Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Birthdate
1944-02-09 (Age: 82)
Place of Birth
Eatonton, Georgia, USA
Alice Walker
Biography
Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. The book became a bestseller and was subsequently adapted into a critically acclaimed 1985 movie directed by Steven Spielberg, featuring Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg, as well as a 2005 Broadway musical totaling 910 performances. Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry.
Filmography (15)
The World According to Allee Willis
2024
Daedalus
2024
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023
When I See Them, I See Us
2021
Flannery
2019
Renegade: The Life Story of David Icke
2019
Yemanja: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil
2015
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
2013
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
2013
In Prison My Whole Life
2008
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
2004
A Place of Rage
1991
Visions of the Spirit: A Portrait of Alice Walker
1989
Gotta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in The Rock
1983