Mary Alice | |
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 Alice at the 45th Emmy Awards Governor's Ball, 1993 | |
| Born | Mary Alice Smith December 3, 1936[1][a] Indianola, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | July 27, 2022 (aged 85)[2] Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Chicago Teacher's College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1969–2005 |
| Known for | Effie Williams – Sparkle Leticia "Lettie" Bostic – A Different World |
Mary Alice Smith (December 3, 1936[1][a] – 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.[3][4]
- ^ a b – Mary Alice Smith in household of Sam Smith, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 103-2647, sheet 7B, line 74, family 162, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 – 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1005
- ^ "Mary Alice, Actress in 'Fences,' 'Sparklex' and 'The Matrix Revolutions,' Dies at 85". edulooms.com. July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "Mary Alice". The Broadway League. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (June 22, 1987). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
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