Mary Alice
Born December 03, 1936 (Age: 89)
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Indianola, Mississippi, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Matrix Revolutions
2003
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as The Oracle
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Age: 66
Sunshine State
2002
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as Eunice Stokes
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Age: 65
The Photographer
2000
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as Violet
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Age: 63
Down in the Delta
1998
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as Rosa Lynn Sinclair
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Age: 62
Bed of Roses
1996
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as Alice
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Age: 59
The Inkwell
1994
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as Evelyn
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Age: 57
A Perfect World
1993
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as Lottie
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Age: 56
Life with Mikey
1993
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as Mrs. Gordon
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Age: 56
Malcolm X
1992
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as School Teacher
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Age: 55
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
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as Annie Lamb
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Age: 54
Awakenings
1990
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as Nurse Margaret
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Age: 54
To Sleep with Anger
1990
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as Suzie
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Age: 53
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
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as Fannie Michael
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Age: 52