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Mary Alice

1941 - 2022

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mary Alice is the 5,212th most popular actor (down from 4,544th in 2019), the 8,133rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,665th in 2019) and the 2,385th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Mary Alice ranks 5,212 out of 13,578. Before her are John Stockwell, Lily James, Reni Santoni, Aloma Wright, Choi Min-ho, and Jocelyn Brando. After her are Olivier Marchal, Gisela Uhlen, Christopher Cazenove, Constance Talmadge, Kate Bosworth, and Nina Li Chi.

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Among people born in 1941, Mary Alice ranks 482. Before her are Paola Pitagora, Aleksandar Shalamanov, Vicente Guillot, Liese Prokop, Walter Block, and Allal Benkassou. After her are Darlene Love, Vittore Gottardi, Heidi Biebl, Klaus Bonsack, Jürgen Nöldner, and Dack Rambo. Among people deceased in 2022, Mary Alice ranks 436. Before her are Remco Campert, Jesús del Muro, F. Sionil José, Dieter Henrich, Wilko Johnson, and John H. Coates. After her are Kevin Conroy, Jacques Poos, Anvar Chingizoglu, Kazimierz Zimny, Heidi Biebl, and Johanna Lüttge.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mary Alice ranks 8,135 out of 20,380. Before her are Harry Spanjer (1873), Joanna Angel (1980), Reni Santoni (1938), Raymond E. Brown (1928), Aloma Wright (1950), and Jocelyn Brando (1919). After her are David Ayer (1968), Charles King (1880), Constance Talmadge (1898), Kate Bosworth (1983), Edward Ruscha (1937), and Richard Russo (1949).

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Among actors born in United States, Mary Alice ranks 2,386. Before her are Margaret Colin (1958), Mark Rydell (1929), John Stockwell (1961), Reni Santoni (1938), Aloma Wright (1950), and Jocelyn Brando (1919). After her are Constance Talmadge (1898), Kate Bosworth (1983), Steve Forrest (1925), Phyllis Allen (1861), James Ransone (1979), and Nancy Carroll (1903).

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