- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 3, 1936
- Place of Birth
- Indianola, Mississippi, USA
- Died
- July 27, 2022
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
tvKojak
2005 · Joyce
movieThe Burly Man Chronicles
2004
tvThe Jury
2004
movieThe Matrix Recalibrated
2004 · Self
movieWhat I Want My Words to Do to You
2003 · Self
movieThe Matrix Revolutions
2003 · The Oracle
movieSunshine State
2002 · Eunice Stokes
movieThe Last Brickmaker in America
2001 · Dorothy Cobb
tvSoul Food
2000 · Mrs. Pettaway
movieThe Photographer
2000 · Violet
movieCatfish in Black Bean Sauce
1999 · Dolores Williams
tvProvidence
1999 · Abby Franklin
movieThe Wishing Tree
1999 · Mattie
movieDown in the Delta
1998 · Rosa Lynn Sinclair
tvOz
1997 · Eugenia Hill
tvCosby
1996
movieBed of Roses
1996 · Alice
movieHeading Home
1995 · Mary Jones
movieRay Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995
movieThe Mother
1994 · Black Lady
tvTouched by an Angel
1994 · Georgia Bishop
movieThe Inkwell
1994 · Evelyn
movieThe Vernon Johns Story
1994 · Altona
movieA Perfect World
1993 · Lottie
tvLaurel Avenue
1993 · Maggie Arnett
movieLife with Mikey
1993 · Mrs. Gordon
movieMalcolm X
1992 · School Teacher
tvI'll Fly Away
1991 · Marguerite Peck
tvPerformance
1991 · Black lady
movieThe Bonfire of the Vanities
1990 · Annie Lamb
movieAwakenings
1990 · Nurse Margaret
movieTo Sleep with Anger
1990 · Suzie
tvLaw & Order
1990 · Virginia Bryan
movieThe Women of Brewster Place
1989 · Fannie Michael
tvThe Women of Brewster Place
1989 · Fannie Michael
tvA Different World
1987 · Lettie Bostic
tvL.A. Law
1986 · Maxine Manley
movieCharlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
1985 · Blind Lily
movieTeachers
1984 · Linda Ganz
movieBeat Street
1984 · Cora
movieThe Killing Floor
1984 · Lilah Dean
movieThe Brass Ring
1983 · Mrs. Hauser
movieA House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982 · Beck
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Lilah Dean, Blind Lily
Joshua's World
1980 · Housekeeper
movieLawman Without a Gun
1979 · Minnie Hayward
movieJust an Old Sweet Song
1976 · Helen Mayfield
movieSparkle
1976 · Effie
tvPolice Woman
1974
movieThe Education of Sonny Carson
1974 · Moms
movieSty of the Blind Pig
1974 · Alberta Warren
tvGood Times
1974
tvSanford and Son
1972
tvGreat Performances
1971
tvGreen Acres
1965