Alice Walker
Writing
1944-02-09 · 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 · Movie
Hollywood Black
2024 · Series
Daedalus
2024 · Movie
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023 · Movie
The Color Purple
2023 · Movie
When I See Them, I See Us
2021 · Movie
The Color Purple at Home
2021 · Movie
Flannery
2019 · Movie
Renegade: The Life Story of David Icke
2019 · Movie
Yemanja: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil
2015 · Movie
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
2013 · Movie
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
2013 · Movie
In Prison My Whole Life
2008 · Movie
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
2004 · Movie
Everyday Use
2003 · Movie
Warrior Marks
1994 · Movie
A Place of Rage
1991 · Movie
Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force
1989 · Movie
Visions of the Spirit: A Portrait of Alice Walker
1989 · Movie
The Color Purple
1985 · Movie
Gotta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in The Rock
1983 · Movie
Kudzu
1977 · Movie
Diary of an African Nun
1977 · Movie