Mary Alice

Deceased · Born: Dec 3, 1936 · Died: Jul 27, 2022

Career

acting

2004

The Burly Man Chronicles

The Burly Man Chronicles

2003

The Matrix Revolutions

The Matrix Revolutions as Oracle

2002

Oz as Eugenia Hill

2001

The Last Brickmaker in America

The Last Brickmaker in America as Dorothy Cobb

1999

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce as Dolores Williams

The Wishing Tree

The Wishing Tree as Mattie

1998

Down in the Delta

Down in the Delta as Rosa Lynn Sinclair

1996

Bed of Roses as Alice

1995

Heading Home as Mary Jones

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

1994

The Vernon Johns Story

The Vernon Johns Story as Altona

The Inkwell as Evelyn

Great Performances

Great Performances

1993

Life with Mikey

Life with Mikey as Mrs. Gordon

1992

Law & Order as Virginia Bryan

1991

1990

To Sleep with Anger

To Sleep with Anger as Suzie

1989

The Women of Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place as Fannie Michael

1987

A Different World

A Different World as Leticia "Lettie" Bostic

1984

Beat Street as Cora

American Playhouse

American Playhouse as Lilah Dean

1982

A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion as Beck

1978

Lawman Without a Gun

Lawman Without a Gun as Minnie Hayward

1976

Just an Old Sweet Song

Just an Old Sweet Song as Helen Mayfield

Sparkle as Effie

1974

The Education of Sonny Carson

The Education of Sonny Carson as Moms

The Sty of the Blind Pig

The Sty of the Blind Pig as Alberta Warren

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

appearances

2020

2004

The Matrix Recalibrated

The Matrix Recalibrated

2003

What I Want My Words to Do to You: Voices from Inside a Women's Maximum Security Prison

What I Want My Words to Do to You: Voices from Inside a Women's Maximum Security Prison