Mary Alice Biography

Fast Facts

• She attended Chicago Teachers College and later taught elementary school for a while
• Quote: "I am very proud to be an actor․ I chose this profession because I feel this is how I can fulfill my service as a human being--communicating the human condition․ My desire is to create interesting and complex characters on film and television․"
• Quote: "It's not important whether or not you get the job; the important thing is that you make an impression and then people remember you․ They may not cast you in that particular role, but somebody will remember and along the line it'll benefit you․"
• Quote: "(On being hired by director John Sayles for his film "Sunshine State") "I didn't know that John Sayles knew of my work․ I knew of his work, but the letter he sent said 'I've been a fan of yours for years․'""
• Her film debut came in 1974's "The Education of Sonny Carson․"
• One of her best-known roles was that of The Oracle in "The Matrix Revolutions," a role she reprised in the video game "Enter the Matrix․"
• She says her favorite role was that of Alberta in "The Sty of the Blind Pig," a filmed stage play that appeared on PBS' "Hollywood Television Theatre" in 1974