Alice Walker
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.
Acting
Movie
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
as Self
2004
Movie
Renegade: The Life Story of David Icke
as Self
2019
Movie
A Place of Rage
as Self
1991
TV
Hollywood Black
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Movie
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
as Self
2023
Movie
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
as Self
2013
Movie
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
as Self
2013
Movie
Daedalus
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
2024
Movie
Kudzu
as Self/Author
1977
Movie
In Prison My Whole Life
as Self
2008
Movie
The World According to Allee Willis
as Self
2024
Movie
Yemanja: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil
as Narrator
2015
Movie
Flannery
as Self
2019
Movie
Gotta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in The Rock
as Self
1983
Movie
Visions of the Spirit: A Portrait of Alice Walker
as Self
1989
Movie
When I See Them, I See Us
2021
Crew
Movie
The Color Purple
Novel
1985
Movie
The Color Purple
Novel
2023
Movie
Diary of an African Nun
Short Story
1977
Movie
Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force
Assistant Costume Designer
1989
Movie
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Novel
2023
Movie
Warrior Marks
Producer
1994
Movie
Everyday Use
Writer
2003
Movie
The Color Purple at Home
Original Story
2021