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Mary Alice
December 3, 1936 (age 85)
July 27, 2022
Indianola, Mississippi, USA
Female
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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…
Movies
35 credits
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A Perfect World
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Awakenings
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Malcolm X
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The Bonfire of the Vanities
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Bed of Roses
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Teachers
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Life with Mikey
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The Matrix Recalibrated
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To Sleep with Anger
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Beat Street
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Sunshine State
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Sparkle
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The Women of Brewster Place
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The Inkwell
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The Photographer
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Joshua's World
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Down in the Delta
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The Education of Sonny Carson
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Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
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Just an Old Sweet Song
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The Last Brickmaker in America
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The Killing Floor
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The Mother
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Heading Home
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Lawman Without a Gun
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Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
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The Vernon Johns Story
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The Burly Man Chronicles
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What I Want My Words to Do to You
TV Shows
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Providence
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Sanford and Son
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Green Acres
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Good Times
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Performance
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Cosby
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The Jury
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Soul Food
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I'll Fly Away
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I'll Fly Away
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Kojak
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The Women of Brewster Place
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Laurel Avenue