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Mary Alice

Actor • Born 1936

Mary Alice

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About

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.

Known for

Law & Order posterLaw & OrderSeries • 1990Great Performances posterGreat PerformancesSeries • 1971American Playhouse posterAmerican PlayhouseSeries • 1982L.A. Law posterL.A. LawSeries • 1986Touched by an Angel posterTouched by an AngelSeries • 1994Oz posterOzSeries • 1997Green Acres posterGreen AcresSeries • 1965A Different World posterA Different WorldSeries • 1987Police Woman posterPolice WomanSeries • 1974Providence posterProvidenceSeries • 1999Sanford and Son posterSanford and SonSeries • 1972Good Times posterGood TimesSeries • 1974Performance posterPerformanceSeries • 1991The Matrix Revolutions posterThe Matrix RevolutionsMovie • 2003Cosby posterCosbySeries • 1996I'll Fly Away posterI'll Fly AwaySeries • 1991Awakenings posterAwakeningsMovie • 1990Soul Food posterSoul FoodSeries • 2000Kojak posterKojakSeries • 2005A Perfect World posterA Perfect WorldMovie • 1993Malcolm X posterMalcolm XMovie • 1992The Bonfire of the Vanities posterThe Bonfire of the VanitiesMovie • 1990Bed of Roses posterBed of RosesMovie • 1996Beat Street posterBeat StreetMovie • 1984