Mary Alice

Mary Alice Smith (December 3, 1936^[1][a] – July 27, 2022), also known as Mary Alice, was an American actress. Alice was known for her roles as Leticia "Lettie" Bostic on the NBC sitcom A Different World and Effie Williams in the 1976 musical drama Sparkle. Alice won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role in the 1987 production of August Wilson's Fences.^[4][5] She also won an Emmy Award in 1993. Alice also played the Oracle in The Matrix Revolutions.

Mary Alice
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(2022-07-27) (aged 85)[2][3] Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Education	Chicago Teacher's College
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1969–2005

Alice died on July 27, 2022 at her home in New York City.^[6]

Notes

1. or (1941-12-03)December 3, 1941^[7] (sources differ)