Mary Alice
Birthday: 1936-12-03 | Place of Birth: Indianola, Mississippi, USAMary 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
Acting
Role
as Self
as The Oracle
as Eunice Stokes
as Dorothy Cobb
as Dolores Williams
as Mattie
as Rosa Lynn Sinclair
as Alice
as Altona
as Black Lady
as Maggie Arnett
as Mrs. Gordon
as Marguerite Peck
as Suzie
as Fannie Michael
as Blind Lily
as Cora
as Lilah Dean
as Mrs. Hauser
as Mrs. Garth
as Minnie Hayward
