Post by Admin on Jul 28, 2022 14:47:31 GMT -4
RIP: Actress Mary Alice Smith (‘A Different World’) Dead at 80
Emmy-winning character actress Mary Alice Smith has died of natural causes. She was 80.
The actress' family announced she passed away on Wednesday, July 28.
The star of stage and screen is best known for her roles as Leticia "Lettie" Bostic on NBC's TV sitcom A Different World (1987–1989) and Effie Williams in the 1976 musical drama Sparkle. She was also on Good Times.
Mary Alice also performed on Broadway and she won an Emmy award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (I'll Fly Away) in 1993.
She also won a Tony Award in 1987 for Best Featured Actress in a Play (Fences).
Fans paid tribute to the actress on Twitter.
Emmy-winning character actress Mary Alice Smith has died of natural causes. She was 80.
The actress' family announced she passed away on Wednesday, July 28.
The star of stage and screen is best known for her roles as Leticia "Lettie" Bostic on NBC's TV sitcom A Different World (1987–1989) and Effie Williams in the 1976 musical drama Sparkle. She was also on Good Times.
Mary Alice also performed on Broadway and she won an Emmy award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (I'll Fly Away) in 1993.
She also won a Tony Award in 1987 for Best Featured Actress in a Play (Fences).
Fans paid tribute to the actress on Twitter.
