Mary Alice

Known for ActingBorn 1936-12-03Died 2022-07-27Indianola, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Heading Home

Sty of the Blind Pig

The Jury

The Vernon Johns Story

Lawman Without a Gun

Oz

The Last Brickmaker in America

The Killing Floor

What I Want My Words to Do to You

Joshua's World

Good Times

Awakenings

The Wishing Tree

Malcolm X

A Perfect World

I'll Fly Away

Sparkle

Sanford and Son

Law & Order

Soul Food

Touched by an Angel

L.A. Law

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

The Matrix Recalibrated

The Burly Man Chronicles

A Different World

Green Acres

The Brass Ring

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

The Matrix Revolutions

Just an Old Sweet Song

The Women of Brewster Place

To Sleep with Anger

Laurel Avenue

Providence

Beat Street

Sunshine State

Down in the Delta

Performance

Police Woman

Cosby

Bed of Roses

Great Performances

Life with Mikey

Teachers

The Inkwell

The Bonfire of the Vanities

The Education of Sonny Carson