Portrait of Mary Alice

Acting

Mary Alice

Career

Active from 1974 to 2003, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger
GoodWatch score83/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Primetime Emmy Awards ยท Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

    1993 ยท Won ยท 45th Primetime Emmy Awards

    I'll Fly Away

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

1

The characters Mary Alice played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mary Alice Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Mystery
    2.8, average 3.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Realism 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Family Drama 3
  • Character Study 2
  • African-American Experience 2
  • Powerful Performances 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

7 titles ยท average score 59
Kojak
Kojak (2005)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show ยท as Joyce

The Jury
The Jury (2004)

TV show

The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
GoodWatch score 56

as The Oracle

Sunshine State
Sunshine State (2002)
GoodWatch score 61

as Eunice Stokes

The Last Brickmaker in America
The Last Brickmaker in America (2001)
GoodWatch score 73

as Dorothy Cobb

Soul Food
Soul Food (2000)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Mrs. Pettaway

The Photographer
The Photographer (2000)
GoodWatch score 49

as Violet

1990s

22 titles ยท average score 61
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (1999)
GoodWatch score 46

as Dolores Williams

The Wishing Tree
The Wishing Tree (1999)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mattie

Providence
Providence (1999)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Abby Franklin

Down in the Delta
Down in the Delta (1998)
GoodWatch score 62

as Rosa Lynn Sinclair

Oz
Oz (1997)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Eugenia Hill

Bed of Roses
Bed of Roses (1996)
GoodWatch score 40

as Alice

The Vernon Johns Story
The Vernon Johns Story (1994)
GoodWatch score 81

as Altona

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Georgia Bishop

Laurel Avenue
Laurel Avenue (1993)

TV show ยท as Maggie Arnett

To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
GoodWatch score 83

as Suzie

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Virginia Bryan

Awakenings
Awakenings (1990)
GoodWatch score 79

as Nurse Margaret

1980s

12 titles ยท average score 67
The Women of Brewster Place
The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Fannie Michael

The Women of Brewster Place
The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
GoodWatch score 80

as Fannie Michael

A Different World
A Different World (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Lettie Bostic

L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Maxine Manley

Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom (1985)

as Blind Lily

Beat Street
Beat Street (1984)
GoodWatch score 66

as Cora

The Killing Floor
The Killing Floor (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

as Lilah Dean

Teachers
Teachers (1984)
GoodWatch score 52

as Linda Ganz

The Brass Ring
The Brass Ring (1983)

as Mrs. Hauser

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Blind Lily / Lilah Dean

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion (1982)

as Beck

Joshua's World
Joshua's World (1980)

as Housekeeper

1970s

9 titles ยท average score 55
Lawman Without a Gun
Lawman Without a Gun (1979)

as Minnie Hayward

Sparkle
Sparkle (1976)
GoodWatch score 45

as Effie

Just an Old Sweet Song
Just an Old Sweet Song (1976)

as Helen Mayfield

Good Times
Good Times (1974)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

Police Woman
Police Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

Sty of the Blind Pig
Sty of the Blind Pig (1974)

as Alberta Warren

The Education of Sonny Carson
The Education of Sonny Carson (1974)
GoodWatch score 68

as Moms

Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son (1972)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

1960s

1 title ยท average score 72
Green Acres
Green Acres (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show