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
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
TV
Hollywood Black
as Self (archive footage)
2024
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