Mary Alice
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.
Acted in
Kojak
2005
as Joyce
The Burly Man Chronicles
2004
The Jury
2004
The Matrix Recalibrated
2004
as Self
What I Want My Words to Do to You
2003
as Self
The Matrix Revolutions
2003
as The Oracle
Sunshine State
2002
as Eunice Stokes
The Last Brickmaker in America
2001
as Dorothy Cobb
Soul Food
2000
as Mrs. Pettaway
The Photographer
2000
as Violet
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
1999
as Dolores Williams
Providence
1999
as Abby Franklin
The Wishing Tree
1999
as Mattie
Down in the Delta
1998
as Rosa Lynn Sinclair
Oz
1997
as Eugenia Hill
Cosby
1996
Bed of Roses
1996
as Alice
Heading Home
1995
as Mary Jones
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995
The Mother
1994
as Black Lady
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Georgia Bishop
The Inkwell
1994
as Evelyn
The Vernon Johns Story
1994
as Altona
A Perfect World
1993
as Lottie
Laurel Avenue
1993
as Maggie Arnett
Life with Mikey
1993
as Mrs. Gordon
Malcolm X
1992
as School Teacher
I'll Fly Away
1991
I'll Fly Away
1991
as Marguerite Peck
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
as Annie Lamb
Awakenings
1990
as Nurse Margaret
To Sleep with Anger
1990
as Suzie
Law & Order
1990
as Virginia Bryan
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
as Fannie Michael
A Different World
1987
as Lettie Bostic
L.A. Law
1986
as Maxine Manley
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
1985
as Blind Lily
Teachers
1984
as Linda Ganz
Beat Street
1984
as Cora
The Killing Floor
1984
as Lilah Dean
The Brass Ring
1983
as Mrs. Hauser
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
1982
as Beck
Joshua's World
1980
as Housekeeper
Lawman Without a Gun
1979
as Minnie Hayward
Just an Old Sweet Song
1976
as Helen Mayfield
Sparkle
1976
as Effie
Police Woman
1974
The Education of Sonny Carson
1974
as Moms
Sty of the Blind Pig
1974
as Alberta Warren
Good Times
1974
Sanford and Son
1972
Great Performances
1971
Green Acres
1965