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Mary Alice(1936-2022)

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Mary Alice
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The Last Brickmaker in America (2001)
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Mary Alice was born on 3 December 1936 in Indianola, Mississippi, USA. She was an actress, known for The Matrix Revolutions (2003), Awakenings (1990) and Malcolm X (1992). She died on 27 July 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornDecember 3, 1936
DiedJuly 27, 2022(85)
BornDecember 3, 1936
DiedJuly 27, 2022(85)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 5 nominations total

Photos11

Kevin Costner, Mary Alice, Wayne Dehart, and Kevin Jamal Woods in A Perfect World (1993)
Tom Hanks, Saul Rubinek, Mary Alice, Kevin Dunn, John Hancock, and Clifton James in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
Mary Alice and Allan Drake in Sanford and Son (1972)
Mary Alice and Esther Rolle in Good Times (1974)
Louis Gossett Jr. and Mary Alice in Lawman Without a Gun (1978)
Mary Alice and Davis Roberts in To Sleep with Anger (1990)
Keanu Reeves and Mary Alice in The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Mary Alice and Frankie Faison in Heading Home (1994)
Mary Alice, Chi Muoi Lo, and Paul Winfield in Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (1999)
Sanaa Lathan, Mary Alice, Tyler Christopher, Chi Muoi Lo, Lauren Tom, and Paul Winfield in Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (1999)

Known for:

Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
The Matrix Revolutions
6.7
  • The Oracle
  • 2003
Robert De Niro and Robin Williams in Awakenings (1990)
Awakenings
7.8
  • Nurse Margaret
  • 1990
Denzel Washington in Malcolm X (1992)
Malcolm X
7.7
  • School Teacher(as Mary Alice Smith)
  • 1992
Sam Waterston, John Aaron Bennett, Ashlee Levitch, Jeremy London, and Regina Taylor in I'll Fly Away (1991)
I'll Fly Away
8.6
TV Series
  • Marguerite Peck

Credits

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Actress

  • Kojak (2005)
    Kojak
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Joyce
    • 2005
  • The Matrix Online (MxO) Box Art Front Cover
    The Matrix Online
    6.6
    Video Game
    • The Oracle (voice)
    • 2005
  • Billy Burke, Adam Busch, Shalom Harlow, Jeff Hephner, and Cote de Pablo in The Jury (2004)
    The Jury
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Elaine Nebatoff
    • 2004
  • Line of Fire (2003)
    Line of Fire
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Jackie Simon
    • 2004
  • Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
    The Matrix Revolutions
    6.7
    • The Oracle
    • 2003
  • Enter the Matrix (2003)
    Enter the Matrix
    6.9
    Video Game
    • The Oracle (voice)
    • 2003
  • Sunshine State (2002)
    Sunshine State
    6.8
    • Eunice Stokes
    • 2002
  • The Life
    6.6
    Short
    • Emiline Crane (as Mary Alice Smith)
    • 2002
  • Oz (1997)
    Oz
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Eugenia Hill
    • 2002
  • The Last Brickmaker in America (2001)
    The Last Brickmaker in America
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Dorothy Cobb
    • 2001
  • Vanessa Williams, Rockmond Dunbar, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Boris Kodjoe, Aaron Meeks, Nicole Ari Parker, and Malinda Williams in Soul Food (2000)
    Soul Food
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Pettaway
    • 2001
  • Providence (1999)
    Providence
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Abby Franklin
    • 2000
  • Roma Downey, John Dye, and Della Reese in Touched by an Angel (1994)
    Touched by an Angel
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Georgia Bishop
    • 2000
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal and Reg Rogers in The Photographer (2000)
    The Photographer
    4.9
    • Violet
    • 2000
  • Blair Underwood and Alfre Woodard in The Wishing Tree (2000)
    The Wishing Tree
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Mattie (as Mary Alice Smith)
    • 2000

Videos5

Down in the Delta
Trailer 0:26
Down in the Delta
The Last Brickmaker In America
Trailer 0:32
The Last Brickmaker In America
To Sleep with Anger
Trailer 1:17
To Sleep with Anger
The Women Of Brewster Place
Trailer 1:37
The Women Of Brewster Place
Catfish In Black Bean Sauce
Trailer 2:08
Catfish In Black Bean Sauce

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Theater_org
  • Alternative name
    • Mary Alice Smith
  • Born
    • December 3, 1936
    • Indianola, Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    • July 27, 2022
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(natural causes)
  • Children
    • None
  • Parents
      Ozelar Jurnakin (Smith)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in a production of "The Vagina Monologues".

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  • Trivia
    Won Broadway's 1987 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for August Wilson's "Fences." She was also Tony-nominated in 1995 as Best Actress in a Play for "Having Our Say.".

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