Alice Walker
Writing
16
Acting Credits
Biography
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 sp...
Known For
Filmography
The World According to Allee Willis
2024
as Self
Daedalus
2024
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Hollywood Black
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023
as Self
When I See Them, I See Us
2021
Renegade: The Life Story of David Icke
2019
as Self
Flannery
2019
as Self
Yemanja: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil
2015
as Narrator
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
2013
as Self
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
2013
as Self
In Prison My Whole Life
2008
as Self
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
2004
as Self
A Place of Rage
1991
as Self
Visions of the Spirit: A Portrait of Alice Walker
1989
as Self
Gotta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in The Rock
1983
as Self
Kudzu
1977
as Self/Author