Mary Alice
Known for acting · Born 3 December 1936 · Died 27 July 2022 · aged 85 · Indianola, Mississippi, USA
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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.
Known for
The Matrix Revolutions
2003
A Different World
1987
I'll Fly Away
1991
To Sleep with Anger
1990
Sunshine State
2002
Beat Street
1984
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
The Matrix Recalibrated
2004
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
1999
Down in the Delta
1998
Life with Mikey
1993
Sparkle
1976