Mary Alice

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Mary Alice

Mary Alice

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Mary Alice

Date of Birth: December 03, 1941
Date of Passing: July 27, 2022
Birthplace: Indianola, Mississippi

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 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.

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 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.

Mary Alice made her screen début in the 1974 film The Education of Sonny Carson, and later appeared in the television shows Police Woman and Sanford and Son. She played Ellie Grant Hubbard on the soap opera All My Children during the mid-1980s, and the role of Cora in Stan Lathan's 1984 cult-classic Beat Street.

Alice died July 27, 2022 in Manhattan, New York. She was 85.

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Awards & Nominations

2 Nominations | 1 Emmy

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