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.
35 movies · 20 shows
The Burly Man Chronicles
2004·6.9
The Matrix Recalibrated
2004·6.9
What I Want My Words to Do to You
2003·7.8
The Matrix Revolutions
2003·6.8
Sunshine State
2002·6.4
The Last Brickmaker in America
2001·8.0
The Photographer
2000·4.8
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
1999·5.4
The Wishing Tree
1999·7.5
Down in the Delta
1998·6.3
Bed of Roses
1996·5.9
Heading Home
1995·10.0
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995·7.0
The Mother
1994·0.0
The Inkwell
1994·5.6
The Vernon Johns Story
1994·9.0
A Perfect World
1993·7.5
Life with Mikey
1993·5.7
Malcolm X
1992·7.6
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990·5.6
Awakenings
1990·7.8
To Sleep with Anger
1990·6.8
The Women of Brewster Place
1989·6.8
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
1985·0.0
Teachers
1984·5.7
Beat Street
1984·6.9
The Killing Floor
1984·8.0
The Brass Ring
1983·7.0
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982·7.0
Joshua's World
1980·8.0
Lawman Without a Gun
1979·9.0
Just an Old Sweet Song
1976·7.0
Sparkle
1976·7.3
The Education of Sonny Carson
1974·5.7
Sty of the Blind Pig
1974·10.0