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- Birth nameMary Alice Smith
- Mary Alice was born on December 3, 1936 in Indianola, Mississippi, USA. She was an actress, known for The Matrix Revolutions (2003), Awakenings (1990) and Malcolm X (1992). She died on July 27, 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- ChildrenNone
- ParentsOzelar Jurnakin (Smith)Sam Smith
- 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.".
- Won the Best Supporting Actress Emmy for her role in 1993's "I'll Fly Away".
- 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.
- Retired from acting in 2005.
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