie Michael | 1989-03-19 |
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Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom | Blind Lily | 1985-02-25 |
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Teachers | Linda Ganz | 1984-10-05 |
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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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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 |
