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Mary Alice
Mary Alice was born on December 3, 1936 in Indianola, Mississippi, USA to parents Ozelar Jurnakin (Smith) and Sam Smith.
Born December 3, 1936† July 27, 2022 Indianola, Mississippi, USA1 movie on MoviHero
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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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- 2004The Burly Man ChroniclesActor
- 2004The Matrix RecalibratedSelf
- 2003What I Want My Words to Do to YouSelf
- 2002Sunshine StateEunice Stokes
- 2001The Last Brickmaker in AmericaDorothy Cobb
- 2000The PhotographerViolet
- 1999Catfish in Black Bean SauceDolores Williams
- 1999The Wishing TreeMattie
- 1998Down in the DeltaRosa Lynn Sinclair
- 1996Bed of RosesAlice
- 1995Heading HomeMary Jones
- 1995Ray Alexander: A Menu for MurderActor
- 1994The MotherBlack Lady
- 1994The InkwellEvelyn
- 1994The Vernon Johns StoryAltona
- 1993A Perfect WorldLottie
- 1993Life with MikeyMrs. Gordon
- 1992Malcolm XSchool Teacher
- 1990The Bonfire of the VanitiesAnnie Lamb
- 1990AwakeningsNurse Margaret
- 1990To Sleep with AngerSuzie
- 1989The Women of Brewster PlaceFannie Michael
- 1985Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in FreedomBlind Lily
- 1984TeachersLinda Ganz
- 1984Beat StreetCora
- 1984The Killing FloorLilah Dean
- 1983The Brass RingMrs. Hauser
- 1982A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's RebellionBeck
- 1980Joshua's WorldHousekeeper
- 1979Lawman Without a GunMinnie Hayward
- 1976Just an Old Sweet SongHelen Mayfield
- 1976SparkleEffie
- 1974The Education of Sonny CarsonMoms
- 1974Sty of the Blind PigAlberta Warren
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