Mary Alice

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

56

Gender

Female

Birthday

1936-12-03

Day of death

2022-07-27 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Indianola, Mississippi, USA

Mary Alice

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Oz

    Oz

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • A Different World

    A Different World

  • Providence

    Providence

  • Sanford and Son

    Sanford and Son

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Awakenings

    Awakenings

  • Good Times

    Good Times

  • The Matrix Revolutions

    The Matrix Revolutions

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

    Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

  • Malcolm X

    Malcolm X

  • Sparkle

    Sparkle

  • Cosby

    Cosby

  • The Jury

    The Jury

  • The Mother

    The Mother

  • I'll Fly Away

    I'll Fly Away

  • I'll Fly Away

    I'll Fly Away

  • A Perfect World

    A Perfect World

  • The Photographer

    The Photographer

  • Sunshine State

    Sunshine State

  • Beat Street

    Beat Street

  • Soul Food

    Soul Food

  • Teachers

    Teachers

  • The Bonfire of the Vanities

    The Bonfire of the Vanities

  • The Last Brickmaker in America

    The Last Brickmaker in America

  • Heading Home

    Heading Home

  • The Matrix Recalibrated

    The Matrix Recalibrated

  • The Vernon Johns Story

    The Vernon Johns Story

  • Life with Mikey

    Life with Mikey

  • The Inkwell

    The Inkwell

  • Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

    Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • The Women of Brewster Place

    The Women of Brewster Place

  • Joshua's World

    Joshua's World

  • Lawman Without a Gun

    Lawman Without a Gun

  • Down in the Delta

    Down in the Delta

  • A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

    A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

  • Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

    Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

  • What I Want My Words to Do to You

    What I Want My Words to Do to You

  • Bed of Roses

    Bed of Roses

  • The Killing Floor

    The Killing Floor

  • A Different World

    A Different World

  • The Burly Man Chronicles

    The Burly Man Chronicles

  • Just an Old Sweet Song

    Just an Old Sweet Song

  • Laurel Avenue

    Laurel Avenue

  • The Women of Brewster Place

    The Women of Brewster Place

  • To Sleep with Anger

    To Sleep with Anger

  • Sty of the Blind Pig

    Sty of the Blind Pig

  • The Education of Sonny Carson

    The Education of Sonny Carson

  • The Brass Ring

    The Brass Ring

  • The Wishing Tree

    The Wishing Tree