Acting
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
Kojak
Series · 2005
The Matrix Recalibrated
Film · 2004
The Burly Man Chronicles
Film · 2004
The Jury
Series · 2004
The Matrix Revolutions
Film · 2003
What I Want My Words to Do to You
Film · 2003
Sunshine State
Film · 2002
The Last Brickmaker in America
Film · 2001
The Photographer
Film · 2000
Soul Food
Series · 2000
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
Film · 1999
The Wishing Tree
Film · 1999
Providence
Series · 1999
Down in the Delta
Film · 1998
Oz
Series · 1997
Bed of Roses
Film · 1996
Cosby
Series · 1996
Heading Home
Film · 1995
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Film · 1995
The Mother
Film · 1994
The Vernon Johns Story
Film · 1994
The Inkwell
Film · 1994
Touched by an Angel
Series · 1994
A Perfect World
Film · 1993
Life with Mikey
Film · 1993
Laurel Avenue
Series · 1993
Malcolm X
Film · 1992
I'll Fly Away
Series · 1991
I'll Fly Away
Series · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
Awakenings
Film · 1990
To Sleep with Anger
Film · 1990
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Film · 1990
Law & Order
Series · 1990
The Women of Brewster Place
Film · 1989
The Women of Brewster Place
Series · 1989
A Different World
Series · 1987
L.A. Law
Series · 1986
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Film · 1985
Teachers
Film · 1984
Beat Street
Film · 1984
The Killing Floor
Film · 1984
The Brass Ring
Film · 1983
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
Film · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
Joshua's World
Film · 1980
Lawman Without a Gun
Film · 1979
Sparkle
Film · 1976
Just an Old Sweet Song
Film · 1976
The Education of Sonny Carson
Film · 1974
Sty of the Blind Pig
Film · 1974
Good Times
Series · 1974
Police Woman
Series · 1974
Sanford and Son
Series · 1972
Great Performances
Series · 1971
Green Acres
Series · 1965