Alice Walker
February 9, 1944 (80 years old) in 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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- 2024 ยทThe World According to Allee Willisas Self
- 2024 ยทDaedalusas Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
- 2023 ยทOprah & The Color Purple Journeyas Self
- 2019 ยทFlanneryas Self
- 2019 ยทRenegade: The Life Story of David Ickeas Self
- 2015 ยทYemanja: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazilas Narrator
- 2013 ยทAlice Walker: Beauty in Truthas Self
- 2013 ยทLong Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamalas Self
- 2008 ยทIn Prison My Whole Lifeas Self
- 2004 ยทHoward Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Trainas Self
- 1991 ยทA Place of Rageas Self
- 1983 ยทGotta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in The Rockas Self
- 1977 ยทKudzuas Self/Author