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Mary Alice
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 85
GenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn03/12/1936Born inIndianola, Mississippi, USADied27/07/2022 (aged 85)Died inManhattanWikidataQ271051 ↗Buried atOak Woods CemeteryTMDb#9572 ↗

Mary Alice Smith, 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.

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Filmography41 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2005KojakSeriesJoyce69
2004The JurySeries—68
2004The Matrix RecalibratedMovieSelf68
2004The Burly Man ChroniclesMovie—68
2003The Matrix RevolutionsMovieThe Oracle67
2003What I Want My Words to Do to YouMovieSelf67
2002Sunshine StateMovieEunice Stokes66
2000Soul FoodSeriesMrs. Pettaway64
2000The PhotographerMovieViolet64
1999ProvidenceSeriesAbby Franklin63
1999Catfish in Black Bean SauceMovieDolores Williams63
1999The Wishing TreeMovieMattie63
1998Down in the DeltaMovieRosa Lynn Sinclair62
1997OzSeriesEugenia Hill61
1996Bed of RosesMovieAlice60
1996CosbySeries—60
1994Touched by an AngelSeriesGeorgia Bishop58
1994The InkwellMovieEvelyn58
1993A Perfect WorldMovieLottie57
1992Malcolm XMovieSchool Teacher56
1991PerformanceSeriesBlack lady55
1990Law & OrderSeriesVirginia Bryan54
1990The Bonfire of the VanitiesMovieAnnie Lamb54
1990AwakeningsMovieNurse Margaret54
1989The Women of Brewster PlaceMovieFannie Michael53
1989The Women of Brewster PlaceSeriesFannie Michael53
1987A Different WorldSeriesLettie Bostic51
1986L.A. LawSeriesMaxine Manley50
1984TeachersMovieLinda Ganz48
1984Beat StreetMovieCora48
1984The Killing FloorMovieLilah Dean48
1982A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's RebellionMovieBeck46
1980Joshua's WorldMovieHousekeeper44
1979Lawman Without a GunMovieMinnie Hayward43
1976Just an Old Sweet SongMovieHelen Mayfield40
1974Police WomanSeries—38
1974Good TimesSeries—38
1974The Education of Sonny CarsonMovieMoms38
1972Sanford and SonSeries—36
1971Great PerformancesSeries—35
1965Green AcresSeries—29