Alice, Mary, 1936-2022
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Name (Latin)
Alice, Mary, 1936-2022
Other forms of name
Mary Alice, 1936-2022
Smith, Mary Alice, 1936-2022
Alice, Mary, 1941-
Mary Alice, 1941-
Smith, Mary Alice, 1941-
Date of birth
1936
Date of death
2022
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Actresses
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Bert Andrews collection, 195--198- [GR]:worksheet accompanying photograph (Mary Alice)
- Charlotte Forten's mission, 1996:container (Mary Alice)
- Dictionary of the Black Theatre, 1983:p. 185 (Alice, Mary; b. 1941, Indianola, Miss.; actor)
- Internet movie database, Nov. 3, 2003:(Mary Alice, b. Mary Alice Smith)
- NYT, www site viewed Aug. 8, 2022NYT, July, 30, 2022 (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/30/arts/mary-alice-dead.html. Mary Alice, an Emmy- and Tony-award winning actress who brought a delicate grace and a quiet dignity to her roles in Hollywood blockbusters (“The Matrix Revolutions”), television sitcoms (“A Different World”) and Broadway plays (“Fences”), died on Wednesday [July 27, 2022] in her home in Manhattan. She was 85 ... Mary Alice Smith was born on Dec. 3, 1936, in Indianola, Miss., one of three children of Sam Smith and Ozelar (Jurnakin) Smith; dropping the surname "Smith" and moving to New York City in 1967, Ms. Alice trained at the Negro Ensemble Company)
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Wikipedia description:
Mary Alice Smith (December 3, 1936 – July 27, 2022), known professionally as Mary Alice, was an American television, film, and stage actress. Alice was known for her roles as Leticia "Lettie" Bostic on the sitcom A Different World (1987–1989) and Effie Williams in the 1976 musical drama Sparkle, and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her recurring role on the series I'll Fly Away. Alice also performed on the stage, and received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her appearance in the 1987 production of August Wilson's Fences.
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