Mary Alice
Birthday: 1936-12-03
Place of Birth: 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.
Movies
The Matrix Revolutions
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Awakenings
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Bed of Roses
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Sparkle
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A Perfect World
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The Mother
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The Education of Sonny Carson
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Down in the Delta
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The Women of Brewster Place
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The Matrix Recalibrated
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The Vernon Johns Story
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To Sleep with Anger
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The Brass Ring
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What I Want My Words to Do to You
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A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
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Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
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The Photographer
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Malcolm X
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Teachers
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The Inkwell
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The Last Brickmaker in America
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Joshua's World
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Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
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Beat Street
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Lawman Without a Gun
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The Wishing Tree
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Life with Mikey
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Heading Home
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Sty of the Blind Pig
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The Burly Man Chronicles
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Sunshine State
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The Killing Floor
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The Bonfire of the Vanities
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A Different World
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