02/09/1944
Eatonton, Georgia, USA:
Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. The book became a bestseller and was subsequently adapted into a critically acclaimed 1985 movie directed by Steven Spielberg, featuring Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg, as well as a 2005 Broadway musical totaling 910 performances. Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry.
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The World According to Allee Willis (2024) as Self |
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Daedalus (2024) as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited) |
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Oprah & The Color Purple Journey (2023) as Self |
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Flannery (2019) as Self |
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Renegade: The Life Story of David Icke (2019) as Self |
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Yemanjá (2015) as Narrator |
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Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth (2013) as Self |
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Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal (2013) as Self |
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In Prison My Whole Life (2008) as Self |
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Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train (2004) as Self |
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A Place of Rage (1991) as Self |
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Visions of the Spirit: A Portrait of Alice Walker (1989) as Self |
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Gotta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in The Rock (1983) as Self |
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Kudzu (1977) as Self/Author |
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Oprah & The Color Purple Journey (2023) Novel |
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The Color Purple (2023) Novel |
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The Color Purple (2023) Executive Producer |
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The Color Purple at Home (2021) Original Story |
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Everyday Use (2003) Writer |
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Warrior Marks (1994) Producer |
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Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force (1989) Assistant Costume Designer |
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The Color Purple (1985) Novel |
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Diary of an African Nun (1977) Short Story |