Mary Alice Smith (December 3, 1936 - July 27, 2022), stage name "Mary Alice", was an American actress.
She was best known for appearing in A Different World, Awakenings, Malcolm X and The Matrix Revolutions.
She died in 2022 at the age of 85 from undisclosed causes.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1974: The Sty Of The Blind Pig as Alberta Warren
- 1974: The Education Of Sonny Carson as Moms
- 1975: Requiem For A Nun as Nancy Mannigoe
- 1976: Sparkle as Effie
- 1976: Just An Old Sweet Song as Helen
- 1978: Lawman Without A Gun as Minnie Hayward
- 1980: Joshuas World as Housekeeper
- 1982: A House Divided Denmark Vesseys Rebellion as Beck
- 1983: The Brass Ring as Mrs. Hauser
- 1984: Beat Street as Cora
- 1984: Teachers as Linda Ganz
- 1990: To Sleep with Anger as Suzie
- 1990: Awakenings as Nurse Margaret
- 1990: The Bonfire of the Vanities as Annie Lamb
- 1992: Malcolm X as School Teacher
- 1993: Life with Mikey as Mrs. Gordon
- 1993: A Perfect World as Lottie
- 1994: The Vernon Johns Story as Altona
- 1994: The Inkwell as Evelyn
- 1994: Heading Home as Mary Jones
- 1995: Ray Alexander A Menu For Murder as Adele Thompson
- 1996: Bed of Roses as Alice
- 1998: Down in the Delta as Rosa Lynn
- 1999: Catfish In Black Bean Sauce as Dolores Williams
- 1999: The Wishing Tree as Mattie
- 2000: The Photographer as Violet
- 2001: The Last Brickmaker In America as Dorothy Cobb
- 2002: Sunshine State as Eunice Stokes
- 2003: The Matrix Revolutions as The Oracle
Television Roles
- 1970: All My Children as Ellie Grant Hubbard
- 1975: Police Woman as Marnie
- 1975: Sanford and Son as Frances Victor
- 1975: Good Times as Loretta Simpson
- 1975: The Doctors as Wilma
- 1975: The Family Holvak as Samantha Wilson
- 1976: Insight as Karen Fuller
- 1976: Serpico as Angel
- 1976: Visions as Evelyn Burrell
- 1981: ABC Afterschool Specials as Mrs. Garth
- 1984-1985: American Playhouse as Blind Lily/Edith Murray/Lilah Dean (3 episodes)
- 1988-1989: A Different World as Lettie Bostic (30 episodes)
- 1989: The Women Of Brewster Place as Fannie Michael
- 1990: L.A. Law as Maxine Manley
- 1992: Ill Fly Away as Marguerite Peck
- 1993: Law & Order as Virginia Bryan
- 1993: Laurel Avenue as Maggie Arnett
- 1997: Orleans as Ella Clark
- 1999: Cosby as Loretta
- 2000: Touched by an Angel as Georgia Bishop
- 2000: Providence as Abby Franklin
- 2001: Soul Food as Mrs. Pettaway
- 2002: ER as Eugenia Hill
- 2004: Line Of Fire as Jackie Simon
- 2004: The Jury 2004 as Elaine Nebatoff
- 2005: Kojak as Joyce
Video Game Roles
- 2003: Enter the Matrix as The Oracle
- 2005: The Matrix Online as The Oracle
Shorts
- 2002: The Life 2002 as Emiline Crane
Theatre Roles
- 1969-1971: No Place to Be Somebody as Cora Beasley/Evie Ames
- 1987-1988: Fences as Rose
- 1994-1995: The Shadow Box as Maggie
- 1995: Having Our Say as Dr. Bessie Delany
