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Mary Alice

Mary Alice

Acting

Biography

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 Movies

Acting

Poster for The Matrix Revolutions
MOVIE

The Matrix Revolutions

6.8(10.8K)
The Matrix Revolutions
The Oracle
Poster for Awakenings
MOVIE

Awakenings

7.8(2.9K)
Awakenings
Nurse Margaret
Poster for Bed of Roses
MOVIE

Bed of Roses

5.9(0.1K)
Bed of Roses
Alice
Poster for Sparkle
MOVIE

Sparkle

7.5(0.0K)
Sparkle
Effie
Poster for A Perfect World
MOVIE

A Perfect World

7.5(1.8K)
A Perfect World
Lottie
Poster for The Mother
MOVIE

The Mother

The Mother
Black Lady
Poster for The Education of Sonny Carson
MOVIE

The Education of Sonny Carson

5.7(0.0K)
The Education of Sonny Carson
Moms
Poster for Down in the Delta
MOVIE

Down in the Delta

6.3(0.0K)
Down in the Delta
Rosa Lynn Sinclair
Poster for The Women of Brewster Place
MOVIE

The Women of Brewster Place

6.7(0.0K)
The Women of Brewster Place
Fannie Michael
Poster for The Matrix Recalibrated
MOVIE

The Matrix Recalibrated

6.8(0.1K)
The Matrix Recalibrated
Self

Gallery

Mary Alice portrait
Mary Alice portrait