Alice Walker
- Writing
- February 9, 1944 · Eatonton, Georgia, USA
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 span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry.
Known for
Filmography
- The World According to Allee Willis · Self
- Hollywood Black · Self
- Daedalus · Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
- Oprah & The Color Purple Journey · Self, Novel
- The Color Purple · Novel, Executive producer
- When I See Them, I See Us
- The Color Purple at Home · Story
- Flannery · Self
- Renegade: The Life Story of David Icke · Self
- Yemanja: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil · Narrator
- Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth · Self
- Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal · Self
- In Prison My Whole Life · Self
- Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train · Self
- Everyday Use · Writer
- Warrior Marks · Producer
- A Place of Rage · Self
- Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force · Assistant Costume Designer
- Visions of the Spirit: A Portrait of Alice Walker · Self
- The Color Purple · Novel
- Gotta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in The Rock · Self
- The South Bank Show
- Kudzu · Self/Author
- Diary of an African Nun · Short Story