- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- February 9, 1944
- Place of Birth
- Eatonton, Georgia, USA
Alice Walker
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.
Filmography
movieThe World According to Allee Willis
2024 · Self
tvHollywood Black
2024 · Self (archive footage)
movieDaedalus
2024 · Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
movieOprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023 · Self, Novel
movieThe Color Purple
2023 · Novel, Executive Producer
movieWhen I See Them, I See Us
2021
movieThe Color Purple at Home
2021 · Original Story
movieFlannery
2019 · Self
movieRenegade: The Life Story of David Icke
2019 · Self
movieYemanja: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil
2015 · Narrator
movieAlice Walker: Beauty in Truth
2013 · Self
movieLong Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
2013 · Self
movieIn Prison My Whole Life
2008 · Self
movieHoward Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
2004 · Self
Everyday Use
movieEveryday Use
2003 · Writer
movieWarrior Marks
1994 · Producer
movieA Place of Rage
1991 · Self
movieRoller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force
1989 · Assistant Costume Designer
movieVisions of the Spirit: A Portrait of Alice Walker
1989 · Self
movieThe Color Purple
1985 · Novel
movieGotta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in The Rock
1983 · Self
movieKudzu
1977 · Self/Author
movieDiary of an African Nun
1977 · Short Story