Alice Walker
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- February 9, 1944
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
The World According to Allee Willis 2024
as Self
Daedalus 2024
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey 2023
as Self, Novel
The Color Purple 2023
Novel, Executive Producer
When I See Them, I See Us 2021
Actor
The Color Purple at Home 2021
Original Story
Flannery 2019
as Self
Renegade: The Life Story of David Icke 2019
as Self
Yemanja: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil 2015
as Narrator
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth 2013
as Self
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal 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
- Everyday Use
Everyday Use 2003
Writer
Warrior Marks 1994
Producer
A Place of Rage 1991
as Self
Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force 1989
Assistant Costume Designer
Visions of the Spirit: A Portrait of Alice Walker 1989
as Self
The Color Purple 1985
Novel
Gotta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in The Rock 1983
as Self
Kudzu 1977
as Self/Author
Diary of an African Nun 1977
Short Story
Credits from TMDB.