She won a Tony Award for her starring role in 'Fences' on Broadway, and an Emmy Award for her supporting role in the TV series 'I'll Fly Away.'
Tony and Emmy winning actress Mary Alice, known for her roles in the Broadway production of August Wilson's"Fences" and the"Cosby Show" spinoff"A Different World," has died at age 85.Born as Mary Alice Smith in Mississippi, she grew up in Chicago, and graduated from the Chicago Teachers College, which later became Chicago State University.
She won a Tony Award for her portrayal of Rose Maxson in the Broadway production of"Fences" in 1987 before gaining even more nationwide fame playing dorm mother Lettie Bostic on the first two seasons of"A Different World."She also had a role in"The Matrix Revolutions," replacing Gloria Foster as The Oracle in the"Matrix" series after Foster's death.
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