Mary Alice
Known For
Acting
Born
1936-12-03 in Indianola, Mississippi, USA
Died
2022-07-27
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.
Most Known For
Law & Order
as Virginia Bryan
Great Performances
Oz
as Eugenia Hill
Touched by an Angel
as Georgia Bishop
L.A. Law
as Maxine Manley
Police Woman
Green Acres
A Different World
as Lettie Bostic
Sanford and Son
Providence
as Abby Franklin
The Matrix Revolutions
as The Oracle
Good Times
Performance
as Black lady
Awakenings
as Nurse Margaret
Cosby
Malcolm X
as School Teacher
I'll Fly Away
as Marguerite Peck
I'll Fly Away
A Perfect World
as Lottie
Kojak
as Joyce