Mary Alice
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.
Filmography
The Burly Man Chronicles
The Burly Man Chronicles
The Matrix Recalibrated
as Self
The Matrix Recalibrated
as Self
What I Want My Words to Do to You
as Self
What I Want My Words to Do to You
as Self
The Matrix Revolutions
as The Oracle
The Matrix Revolutions
as The Oracle
Sunshine State
as Eunice Stokes
Sunshine State
as Eunice Stokes
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Dorothy Cobb
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Dorothy Cobb
The Photographer
as Violet
The Photographer
as Violet
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
as Dolores Williams
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
as Dolores Williams
Down in the Delta
as Rosa Lynn Sinclair
Down in the Delta
as Rosa Lynn Sinclair
Bed of Roses
as Alice
Bed of Roses
as Alice
Heading Home
as Mary Jones
Heading Home
as Mary Jones
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
The Mother
as Black Lady
The Mother
as Black Lady
The Inkwell
as Evelyn
The Inkwell
as Evelyn
The Vernon Johns Story
as Altona
The Vernon Johns Story
as Altona
A Perfect World
as Lottie
A Perfect World
as Lottie
Life with Mikey
as Mrs. Gordon
Life with Mikey
as Mrs. Gordon
Malcolm X
as School Teacher
Malcolm X
as School Teacher
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Annie Lamb
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Annie Lamb
Awakenings
as Nurse Margaret
Awakenings
as Nurse Margaret
To Sleep with Anger
as Suzie
To Sleep with Anger
as Suzie
The Women of Brewster Place
as Fannie Michael
The Women of Brewster Place
as Fannie Michael
Teachers
as Linda Ganz
Teachers
as Linda Ganz
Beat Street
as Cora
Beat Street
as Cora
The Killing Floor
as Lilah Dean
The Killing Floor
as Lilah Dean
The Brass Ring
as Mrs. Hauser
The Brass Ring
as Mrs. Hauser
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
as Beck
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
as Beck
Joshua's World
as Housekeeper
Joshua's World
as Housekeeper
Lawman Without a Gun
as Minnie Hayward
Lawman Without a Gun
as Minnie Hayward
Just an Old Sweet Song
as Helen Mayfield
Just an Old Sweet Song
as Helen Mayfield
Sparkle
as Effie
Sparkle
as Effie
The Education of Sonny Carson
as Moms
The Education of Sonny Carson
as Moms
Sty of the Blind Pig
as Alberta Warren
Sty of the Blind Pig
as Alberta Warren