Born Mary Alice Smith in Indianola, Mississippi, Alice is the daughter of Ozelar (née Jurnakin) and Sam Smith.[6] Alice showed an early and natural ability for acting, and began her stage career in her hometown.[7] Her family moved from Mississippi to Chicago when she was two years old. Mary Alice graduated from Chicago Teacher's College, now known as Chicago State University, and taught at an elementary school.[8] She returned to acting in the mid-1960s, through community theater, and appeared
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2004 |
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Soul Food Sex and Money |
2001 |
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Providence The Gift |
2000 |
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Touched by an Angel God Bless the Child |
2000 |
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Cosby The Vesey Method |
1999 |
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Cosby Lucas Absentia |
1999 |
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Cosby The Awful Truth |
1999 |
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Cosby Afterschool Delight |
1999 |
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Law & Order Mother Love |
1993 |
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L.A. Law Watts a Matter? |
1990 |
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Serpico The Traitor in Our Midst |
1976 |
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Sanford and Son My Brother-in-Law's Keeper |
1975 |
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Sanford and Son Brother, Can You Spare an Act? |
1975 |
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Good Times The Baby |
1975 |