Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1936-12-03
Day of Death
2022-07-27
Place of Birth
Indianola, Mississippi, USA
Mary Alice
Biography
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.
Filmography (35)
The Burly Man Chronicles
2004
The Matrix Recalibrated
2004
What I Want My Words to Do to You
2003
The Matrix Revolutions
2003
Sunshine State
2002
The Last Brickmaker in America
2001
The Photographer
2000
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
1999
The Wishing Tree
1999
Down in the Delta
1998
Bed of Roses
1996
Heading Home
1995
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995
The Mother
1994
