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
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Heading Home
1995 · Movie
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Sty of the Blind Pig
1974 · Movie
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The Jury
2004 · Series
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The Vernon Johns Story
1994 · Movie
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Lawman Without a Gun
1979 · Movie
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Oz
1997 · Series
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The Last Brickmaker in America
2001 · Movie
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The Killing Floor
1984 · Movie
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What I Want My Words to Do to You
2003 · Movie
Joshua's World
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Joshua's World
1980 · Movie
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Good Times
1974 · Series
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Awakenings
1990 · Movie
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The Wishing Tree
1999 · Movie
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Malcolm X
1992 · Movie
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A Perfect World
1993 · Movie
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I'll Fly Away
1991 · Series
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Sparkle
1976 · Movie
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Sanford and Son
1972 · Series
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Law & Order
1990 · Series
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Soul Food
2000 · Series
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Touched by an Angel
1994 · Series
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L.A. Law
1986 · Series
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Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995 · Movie
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A Different World
1987 · Series
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The Matrix Recalibrated
2004 · Movie
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The Burly Man Chronicles
2004 · Movie
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Green Acres
1965 · Series
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The Brass Ring
1983 · Movie
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A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982 · Movie
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The Matrix Revolutions
2003 · Movie
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Just an Old Sweet Song
1976 · Movie
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The Women of Brewster Place
1989 · Movie
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To Sleep with Anger
1990 · Movie
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Laurel Avenue
1993 · Series
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Providence
1999 · Series
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Beat Street
1984 · Movie
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Sunshine State
2002 · Movie
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Down in the Delta
1998 · Movie
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Performance
1991 · Series
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Police Woman
1974 · Series
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Cosby
1996 · Series
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The Women of Brewster Place
1989 · Series
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Bed of Roses
1996 · Movie
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Great Performances
1971 · Series
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Life with Mikey
1993 · Movie
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Teachers
1984 · Movie
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The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990 · Movie
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The Inkwell
1994 · Movie