As Actor
What I Want My Words to Do to You
2003
7.2
Mary Alice
Acting
Birth date
December 3, 1936
Birth place
Indianola, Mississippi, USA
Death date
July 27, 2022
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.
Featured in
As Actor
The Matrix Revolutions
2003
6.8
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Sunshine State
2002
6.4
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The Last Brickmaker in America
2001
7.6
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Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
1999
5.4
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Down in the Delta
1998
6.4
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Bed of Roses
1996
5.9
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The Vernon Johns Story
1994
8.5
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Life with Mikey
1993
5.7
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To Sleep with Anger
1990
6.7
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The Women of Brewster Place
1989
6.9
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Beat Street
1984
6.9
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The Killing Floor
1984
7.3
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Sparkle
1976
7.7
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The Education of Sonny Carson
1974
4.9